Published May 19, 2023
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start·le /ˈstɑːtl $ ˈstɑːrtl/ verb [transitive]
to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked:
be startled to do something
—startled adjective:
con·trived /kənˈtraɪvd/ adjective
seeming false and not natural:
ex·qui·site /ɪkˈskwɪzət, ɪkˈskwɪzɪt, ˈekskwɪ-/adjective
—exquisitely adverb
—exquisiteness noun [uncountable]
e·mer·i·tus /ɪˈmerɪtəs/ adjective
emeritus professor/director etc orprofessor/director etc emeritus a PROFESSOR, director etc who is no longer working but has kept his or her previous job title as an honour
pos·tu·late1 /ˈpɒstjəleɪt, ˈpɒstjʊleɪt $ ˈpɑːstʃə-/verb [transitive]
formal to suggest that something might have happened or be true → hypothesize
postulate that
—postulation /ˌpɒstjəˈleɪʃən, ˌpɒstjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌpɑːstʃə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]