impersonate
im·per·son·ate /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]
- to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and
behaviour, especially in order to deceive people:
- Do you know it is a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer?
- to copy someone’s voice and behaviour, especially in order to make people laugh:
- In the film, he amusingly impersonates a woman.
- impersonation /ɪmˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
- He’s renowned for his Elvis impersonation.
remuneration
re·mu·ne·ra·tion /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
formal the pay you give someone for something they have done for you:
- high rates of remuneration
- remunerate /rɪˈmjuːnəreɪt/ verb [transitive]
synopsis
sy·nop·sis /səˈnɒpsəs, sɪˈnɒpsəs $ -ˈnɑːp-/ noun (plural synopses /-siːz/)
[countable] a short description of the main events or ideas in a book, film
etc SYN summary
synopsis of
precinct
pre·cinct /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ noun
- [countable] shopping/pedestrian precinct British English an area of a town where people can walk and shop, and where cars are not allowed
- [countable] American English one of the areas that a town or city is divided into, so that elections or police work can be organized more easily
- [countable] American English the main police station in a particular area of a town or city
- precincts [plural] the area that surrounds an important building:
- the precincts of the cathedral
pertain
per·tain /pəˈteɪn $ pər-/ verb
pertain to something phrasal verb
formal to relate directly to something:
- legislation pertaining to employment rights