niche (POSITION) (noun )
1 a job or position which is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like:
use : Lloyd has carved/made a niche for himself as a professional tennis player.
2 an area or position which is exactly suitable for a small group of the same type:
use : an ecological niche.
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fabricate (verb)
to invent or produce something false in order to deceive:
use :He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.
He claims that the police fabricated evidence against him.
fabrication (noun)
The evidence he gave in court was a complete fabrication.
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stealth (noun)
movement which is quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard, or secret or indirect action:
use : These thieves operate with terrifying stealth – they can easily steal from the pockets of unsuspecting travellers.
It would seem that some politicians would prefer to use financial stealth rather than legislation to produce change.
The weapons had been acquired by stealth.
stealthy (adj)
stealthy footsteps
stealthily (adv)
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rehabilitate (verb)
to return someone or something to a good or healthy condition, state or way of living:
use : The prison service should try to rehabilitate prisoners so that they can lead normal lives when they leave prison.
Physiotherapy is part of rehabilitating accident victims.
After 20 years in official disgrace, she’s been rehabilitated (= given a positive public image again).
rehabilitation (noun)
use : a drug rehabilitation clinic
use : the rehabilitation of derelict buildings
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collateral damage noun [U]
use : during a war, the unintentional deaths and injuries of people who are not soldiers, and damage that is caused to their homes, hospitals, schools, etc.
collateral (MONEY) noun
valuable property owned by someone who wants to borrow money which they agree will become the property of the company or person who lends the money if the debt is not paid back:
use : She used/put up her house as collateral for a loan.
collateral (CONNECTED) (adj) FORMAL
connected but additional and less important, or of the same family although not directly related:
collateral senses of a word
use : a collateral branch of the family
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to the extent of
so strongly that:
use : Some people hold their beliefs very strongly, even to the extent of being prepared to go to prison for them.
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arduous (adj)
difficult, tiring and needing a lot of effort:
use : an arduous climb/task/journey
arduously (adv)
arduousness (n)
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sedate (CALM) (adj)
tending to avoid excitement or great activity and to be calm and relaxed:
use : The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground.
The speed limit in many areas is a sedate 55 mph.
sedately (adv)
sedate (DRUG) (v)
to cause a person or animal to be very calm or go to sleep by giving them a drug:
When I saw him after the accident he was still in shock and was heavily sedated.
sedation (n)
She’s under strong sedation and should not be disturbed.
sedative (n)
a drug used to calm a person or animal or to make them sleep
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wilful, US USUALLY willful (adj) DISAPPROVING
(of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong:
use : The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council.
They eat huge quantities of sweet and fried foods, in wilful disregard of their health.
She developed into a wilful, difficult child.
wilfully, US USUALLY willfully (adv)
use : Some basic safety rules were wilfully ignored.
wilfulness, US USUALLY willfulness (n)
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lewd (adj) DISAPPROVING
(of behaviour, speech, dress, etc.) sexual in an obvious and rude way:
use : Ignore him – he’s being lewd.
a lewd suggestion
lewdly (adv)
lewdness (n)
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culminate (v)
culminate in/with sth If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point:
use : My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and it all culminated in my deciding to change jobs.
Their many years of research have finally culminated in a cure for the disease.
culmination (n)
use : Winning first prize was the culmination of years of practice and hard work.
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fabricated = constructed, invented
use = a fabricated story
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tribute = a gift or statement showing respect
use = Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world
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ancillary = supplementary, subsidiary, subordinate
use = ancillary unit
