a‧kin /əˈkɪn/
akin to something formal
very similar to something
- Something akin to panic overwhelmed him.
a‧like1 /əˈlaɪk/ ●●○ adjective [not before noun]
very similar
- My mother and I are alike in many ways.
a‧nal‧o‧gous /əˈnæləɡəs/ ●○○ AWL
adjective formal
similar to another situation or thing so that a
comparison can be made
analogous to/with
- The report’s findings are analogous with our own.
e‧lu‧sive /ɪˈluːsɪv/ ●○○ adjective
1 an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or
not often seen
- She managed to get an interview with that elusive
man.
2 an elusive result is
difficult to achieve
- She enjoys a firm reputation in this country but
wider international success has been elusive.
se‧cre‧tive /ˈsiːkrətɪv, sɪˈkriːtɪv/
adjective
a secretive person or organization likes to keep their
thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from others OPP open
- The government has been accused of being secretive
and undemocratic.
rack something
↔ up phrasal verb informal
to get a number or amount of something, especially a
number of points in a competition
- He racked up 41 points.
stack ●○○ verb
1 (also stack up) [intransitive, transitive] to make
things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile
The assistants
price the items and stack them on the shelves.
PILE > (also pile up) to
arrange things in a pile Ma stacked the cups and piled the plates.
pile something on/onto something
- She brushed her hair and piled it carefully on top
of her head.
a‧mass /əˈmæs/ verb [transitive]
if you amass money, knowledge, information etc, you
gradually collect a large amount of it
- For 25 years, Darwin
dazed /deɪzd/ adjective
unable to think clearly, especially because of a
shock, accident etc
- Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage.
con‧found /kənˈfaʊnd/ verb [transitive]
1 to confuse and surprise people by being unexpected
His amazing
recovery confounded the medical specialists.
2 to prove someone or something wrong
confound the critics / pundits / experts etc
- United’s new striker confounded the critics with his
third goal in as many games.
mess around (also mess about British English) phrasal
verb informal
1 to spend time lazily, doing things slowly and in a
way that is not planned
- He spent his vacation messing around on the farm.
2 to behave in a silly way when you should be paying
attention or doing something sensible SYN fool around
- Stop messing around and get ready for school.
mess up phrasal verb informal
1 mess something ↔ up to spoil or ruin something,
especially something important or something that has been carefully planned
- It took me ages to get this right – I don’t want
some idiot to mess it up.
- She felt she’d messed up her whole life.
2 mess something ↔ up to make something dirty or
untidy
- Who messed up the kitchen?
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