noun [ C ] uk /krk.j.lm vi.

ta/

noun [ C ] uk /krk.j.lm vi.ta/ us /krk.j.lm vi.ta/ plural curricula vitae formal

noun [ U ] uk /ten.jr/ /tenjr/ us /ten.j/ formal

being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which
you own it:
During his tenure as dean, he had a real influence on the students.
the right to remain permanently in a job:
She is one of the few people in the English Department who has tenure.
professors (= those likely to get tenure) who don't publish enough work may not be offered tenure.

verb [ I or T ] uk /ilu.s.det/ us /ilu.s.det/ formal

to explain something or make something clear:
I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate.
The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been elucidated by several scientists.

noun [ C ] uk /sn..kjr/ us /sa.n.kjr/ disapproving

a position which involves little work, but for which the person is paid

noun [ U ] uk /ek.wnm..ti/ us /ek.wnm..tti/ formal

a calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation:
He received the news of his mother's death with remarkable equanimity.
Three years after the tragedy she has only just begun to regain her equanimity.

adjective uk /f..bl/ us /f..bl/

friendly and easy to talk to:
He struck me as an affable sort of a man.
She was quite affable at the meeting.

verb [ T ] uk /mt..et/ us /mtt..et/ formal

to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad:
It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island

congenialadjective uk /kndi.ni.l/ us /kn

di.ni.l/
friendly and pleasant:
congenial company/surroundings

Serendipity noun [ U ] uk /ser.ndp..ti/ us /ser.ndp..tti/

formal
the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance

adjective uk /pndem.k/ us /pndem.k/ specialized

(of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or
plants:
In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic.

virulentadjective uk /vr..lnt/ us /vr.j.lnt/

A virulent disease or poison is dangerous and spreads or affects people very quickly:
A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the region.
formal full of hate and violent opposition:
She is a virulent critic of US energy policy.

Detrimental adjective uk /det.rmen.tl/ us /det.rmen.ttl/ formal

C2 causing harm or damage:
These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment.
Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company.


isolate, insulate, cut off, segregate, sequester, depose

reserve, seize, detain, lock, impound, sequester

lock up, prison, imprison, jail, shut, sequester

commandeer, requisition, condemn, levy, behave, sequest

sequesterverb [ T ] uk /skwes.tr/ us /skwes.t/ specialized

sequester verb [ T ] (TAKE)

To isolate and make

separate from
outside contact.
Putting in seclusion,
or isolation.

also sequestrate, to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid back the
money that is owed or until they have obeyed a court order

stringentadjective uk /strn.dnt/ us /strn.dnt/

stringent adjective (SEVERE)
having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting:
The most stringent laws in the world are useless unless there is the will to enforce them.
We need to introduce more stringent security measures such as identity cards.
Stringent safety regulations were introduced after the accident.

foiblenoun [ C usually plural ] uk /f.bl/ us /f.bl/

a strange habit or characteristic that is seen as not important and not harming anyone:
We all have our little foibles.