in‧sane / ɪnˈseɪn / adjective 1 informal completely stupid or crazy, often in a way that is dangerous : That’s an insane risk. The whole idea sounds absolutely insane to me. Why did you do that? Have you gone insane ? 2 someone who is insane is permanently and seriously mentally ill so that they …
as‧sas‧sin / əˈsæsən, əˈsæsɪn / noun [ countable ] someone who murders an important person : Kennedy’s assassin is assumed to have been Lee Harvey Oswald.
con‧sul‧tant AC / kənˈsʌltənt / noun [ countable ] 1 someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject : a management consultant 2 British English a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + consultant a political/financial etc …
ver‧sa‧tile / ˈvɜːsətaɪl $ ˈvɜːrsətl / adjective 1 someone who is versatile has many different skills : a very versatile performer a more versatile workforce 2 having many different uses : The potato is an extremely versatile vegetable. — versatility / ˌvɜːsəˈtɪləti, ˌvɜːsəˈtɪlɪti $ ˌvɜːr- / noun [ uncountable ] : Hegley’s outstanding versatility as …
con‧sec‧u‧tive / kənˈsekjətɪv, kənˈsekjʊtɪv / adjective consecutive numbers or periods of time follow one after the other without any interruptions OPP non-consecutive : It had rained for four consecutive days. Can they win the title for the third consecutive season? — consecutively adverb : Number the pages consecutively.
dis‧clo‧sure / dɪsˈkləʊʒə $ -ˈkloʊʒər / noun [ uncountable and countable ] a secret that someone tells people, or the act of telling this secret : the disclosure of private medical information
in‧trin‧sic AC / ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk, -zɪk / adjective being part of the nature or character of someone or something OPP extrinsic : the intrinsic interest of the subject intrinsic nature/quality/value/property of something There is nothing in the intrinsic nature of the work that makes it more suitable for women. intrinsic to Flexibility is intrinsic to creative …
com‧pi‧la‧tion AC / ˌkɒmpəˈleɪʃ ə n, ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃ ə n $ ˌkɑːm- / noun 1 [ countable ] a book, list, record etc which consists of different pieces of information, songs etc compilation of a compilation of love songs compilation CD/album/tape 2 [ uncountable ] the process of making a book, list, record etc from different …
fron‧tier / ˈfrʌntɪə $ frʌnˈtɪr / noun 1 [ countable ] especially British English the border of a country frontier between/with Lille is close to the frontier between France and Belgium. on/at the frontier Troops established a road block on the frontier. frontier town/area/post etc (= a town etc on a frontier ) 2 the …
hos‧pi‧tal‧i‧ty / ˌhɒspəˈtæləti, ˌhɒspɪˈtæləti $ ˌhɑː- / noun [ uncountable ] 1 friendly behaviour towards visitors : Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks. Register In everyday English, when thanking someone for their hospitality, you usually say thanks for having me/us : Thanks for having us . We had a great time. 2 …