abrupt

[Collins]His abrupt departure is bound to raise questions.

How Gary Lineker's long BBC career came to an abrupt end
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c14kx2nyn7go

[Collins]An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
abrupt end
abrupt halt
abrupt change

He's fine. He knows how to lose a game.

Lineker apologises for sharing 'offensive' Zionism post with rat image
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c365ernrnlyo
[quote] Zionism refers to the movement to create a Jewish state in the Middle East, roughly corresponding to the historical land of Israel, and thus support for the modern state of Israel. [unquote]

The history of animal metaphors in propaganda
https://theweek.com/media/the-history-of-animal-metaphors-in-propaganda

Beware of rats and social media.

live off

You can't live off your parents your whole life.

live off [Cambridge]to use someone or something to provide the money or food that you need to live.

live off the land [Cambridge]to live by growing or finding your own food

malnourished

nourish [Collins] (verb) To nourish a person, animal, or plant means to provide them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health.

-nourished [Collins] (combining form) -nourished is used with adverbs such as ' well' or 'under' to indicate how much food someone eats or whether it is the right kind of food.

malnourished [Collins] (adjective) If someone is malnourished, they are physically weak because they do not eat enough food or do not eat the right kind of food.

'mal' is always bad and evil. This news is horrifying.

Mother of child hidden in drawer from birth jailed
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gz1dv8ly2o

[quote] The court was told the girl was severely malnourished, to the point she looked like a seven-month-old baby and not a three-year-old child, and had been fed with milky Weetabix through a syringe. [unquote]

to the point [Collins]Something that is to the point is relevant to the subject that you are discussing, or expressed neatly without wasting words or time.

anticyclone

[Collins](meteorology)a body of moving air of higher pressure than the surrounding air, in which the pressure decreases away from the centre. Winds circulate around the centre in a clockwise direction in the N hemisphere and anticlockwise in the S hemisphere. Also called: high

anticyclonic < anticyclone
atmospheric < atmosphere

‘Anticyclonic gloom’ blamed as English village sees no sunshine since October
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/08/anticyclonic-gloom-blamed-for-englands-cloudy-november-but-brighter-weather-ahead

The antonym of anticyclone is low, not cyclone.
[Wiki]In meteorology, a low-pressure area, low area or low is a region where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding locations

plague

plague
[Collins]If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering.

[quote]Weather forecasts predict heavy rain will continue to plague England
[quote]the capital has been plagued with flooding in parts of the city over the past week

Flash floods. It's a flood caused by a heavy downpour.

Flash floods: What to do in flash floods as heavy rain predicted for England
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/flash-floods-heavy-rain-predicted-england-b1183782.html

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give way to [quote] In London, the rain is giving way to showers
[Collins]If one thing gives way to another, the first thing is replaced by the second.
awash
spiral (verb) [quote]flash floods can rapidly spiral from a nuisance into life-threatening danger.
[Collins] If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate.

whatsoever

In the article of Windermere, Jack, 32, a gardener who lives in nearby Kendal used whatsoever twice.

[quote]but I couldn’t see any antisocial behaviour whatsoever.
[quote]There’s no problem whatsoever.

[Collins]I don't think they'll have any idea how I'm feeling. None whatsoever.
[Cambridge]I can honestly say that I have no interest whatsoever in the royal family.

mediocre

I found the word in a review on a pub. I've heard the word many times but I hadn't tried to remember it.

[quote] the food was quite mediocre but very expensive for what we got.[unquote]

mediocre (adj) > mediocrity (noun) something / someone - accent medi-o-crity

the word is used for politics or economy but I'm confused with 'mediocracy'.

mediocracy [Collins] rule by mediocre people

Why the mediocre jobs numbers might be a good thing for Kamala Harris
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jobs-economy-kamala-harris-b2608504.html

It's interesting.
[quote]But a labor market that is slowing down — combined with the fact that inflation has largely cooled — could offer the incentive for Powell to finally lower interest rates. That could offer the boom to the economy that Harris needs.[unquote]

I've been expecting strong JPY exchange rate.

counterfeit

Fake Glen’s Vodka

Alert over potentially deadly counterfeit vodka
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8er23xwwjno

deadly {Collins][B2]If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death.
Lanarkshire
isopropyl alcohol (pronunciation)

If you see Wiki, it's not first time for Glen’s Vodka to be counterfeited.

[quote]It advises consumers to check for a "laser etched lot code applied to the bottle between the rear label and the base of the bottle".[unquote]
laser etching

I should avoid ordering cocktails or spirits in a suspicious bar located in not good area. Just drink beer.

flourish

When I heard this word on a radio yesterday, I couldn't remember the meaning immediately. I only remembered that the word has been appeared many times in the blog.
I searched the word in the blog, and I found five posts. I felt disguised with myself.
I have to memorise it completely.

frugal

I'm starting posting one meaning of a word per one post, to revise it easier to memorise for sure.
My brain has a lot of holes like a strainer. It cannot keep words in it.

frugal (adjective)
[Collins]
People who are frugal or who live frugal lives do not eat much or spend much money on themselves.
= practising economy
= thrifty

(noun) frugality

Ryanair set to slash summer fares as profits drop
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj50d6q3jlro

[quote]The company said "frugal" passengers were cutting back while the timing of Easter holidays had also hit earnings[unquote]

cut back [Collins] If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it.