hoarse adj.
- ADJ-GRADED If you voice is hoarse or if you are hoarse, your voice sounds rough and unclear, for example because your throat is sore.
remnant adj./n.
- N-COUNT The remnants of something are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed.
- N-COUNT A remnant is a small piece of cloth that is left over when most of the cloth has been sold. Shops usually sell remnants cheaply.
ecstasy n.
- N-VAR Ecstasy is a feeling of very great happiness.
- N-UNCOUNT Ecstasy is an illegal drug which makes people feel happy and energetic.
- PHARSE If you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it. If you go into ecstasies, you become very excited.
polymerization n.
buffalo n./vt.
- N-COUNT A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- N-COUNT A buffalo is the same as a water buffalo.
- N-COUNT A bufffalo is the same as a bison.
gauche adj.
- ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as gauche, you mean that they are awkward and uncomfortable in the company of other people.
compulsory adj.
- ADJ If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
finance n./vt.
- VERB When someone finances something such as a project or a purchase, they provide the money that is needed to pay for them.
- N-UNCOUNT Finance is the commerical or government activity of managing money, debt, credit, and investment.
- N-UNCOUNT You can refer to the amount of money that you have and how well it is organized as your finances.
gratuitous adj.
- ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as gratuitous, you mean that it is unnecessary, and often harmful or upsetting.
calculus n.
- N-UNCOUNT Calculus is a branch of advanced mathematics which deals with variable quantities.
stringent adj.
- ADJ-GRADED Stringent laws, rules, or conditions are very severe or are strictly controlled.
tariff n./vt.
- N-COUNT A tariff is a tax that a government collects on goods coming into a country.
- N-COUNT A tariff is the rate ar which you are charged for public services such as gas and electricity, or for accommodation and services in a hotel.
radiation n.
- N-UNCOUNT Radiation consists of very small particles of a radioactive of a radioactive substance. Large amounts of radiation can cause illness and death.
- N-UNCOUNT Radiation is energy, especially heat, that comes from a particular source.
satirical adj.
- ADJ-GRADED A satirical drawing, piece of writing, or comedy show is one in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
concave adj./n.
- ADJ-GRADED A surface that is concave curves inwards in the middle.