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  • conformity /kənˈfɔːrməti/ noun
    1. behaviour or actions that follow the accepted rules of society
      • a society of outward religious conformity
      • (in) conformity to/with something - They act in unthinking conformity to customs.
      • Governments often invoke patriotism to enforce conformity.
      • They do not observe rigid conformity to the doctrines of the church.
      • We work to ensure conformity with the customer's wishes.
      • conformity to the accepted standards
      • to achieve conformity between all the plans
    Origin: late Middle English: from Old French conformite or late Latin conformitas, from conformare ‘to form, fashion’, from con- ‘together’ + formare ‘to form’.
  • discern /dɪˈsɜːrn/ verb
    1. (not used in the progressive tenses)

      to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious
      SYNONYM detect
      • It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.
      • He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.
      • It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is.
    2. to see or hear sth, but not very clearly
      SYNONYM make out
      • We could just discern the house in the distance.
      • She could clearly discern a figure walking up towards the house.
      • > discernible adjective:
        There is often no discernible difference between rival brands.
      • His face was barely discernible in the gloom.
    Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin discernere, from dis- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘to separate’.
  • expound /ɪkˈspaʊnd/ verb
    1. to explain something by talking about it in detail
      • expound something (to somebody) He expounded his views on the subject to me at great length.
      • the theory of language expounded by Chomsky
      • She expounded her theory further in the course of her talk.
      • These ideas were originally expounded by Plato.
      • expound on something We listened as she expounded on the government's new policies.
    Origin: Middle English expoune (in the sense ‘explain (what is difficult)’): from Old French espon-, present tense stem of espondre, from Latin exponere ‘expose, publish, explain’, from ex- ‘out’ + ponere ‘put’. The origin of the final -d (recorded from the Middle English period) is uncertain (compare with compound, propound).
  • impressionistic /ˌɪmpreʃəˈnɪstɪk/ adjective
    1. giving a general idea rather than particular facts or details
      • The officers seemed to make only an impressionistic assessment.
  • intonation /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/ noun
    1. (phonetics) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said
      • intonation patterns
      • In English, some questions have a rising intonation.
      • Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation.
      • the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions
      • She’s studying intonation patterns in children’s speech.
    2. (music) the quality of playing or singing exactly in tune
      • The violin’s intonation was poor.
    Origin: early 17th cent. (originally meaning the opening phrase of a plainsong melody): from medieval Latin intonatio(n-), from intonare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin tonus ‘tone’.
  • pertinent /ˈpɜːrtnənt/ adjective
    1. appropriate to a particular situation

      SYNONYM relevant
      • a pertinent question/fact
      • (pertinent to something) Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
      • These examples are directly pertinent to the question asked.
      • His second question was particularly pertinent.
      • I reminded him of a few pertinent facts.
    Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin pertinent- ‘having reference to’, from the verb pertinere ‘extend to, have reference to’, from per- ‘through’ + tenere ‘to hold’.
  • prominent /ˈprɑːmɪnənt/ adjective
    1. important or well known
      • a prominent politician
      • He played a prominent part in the campaign.
      • She was prominent in the fashion industry.
      • Last month a group of prominent citizens of the town formed themselves into a committee to deal with the issue.
    2. easily seen
      SYNONYM noticeable
      • The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape.
      • The story was given a prominent position on the front page.
    3. sticking out from something
      • a prominent nose
      • prominent cheekbones
    Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent.
  • ramification /ˌræmɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ noun
    1. one of a number of complicated and unexpected results that follow an action or a decision
      SYNONYM complication
      • These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications.
  • scrutinize /ˈskruːtənaɪz/ verb
    1. (scrutinize somebody/something) to look at or examine somebody/something carefully
      • She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.
      • The statement was carefully scrutinized before publication.
  • tax /tæks/ verb
    1. (tax somebody/something) to need a great amount of physical or mental effort
      • The questions did not tax me.
      • The problem is currently taxing the brains of the nation's experts (= making them think very hard).
    Origin: Middle English (also in the sense ‘estimate or determine the amount of a penalty or damages’): from Old French taxer, from Latin taxare ‘to censure, charge, compute’, perhaps from Greek tassein ‘fix’.