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WORD LIST
Adverse Genre

Antique
Benefit Consensus Lien

Incident
Objective

Default
Duration Exit

Proxy
Retrieve Static

Facile
Fashion Vie

Transition

ADVERSE
ADJECTIVE: contrary to your interests or welfare

SYNONYMS: inauspicious, untoward The majority of evidence appears to support the concept that hypertension has an adverse effect on prognosis in the diabetic.

ANTIQUE
ADJECTIVE: belonging to or lasting from times long ago

SYNONYM: age-old
Because, given the circumstances of my unauthorised departure, I have had to make the transit by very antique and cumbersome methods, without the assistance of Engineering.

BENEFIT
NOUN: something that aids or promotes well-being

SYNONYM: welfare In a democracy we are entitled to choose not to die for someone elses benefit or profit.

CONSENSUS
NOUN: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole Perhaps the consensus was that as Elfed had borne the burden, he had the right to make the decision.

DEFAULT
NOUN: act of failing to meet a financial obligation

SYNONYMS: non-payment, nonremittal

In cases where a Default Notice has not been served because it is not required under the Consumer Credit Act, we shall send you a letter of demand requiring repayment of a specified sum.

DURATION
NOUN: the period of time during which something continues SYNONYM: continuance The duration of the course would be two years full-time.

EXIT
NOUN: the opening that permits escape or release

SYNONYMS: issue, outlet, way out The tunnels exit forms one of the three arches of the bridge over the Dickler at this point.

FACILE
ADJECTIVE: quick and easy, but ignoring the details

SYNONYMS: superficial, simplistic Theres something about the man that is familiar, his art and the apparent ease of getting his work printed seem somehow facile and presumptive.

FASHION
NOUN: the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior By the time she was in senior school her love of fashion was firmly established.

GENRE
NOUN: a class of art (or artistic endeavour) having a characteristic form or technique She is one of the successful new generation of country artists brave enough to stretch the genre, and talented enough to take its audience along for the ride.

INCIDENT
NOUN: an event or occurrence, often involving conflict The evening passed largely without incident, with no wars breaking out in the terraces.

LIEN
NOUN: the right to take anothers property if an obligation is not discharged A common law or possessory lien is the right to retain goods, money, or documents which are in ones possession until payment of some claim due from the owner.

OBJECTIVE
NOUN: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) SYNONYMS: aim, object, target The objective is simple to ensure that others learn from the experience of the identified best and raise their own level of performance to that which has been shown to be attainable.

PROXY
NOUN: a person authorized to act for another

SYNONYMS: placeholder, procurator Mr. and Mrs. Chambers were more like proxy parents than servants; they might be upset at his sending back so much food.

RETRIEVE
VERB: pick up and bring back We get quite used to our domestic dog actually bringing us sticks and balls so that we may throw for our four-legged companion to retrieve.

STATIC
ADJECTIVE: showing little if any change

SYNONYMS: stable, unchanging Though the death toll appears to have remained static, it is, in fact, rising.

TRANSITION
NOUN: a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another. It was not an easy transition.

VIE
NOUN: compete for something

SYNONYMS: compete, contend A more likely scenario is that GM and Ford will vie for a strategic yet friendly investment in Jaguar.

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