Compatibility

able to exist or work with something else, or (of a person) able to live or work with someone else:

 Compatible also means being suitable or right for each other:

Their blood types are not compatible, so we cannot use his blood.

The computer software isn’t compatible with your operating system.

Levine said he is lucky he and his roommate are compatible.

Preoccupation

Preoccupation

the thing you think about most:

 His preoccupation with sports is affecting his grades.

Hierarchy

a system in which people or things are put at various levels or ranks according to their importance:

He rapidly rose in the corporate hierarchy.

Diminish

to reduce or be reduced in size or importance:

 The threat of inflation is diminishing.

 A single-payer system would diminish the bureaucratic cost of health.

maltreatment

to treat someone cruelly or violently

He had been badly maltreated as a child. 

They complained about the physical and psychological maltreatment of prisoners.

Siege

Siege

the act of surrounding a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it:

 After a month-long siege, they gave themselves up to federal agents.

The town was under siege.

Weary

very tired,  from hard work:

Even my brain is weary tonight!

Kiss me mother kiss your darlin'
Lay my head upon your breast
Throw your loving arms around me
I am weary let me rest

Seems the light is swiftly fading
Brighter scenes they do now show
I am standing by the river
Angels wait to take me home

Kiss me mother kiss your darlin'
See the pain upon my brow
While I'll soon be with the angels
Fate has doomed my future now

Through the years you've always loved me
And my life you've tried to save
But now I shall slumber sweetly
In a deep and lonely grave

Kiss me mother kiss your darlin'
Lay my head upon your breast
Throw your loving arms around me
I am weary let me rest
I am weary let me rest

Sneak

Sneak
to go or do something secretly, or take someone or something somewhere secretly 
He sneaked out of the house, going out through the back way.
 I sneaked a look at my watch.
 Make sure you sneak a little bit of protein into your snacks. 
 He snuck out of the budget meeting and went back to the lab.

Regain

Regain
to get something back again:

I had to move out to regain my sanity.

Boisterous

noisy and not controlled:

The audience burst into boisterous laughter.

Fanciful

not realistic

fanciful ideas/notions

Acquaintance

a person that you have met but do not know well

a business acquaintance

 

formal used in some expressions about knowing or meeting people

It was at the Taylors' party that I first made his acquaintance (= first met him).

I wasn't sure about Darryl when I first met her, but on further acquaintance (= knowing her a little more) I rather like her.

 

formal knowledge of a subject

Sadly, my acquaintance with Spanish literature is rather limited.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision

something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it:

› Provisions are also supplies of food and other necessary items:

 Provisions had to be flown in by helicopter

 When designing buildings in California, you have to make some provision for earthquakes.

 Ample provisions for aircraft stability have been made.

Nuisance

Nuisance
something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you.

It’s a nuisance filling out all these forms.

Consent

Consent
permission or agreement obtained from someone or something having authority or power

I asked to leave the room, and the teacher gave his consent.

Stink

Stink

to smell very unpleasant

 Your feet stink.

Pore

Pore
one of many very small holes in the skin of people or other animals or on the surface of plants.

precious

Precious

of very great value or worth:

precious memories

Children are our most precious resource.

vain,brag,arrogant,snob

Vain: having too much pride in on's appearance, achievements .
Brag:to speak with pride, often with too much pride, about something you have done or something you possess.

Arrogant :proud in an unpleasant way and behaving as if you are better or more important than other people.

Snob:a person who judges the importance of people mainly by their social position or wealth, and who believes social position or wealth makes one person better than others.

Vine

a type of plant that climbs or grows along the ground and has a twisting stem

a grape vine

pea vines

Whisk

Whisk

to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke

 She whisked everything off the table with her arm.

 to sweep (dust, crumbs, etc., or a surface) with a whisk broom

 

 

 

 

 

Frugal

Frugal

careful in spending money:

Lungren, a fiscal conservative when it comes to spending taxpayers’ money, is frugal in his personal life as well

Spatula

Spatula

a kitchen utensil with a wide, flat blade, used esp. for lifting and spreading foods.

Precise

Precise

exact and accurate in form, time, detail, or description:

The precise recipe is a closely guarded secret.

Years of doing this research had made her very precise in her working methods.

There was a good turnout for the meeting – twelve of us, to be precise.