0- BANKRUPT
Not having enough money to pay what you owe.
The firm went bankrupt in 2003 and all its assets were sold off.
Bankrupt verb: legal costs almost bankrupted the company.
Bankruptcy: the company files for bankruptcy in 2006.
There could be further bankruptcies among small farmers.
BUST – we lost our money when the travel company went bust.
INSOLVENT – the company has been declared insolvent.
BROKE – I am always broke by the end of the month.
- BETRAYAL
TREASON – The crime of doing something that could cause danger to your country, such as helping its enemies during the war.
They were charged with treason and sentenced to death.
INFIDELITY- The act of not being faithful to your wife, husband or partner by having physical relations with sb else.
His reputation has been damaged by allegations of marital infidelity.
She could not forgive his infidelities.
- BIASED
PARTISAN – Strongly supporting one particular person, group or set of ideas, especially without considering it carefully.
Most newspapers are politically partisan.
The speakers were encouraged by a large partisan crowd.
- BLAME
DENOUNCE – TO CRITICIZE SB/STH STRONGLY, USUALLY IN PUBLIC.
The project was denounced as a scandalous waste of public money.
CENSURE – to criticize sb strongly, and often officially, because of sth they have done.
He was censured by the council for leaking Information to the press.
- BLANK
IMPASSIVE – not showing any feeling or emotion.
The two men remained impassive throughout the trial.
- BOAST
BRAG – TO TALK TOO PROUDLY AND IN AN ANNOYING WAY ABOUT STH YOU HAVE DONE OR STH YOU OWN.
I am not bragging but I think I did very well in the interview.
GLOAT – To feel or show pleasure in your own success or good luck or sb else’s failure or bad luck, in an unpleasant way.
She was sill gloating over her rival’s disappointment.
- BREAK
INFRINGE – To break a law; to limit sb’s legal rights:
The material can be copied without infringing copyright.
They said that compulsory identity cards would infringe civil liberties.
She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affaires.
RETRACT – To say that sth you said earlier is not true or correct or that you did not mean it:
He made a false confession which he later retracted.
RECANT – To say publicly that you no longer have the same belief or opinion.
In 1633 he was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun.
- BROOD
To think a lot about sth that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset:
You are not still brooding over what he said, are you?
He sits in his armchair brooding on how life has let him down.
POUT -To push out your lips, to show that you are annoyed or unhappy about sth.
She pouted angrily.
The young clerk pouted his lips as if he was going to object.
SULK – to look angry and refuse to speak or smile because you want people to know that you are upset about sth.
He went off to sulk in his room.
MOPE- To spend your time doing nothing and feeling sorry for yourself.
Instead of moping around the house all day, you should be out there looking for a job.
- BUY
PICK STH UP – To buy sth, especially cheaply or by chance:
We managed to pickup a few bargains at the auction.
SNAP STH UP –
To buy or obtain sth quickly because it is cheap or you want it very much.
All the best bargains were snapped up within hours.
