Engelska 7 PROV v. 11 || Glosor

mainstream normal, accepted by most people

certitude certainty, confidence

ruthless cruel, without regard for others

stymie prevent, stop

backlash strong reaction to change

survey look at

carnage massacare, destruction

squarely directly

stall delay

revival reopening, restart

embedded fixed, a set part

prospect possibility

interlocking joined together

sensory connected to our senses

clatter loud noise

smother restrict, choke, suffocate

flurry sudden light fall of something (e.g. snow)

incidence number of times something happens

musty stale, not fresh (smell)

conjure up bring to mind

assembly joining together

quota a fixed (required) amount

disdain sneer at, look down on

incentive thing to motivate/encourage someone

subsidize fund, support

shoddy badly made

quintuple become five times bigger

apparel clothes

obsessive thinking/doing something too much

recess break

livelihood (source of) income, business

sustain enable something to (continue to) exist

acute extreme, severe

extent size, degree

abuse cruel and violent treatment of another person

condemnation criticism, disapproval

manufacturer maker, producer (of goods)

abound exist in large numbers

choosy fussy, difficult to please

call for demand that something happens

fund provide money for something

body organization

from the ground up completely (and taking the basics first)

legislation law, set of laws

empower give someone the power or authority to do something

pest insect that damages crops

pesticide chemical used by farmers to kill harmful insects etc.

prune trim, cut back

institute introduce, begin

return profit

-ridden full (of something bad)

fluctuate rise and fall

unrest conflict, disorder

stance attitude, view

outfit small organization

intermediary middleman, go-between

slump sudden large drop (in price, amount etc.)

sound sensible and reliable

at the expense of causing damage to

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