to choose sb to a particular job	designate (def)
Usually president chooses his succesor	designate (ex)
coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it	preeliminary(def)
Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medi	preeliminary (ex)
to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done:	respond (def)
To every question, he responded "I don't know."	respond (ex)
correct, exact, and without any mistakes	accurate
The figures they have used are just not accurate.	accurate (x)
If a substance or object is transparent, you can see through it very clearly:	transparent
Grow the bulbs in a transparent plastic box, so the children can see the roots growing.	transparent (ex)
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesti	phenomena/phenomenon,
Gravity is a natural phenomenon.	phenomena/phenomenon, (x_)
to make someone or something experience an unpleasant or worrying thing	subject to sth
"I didn't want to subject him to such a long journey," she said.	subject to sth (ex)
to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct:	verification,
Are you able to verify your account/ allegation/ report/ theory?	verification, (ex)
help to explain (something) by providing further information about it:	to cast light;
no one could shed any light on the mysterious car accident	to cast light; (eX)
having little value or importance:	trivial
Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter.	trivial (ex)
to continue as planned:	proceed,
His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case.	proceed, ex
a pair of folds at the upper end of the throat whose edges move quickly backwards and forwards and p	vocal cords,
a statement that is so obviously true that it is almost not worth saying:	truism,
As far as health is concerned, it's a truism that prevention is better than cure.	truism, ex
to be likely to do something or to often do something:	to be apt to do sth,
She's in her eighties now and apt to be a bit forgetful.	to be apt to do sth,, ex
of a society) not having a written language:	preliterate,
a preliterate tribe	preliterate,ex
› to be the only person who has a particular opinion	to be in a minority/
drive home - make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a	to drive the point home,
the fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something	contradiction
You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a bit of a contradiction?	contradiction, ex
to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date:	put off
The meeting has been put off for a week.	put off ex
a statement that something is not true or does not exist:	a denial,
The prime minister issued a denial of the report that she is about to resign.	a denial, ex
connected with the meanings of words	semantic
done with the hands:	manual,
the manual sorting of letters	manual, ex
based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason:	arbitrary,
Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it arbitrary?	arbitrary, ex
an official order given by a law court, usually to stop someone from doing something:	injunction,
The court has issued an injunction to prevent the airline from increasing its prices.	injunction, ex
occurring often or repeatedly:	recurrent
she had a recurrent dream about falling	recurrent ex
the use of one person or thing instead of another	substitution
It looks as though the coach is going to make a substitution	sub. ex
extremely large, huge	infinite
The universe is theoretically infinite.	infinite, ex
a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so	platitude,
He doesn't mouth platitudes about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.	platitude, ex
something that causes growth or activity	stimulus
Foreign investment has been a stimulus to the industry	stimulus, ex
to allow saliva (= liquid in the mouth) to flow out of your mouth:	drool
The dog lay drooling on the mat.	drool, ex
containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts:	elaborate
You want a plain blouse to go with that skirt - nothing too elaborate.	elaborate, ex
not having or showing good manners	unmannerly
by chance, or without being chosen intentionally:	at random
The winning entry will be the first correct answer drawn at random.	at random, ex
she undergone a serious surgery	undergo
to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it:	eke sth out
There wasn't much food left, but we just managed to eke it out.	eke sth out, ex
spreading out- from Old English	expansible
the use of time and energy in a good way, without wasting any:	effciency, def
in a basic and important way	fundamentally
I still believe that people are fundamentally good.	fundamentally, ex
It seems he's not solely to blame for the accident.	solely
showing that you know what you want to do:	purposeful
a formal statement saying that you are not legally responsible for something, such as the informatio	disclaimer;
result	corollary
a likely mistake or problem in a situation:	pitfall
to criticize something or someone strongly and publicly	denounce
The government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides	denounce, ex
( especially of a problem) so great or severe that it cannot be defeated or dealt with successfully	insuperable
able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes:	versatality
He's a very versatile young actor who's as happy in horror films as he is in TV comedies.	versatality, ex
careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe	rigorous
She might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save.	amenable
When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there.	peer
too serious and full of importance	pompous
an official request for something, usually in writing	applicaion
Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years.	profoundly
He demanded a reversal of the previous decision/ policy.	reversal
Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.	gauge
I had to resort to violence/ threats to get my money.	resort
Man', as a blanket term for both men and women, is now considered sexist.	blanket
I've always been prone to headaches.	prone to
The English word ' olive' is derived from the Latin word 'oliva'.	derive
His explanation was wrapped up in so much technical verbiage that I simply couldn't understand it.	verbiage
Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.	flout