User:Ncboss/sandboxSynonym

Ascertain

 * Meaning
 * find (something) out for certain; make sure of.


 * Examples
 * Dublin Zoo say it still hasn't been able to ascertain the sex of the newborn gorilla born earlier this month.

Arrears

 * Meaning
 * money that is owed and should have been paid earlier.


 * Examples
 * CONCERNS HAVE BEEN raised over letters being sent to a number of mortgage-holders demanding that they pay the full amount of their arrears within 30 days.

Mortgage

 * Meaning
 * จำนอง


 * Examples
 * CONCERNS HAVE BEEN raised over letters being sent to a number of mortgage-holders demanding that they pay the full amount of their arrears within 30 days.

Don

 * Meaning
 * put on (an item of clothing).


 * Examples
 * Having just been released from prison after serving time for a drugs charge, Rose-Lynn dons her signature white cowboy boots and skips back to her mother Marion’s (Julie Walters) house, where her two young kids have been living.

Dub

 * Meaning
 * give an unofficial name or nickname to (someone or something).


 * Examples
 * The Ecuadorian government blamed WikiLeaks for the leaked documents, dubbed the INA Papers, an allegation that WikiLeaks denies.

Espionage

 * Meaning
 * the activity of secretly finding out secret information and giving it to a country’s enemies or a company’s competitors จารกรรม


 * Examples
 * He has not been indicted under the Espionage Act, as his supporters had feared.

Extradition

 * Meaning
 * the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime.


 * Examples
 * British police entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Thursday, forcibly removing the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on a US extradition warrant and bringing his seven-year stint there to a dramatic close.

Gesticulate

 * Meaning
 * to make movements with your arms and hands, usually while speaking, because you are excited, angry, or cannot think of the right words to use (โบกไม้ โบกมือ)


 * Examples
 * Video showed a heavily bearded Assange shouting and gesticulating as multiple officers hustled him into a waiting police van. He was arrested on charges that he skipped bail in the UK in 2012 and at the request of US authorities, London's Metropolitan police said.

Hustle

 * Meaning
 * 1. force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction. (verb)
 * 2. busy movement and activity. (noun)


 * Examples
 * Video showed a heavily bearded Assange shouting and gesticulating as multiple officers hustled him into a waiting police van. He was arrested on charges that he skipped bail in the UK in 2012 and at the request of US authorities, London's Metropolitan police said.

Hyperbole

 * Meaning
 * exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.


 * Examples
 * Hyperbole, perhaps. But whatever the truth, the story of Assange's turbulent 2,488 days in the Ecuadorian Embassy isn't over yet.

Heedless (adj)

 * Examples
 * He wrote an anguished a seven-page dissent (คัดค้าน) accusing the majority of a heedless, midnight rush to judgment.
 * Defendants’ statements were knowingly false and grossly offensive. They evince (to show a feeling) a heedless, 'palpable' (so strong that other people notice it) and reckless disregard for the truth.

Impetuous (adj)

 * Meaning => impetus n.
 * acting or done quickly and without thought or care


 * Example
 * Williams was wild and impetuous.
 * As you said, it is in the nature of young men to be foolhardy (บ้าระหั่น) and impetuous.
 * He is too impetuous and owing to (because of/due to) a desire to lead everything, he fails of his goal.

Imprudent (adj)

 * Meaning => impetus n.
 * not sensible or wise


 * Example
 * Immediate policy easing ‘imprudent’ – Guinigundo
 * As you said, it is in the nature of young men to be foolhardy (บ้าระหั่น) and impetuous.
 * He is too impetuous and owing to (because of/due to) a desire to lead everything, he fails of his goal.

Reckless (adj)

 * Meaning
 * not caring or worrying about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions.


 * Examples
 * Federal Employment Minister Patty Hajdu, an MP from Thunder Bay in northern Ontario, called the budget “reckless” in how it takes a knife to programs that affect everything from social security and job creation to northern development and the province’s ability to fight forest fires.
 * Brunei Darussalam: Claims of preventive (curative) stoning and amputation laws are callous and reckless

Rash (adj)

 * Meaning
 * if you are rash, you do things too quickly, without thinking carefully about whether they are sensible or not


 * Examples
 * But while the plans are grand, they are not necessarily rash
 * It would be rash to put too much into stocks right now.
 * Don't make any rash promises that you may regret later.

Indict

 * Meaning
 * formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime.


