disparate
dis·pa·rate /ˈdɪspərət, ˈdɪspərɪt/ adjective formal
consisting of things or people that are very different and not related to each
other
- a meeting covering many disparate subjects
- the difficulties of dealing with disparate groups of people
consent
con·sent1 W3 AC /kənˈsent/ noun [uncountable]
- permission to do something
- He took the car without the owner’s concent
- Her parents gave their consent to the marriage
- A patient can refuse consent for a particular treatment at any time
- Most owners are happy to have their names used for publicity if this is
done with their prior consent
- Informed consent was obtained from all participants before the study began.
- agreement about something
- The chairman was elected by common consent (=with most people agreement)
- divorce by mutual consent (=by agreement between both the people involved)
testimonial
tes·ti·mo·ni·al /ˌtestəˈməʊniəl, ˌtestɪˈməʊniəl $ -ˈmoʊ-/ noun [countable]
- a formal written statement describing someone’s character and abilities
- something that is given or done to someone to thank or praise them, or show
admiration for them
- a testimonial dinner in honour of Senator Frank Flint
cater
ca·ter /ˈkeɪtə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
to provide and server food and drinks at a party, meeting etc, usually as a
business
- cater for
- This is the biggest event we’ve ever catered for
- Joan has catered functions for up to 200 people
- cater for somebody/something (cater to somebody/something)
- to provide a particular group of people with the thing they need or want
- an LA bank catering to Asian businesses
- Vegetarians are well catered for
- Most perfume ads cater to male fantasies.
premise
prem·ise W3 /ˈpreməs, ˈpremɪs/ noun
- premises [plural] the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company
etc ues
- Schools may earn extra money by renting out their premises.
- business premises
- off the premises
- he manager escorted him off the premises
- on the premises
- The wonderful desserts are made on the premises.
- [countable] (also premiss British English) a statement or idea that you
accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas
- The idea that there is life on other planets is the central premise of the
novel
- premise that
- the premise that an accused person is innocent until they are proved guilty.
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English