vocabulary 7
1. epoch
noun [C]
a period of history, especially one in which important events take place:
• The Russian Revolution marked the beginning of a new epoch in history. --see also ERA
era
noun [C]
a period of time in history that is different in some way from other periods, or that begins with a particular date or event:
• a new era of global cooperation
2. midst
noun
1 in the midst of sth
a) in the middle of something such as a period, situation, or event:
• Deb's in the midst of a messy divorce.
b) in the middle of a place or a group of things:
• We stood in the midst of thousands of people.
2 in sb's midst FORMAL in a particular group of people:
• They believe there are angels in our midst.
3. vacillate
verb [I]
to continue to change your opinions, ideas, behavior etc.; WAVER [+ between]:
• Eve vacillates between love and anger for the father who abandoned her.
vacillation noun [C,U]
4. assimilate
verb
1 [I,T] if people assimilate or are assimilated into a country or group, they become part of it and are accepted by other people in it [+ into]:
• Many ethnic groups have been assimilated into American society.
2 [T] to think about new ideas, information etc. so that you feel ready to use them:
• Brubeck began to assimilate classical influences into his jazz performances.
3 [T] TECHNICAL if you assimilate food, you take it into your mouth and DIGEST1(1) it
5. uncalled for
adjective INFORMAL
behavior or remarks that are uncalled for are unfair or inappropriate:
• That comment was totally uncalled for.
6. surpass
adjective [only before noun]
LITERARY much better than that of other people or things:
• a young woman of surpassing beauty
7. pulp
noun [singular,U]
1 the soft inside part of a fruit or vegetable:
• He won't drink the orange juice if there's a lot of pulp in it.
2 a very soft substance that is almost liquid, especially a substance made from wood or other plants and used for making paper, or a substance made by crushing and mixing fruit or vegetables with water:
• paper pulp
• Stir vigorously to break the cranberries into a pulp.
3 beat sb to a pulp INFORMAL to hit someone until they are seriously injured
4 part of the inside of a tooth
5 books, magazines, movies etc. that are of poor quality or are badly written, and that are often about sex or violence
pulpy adjective
adjective [only before noun]
pulp magazines, stories etc. are of poor quality or are badly written, and are often about sex and violence:
• pulp fiction
verb [T]
1 to beat or crush something until it becomes so soft that it is almost liquid
2 to cut up and add water to books, newspapers etc. in order to make paper:
• Forms will be shredded, pulped, and recycled.