 * Examples
 * The US Department of Justice confirmed Assange had been indicted on a single charge of conspiring to steal military secrets with Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who supplied thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks.

Cramp

 * Meaning
 * restrict or inhibit the development of.


 * Example
 * Stricter anti-pollution laws may cramp economic growth.

Deter

 * Meaning
 * discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling (gradually but firmly establishing (an idea or attitude, especially a desirable one) in a person's mind) doubt or fear of the consequences.


 * Example
 * California races to deter disaster as towns face fire risk
 * Public Space Protection Orders put in place to deter anti-social behaviour in Morecambe
 * North Dakota governor signs bill (a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.) to deter pipeline tampering (interfering with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.)

Encumber

 * Meaning
 * restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.


 * Example
 * Editorial (a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.): Encumbering initiative process to burden our rights an outrageous (violent) insult
 * Goldman sees mastery (great skill) of technology as an accelerant, much as (Although) it has quickly built a sizeable (fairly large) retail bank by investing in a clean website and avoiding the bricks-and-mortar branches that encumber rivals.
 * The law “Provides limited exemptions from the securities registration and securities broker-dealer and salesperson licensing requirements for persons dealing in digital tokens;” and is expected to make the application of blockchain technology and growth of related companies in the space much easier, as digital assets are not subject to (depends on) securities laws that would otherwise encumber them with stricter regulation.

Hamper

 * Meaning
 * hinder or impede the movement or progress of


 * Example
 * Stadium issues could hamper Oman's World Cup hopes
 * Strong winds hamper firefighters tackling (making determined efforts to deal with) Portuguese wildfires.

Hinder

 * Meaning
 * To make difficult to accomplish


 * Example
 * Canadian spending on legal pot (Marijuana) will increase ninefold (9x) to $5.2 billion by 2024, but the market’s potential continues to be hindered by a patchwork (a thing composed of many different elements) of provincial regulations, according to a new report.
 * Disparate (essentially different in kind) Canadian regulations hinder recreational pot sales

Impede

 * Meaning
 * delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them.


 * Example
 * Iran floods: US sanctions impede rescue efforts
 * "The proposed legislation's real purpose and effect, is the creation of a mechanism — a tool in the toolbox — to potentially impede additional heavy oil originating outside of British Columbia from being transported through the province," Brongers said.
 * Canada says B.C. trying to impede Trans Mountain with pipeline legislation

Obstruct

 * Meaning
 * to prevent someone or block something


 * Example
 * OBSTRUCTION OBSESSION (ครอบงำ): Debunking (to show that an idea or belief is false) the Media's 'Myth’ That Interview Caught Trump ‘In Obstruction’

Stymie

 * Meaning
 * to prevent someone from doing what they have planned or want to do


 * Example
 * PRO: America needs a bigger NATO to stymie Russia’s ambitions
 * Automation, advancement stymie industry's hiring efforts
 * Brexit could stymie UK's edge in £62bn driverless car market

Thwart

 * Meaning
 * to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do


 * Example
 * ABI (Association of British Insurers) wants salvage (to save something from an accident or bad situation in which other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost) loopholes (a small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do) closed to thwart thieves
 * James Dalton, director of general insurance policy at the Association of British Insurers (ABI), is calling for six loopholes in the salvage system to be closed to thwart car thieves.

Transgress

 * Meaning
 * infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a moral principle or other established standard of behavior).


 * Examples
 * Hours after Julian Assange was ousted from his diplomatic refuge at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the country released a laundry list of alleged transgressions which brought the WikiLeaks founder's seven-year residency (the fact of living in a place.) to an end.

Cramped

 * Meaning
 * feeling or causing someone to feel uncomfortably confined or hemmed in by lack of space.


 * Synonym
 * restricted, confined, constricted


 * Examples
 * Foreign Minister José Valencia and Interior Minister María Paula Romo accused Assange of riding scooters around the cramped embassy hallways, insulting staff and smearing feces on the walls.

Needle

 * Meaning
 * 1. prick or pierce (something) with or as if with a needle.
 * 2. provoke or annoy (someone) by continual criticism or questioning.


 * Examples
 * WikiLeaks had already been needling the Ecuadorian authorities in other ways.

Parole

 * Meaning
 * permission for someone to leave prison, on the condition that they promise to behave well. (noun)
 * to allow someone to leave prison on the condition that they promise to behave well (verb)


 * Examples
 * Although she’s still on parole and wearing an ankle bracelet, Rose is determined to resurrect her slot at a local music hall and get her country career back on track.

