annex

verb [ T ]

UK  /ænˈeks/ US  /ænˈeks/

The UK annexed this small island west of Scotland in 1955.

US spelling of annexe

Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts

They report that the civilian population of the annexed province has outrageously betrayed them.

Be tray

verb [ T ]

US  UK  /bɪˈtreɪ/

betray verb [T] (NOT LOYAL)

He was accused of betraying his country during the war.

She felt betrayed by her mother's lack of support.

For years they betrayed the UK's secrets to Russia.

He promised never to betray his wife (= never to leave her for another person).

By staying out so late, they have betrayed my trust (= disappointed me because I had trusted them not to).

If he is nervous on stage, he does not betray it.

Some patients want the freedoms they previously enjoyed before their bodies began to betray them.

Conf lict

noun [ C or U ] disagreement between

UK  /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ US  /ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/

There was a lot of conflict between him and his father.

We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.

conflicted

adjective [ after verb ]

UK  /kənˈflɪk.tɪd/ US  /kənˈflɪk.tɪd/

It seems that politicians, like ordinary citizens, are conflicted about gambling.

convince

verb [ T ]

UK  /kənˈvɪns/ US  /kənˈvɪns/

It's useless trying to convince her (that) she doesn't need to lose any weight.

I hope this will convince you to change your mind.

Sometimes my imagination runs away with me and I convince myself that they are having an affair.

The visitors did not look particularly happy but appeared convinced by these words of reason.

debate

noun [ C or U ]

UK  /dɪˈbeɪt/ US  /dɪˈbeɪt/

Education is the current focus of public debate.

How we proceed from here is a matter for debate.

Over the year we have had several debates about future policy.

The debate completely changed course after Liz made her speech.

The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.

She issued a challenge to her rival candidates to take part in a public debate.

The prison riots have sharpened the debate about how prisons should be run.

This proposal will almost certainly spark another countrywide debate about how to organize the school system.

They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.

We debated whether to take the earlier train.

I'm still debating what colour to paint the walls.

deceive

verb [ T ]

UK  /dɪˈsiːv/ US  /dɪˈsiːv/

to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out.

Anyway, I can't deceive him - it's against all my principles.

He repudiated the allegation that he had tried to deceive them.

I suspect these statistics flatter to deceive.

What really angered her was the dirty underhand way they had deceived her.

They deceived us into thinking they would come back later with our money.

declare

verb (EXPRESS)

UK  /dɪˈkleər/ US  /dɪˈkler/

They declared their support for the proposal

She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.

"I won't do it!" he declared.

You have to declare any earnings over a certain amount.

An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.

The inspector declared the meat fit for human consumption.

The doctor declared her medically fit.

The election was declared null and void.

The club closed after the fire brigade declared its wiring to be unsafe.

decline

verb (GO DOWN)

US  UK  /dɪˈklaɪn/

The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls.

The land declines sharply away from the house.

A spokesperson declined to speculate on the cause of the train crash.

The official declined to comment on the matter.

Our application for a loan was declined by the bank.

His request for early retirement was declined by his employers.

Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline (= not so many people are doing it).

encounter

noun [ C ] meet

UK  /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ US  /ɪnˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ/

I had an alarming encounter with a wild pig.

She has written a memoir of her encounters with W.H. Auden over the years.

I had a bruising encounter with my ex-husband last week.

I had a strange encounter with a French man on my way to work.

She reported an interesting encounter with an ex-soldier.

It was one of a number of amusing encounters last week.

On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers.

When did you first encounter these difficulties?

The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance.

resistance

noun fighting against

UK  /rɪˈzɪs.təns/ US  /rɪˈzɪs.təns/

resistance to disease

The army is reported to be encountering considerable resistance.

Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics.

He was famed for his stubborn resistance and his refusal to accept defeat.

There has been strong resistance to the proposed tax increases.

indigenous

adjective

UK  /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs/ US  /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/

naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place

Are there any species of frog indigenous to the area?

So who are the indigenous people of this land?

scatter

verb

UK  /ˈskæt.ər/ US  /ˈskæt̬.ɚ/

Scatter the powder around the plants.

Toss the salad and scatter the nuts on top.

Scatter the cake with a little caster sugar.

The wreckage of the car was scattered over the roadside.

toss

verb (THROW)

UK  /tɒs/ US  /tɑːs/

a tossed salad

carrots tossed in butter

Andrew tossed him the ball.

Let's toss a coin to see who'll go first.

He tossed the letter into the bin.

They tossed the beggars a few coins.

I tossed a few clothes into a suitcase.

I tossed a clove of garlic into the stew.

yield

verb

UK  /jiːld/ US  /jiːld/

yield verb (PRODUCE)產出

Favourable weather yielded a good crop.

Early radio equipment yielded poor sound quality.

The experiments yielded some surprising results.

Crop yields have risen steadily.

Yields on gas and electricity shares are consistently high.

yield to sth(AGREE)— phrasal verb with yield verb

UK  /jiːld/ US  /jiːld/

to agree to do something that you do not want to do or should not do

"We will not yield to pressure," said the president.

starve

verb

UK  /stɑːv/ US  /stɑːrv/

Whole communities starved to death during the long drought.

Some people starved in the disaster area because aid supplies were delayed.

vanish

verb [ I ] to disappear

UK  /ˈvæn.ɪʃ/ US  /ˈvæn.ɪʃ/

All the food on the table vanished quickly.

In the old kingdom, everything vanished and contracted.

Ex  tin  ct

adjective not now existing

UK  /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ US  /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.

A lot of trades have become extinct because of the development of technology.

https://www.thoughtco.com/reasons-animals-go-extinct-3889931

https://www.thoughtco.com/myths-about-dinosaur-extinction-1092145