Pretext

 * Meaning
 * a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason.


 * Examples
 * For WikiLeaks and its supporters, the Ecuadorian government tried to use the INA Papers leak as yet another pretext to terminate Assange's asylum.

Pursue

 * Meaning
 * 1. follow (someone or something) in order to catch or attack them.
 * 2. (of a person or way) continue or proceed along (a path or route).


 * Examples
 * For months, Assange had been pursuing a legal action against the Ecuadorian government, accusing it of violating his rights by introducing strict new house rules for living at the embassy.

Refrain

 * Meaning
 * stop oneself from doing something.


 * Examples
 * Quito was also irritated by Assange's support for the Catalonian independence movement: Its Foreign Ministry told Assange to refrain from making statements that could impair Ecuador's relations with other countries, including Spain.

Resurrect

 * Meaning
 * restore (a dead person) to life.


 * Examples
 * Although she’s still on parole and wearing an ankle bracelet, Rose is determined to resurrect her slot at a local music hall and get her country career back on track.

Rescind

 * Meaning
 * revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).


 * Examples
 * Less than 24 hours after WikiLeaks' press conference, Assange's Ecuadorian citizenship had been revoked', his asylum 'rescinded, and embassy officials had invited the Metropolitan Police over to forcibly remove him.

Revoke

 * Meaning
 * put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree, decision, or promise).


 * Examples
 * Less than 24 hours after WikiLeaks' press conference, Assange's Ecuadorian citizenship had been revoked, his asylum rescinded, and embassy officials had invited the Metropolitan Police over to forcibly remove him.

Rhetoric

 * Meaning
 * the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.


 * Synonym
 * oratory, eloquence


 * Examples
 * Over the weekend, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Relations ramped up the rhetoric against Assange when it put out a fiery statement rejecting "the fake news that has circulated in the last few days on social media, many of them spread by an organization linked to Mr. Julian Assange."

Surreptitious

 * Meaning
 * kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.


 * Examples
 * Speaking to reporters in London, Kristinn Hrafnsson, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, said Ecuador had made surreptitious video and audio recordings of Assange and his interactions at the embassy, including a medical examination and meetings with legal representatives.

Terminate

 * Meaning
 * bring to an end. (ยุติ)


 * Examples
 * For WikiLeaks and its supporters, the Ecuadorian government tried to use the INA Papers leak as yet another pretext to terminate Assange's asylum.

Trove

 * Meaning
 * a store of valuable or delightful things.


 * Examples
 * It linked to an anonymously registered website hosting a vast trove of leaked emails, text messages and other documents pertaining to Moreno's private life.

Turbulent

 * Meaning
 * 1. characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm.
 * 2. (of air or water) moving unsteadily or violently.


 * Examples
 * 1. Hyperbole, perhaps. But whatever the truth, the story of Assange's turbulent 2,488 days in the Ecuadorian Embassy isn't over yet (ยังไม่จบ).
 * 2. "the turbulent sea"

Smear

 * Meaning
 * 1. coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.
 * 2. damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander.


 * Examples
 * Foreign Minister José Valencia and Interior Minister María Paula Romo accused Assange of riding scooters around the cramped embassy hallways, insulting staff and smearing feces on the walls.

Stint

 * Meaning
 * 1. a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity (noun)
 * 2. to provide or use too little of something (verb)


 * Examples
 * British police entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Thursday, forcibly removing the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on a US extradition warrant and bringing his seven-year stint there to a dramatic close.

Unconventional

 * Meaning
 * not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed. (แหกค่านิยม)


 * Examples
 * This familiar tale of self-discovery and dream-chasing is given a fresh breath of life, and takes some unexpected twists and turns, as it follows the unconventional heroine at the centre, Rose-Lynn, a wannabe country singer from Glasgow.

Uplifting

 * Meaning
 * morally or spiritually elevating; inspiring happiness or hope. (เพื่อชีวิต)


 * Examples
 * It’s rare a movie as singularly uplifting as Wild Rose comes along.

Warrant

 * Meaning
 * 1. a legal document that is signed by a judge, allowing the police to take a particular action
 * 2. an official document giving someone the right to do something, for example buy shares in a company


 * Examples
 * British police entered the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on Thursday, forcibly removing the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on a US extradition warrant and bringing his seven-year stint there to a dramatic close.