slew
noun
He has written a slew of books.
we still have a slew of work to do on this project
delve
verb
delved into her handbag in search of a pen
the book delves into the latest research
fin
noun
tail fin
scenario
noun
In the worst-case scenario, we would have to start the project all over again.
clutter
noun
a clutter of motels and restaurants
There’s a lot of unnecessary clutter in the house.
Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described as clutter.
verb
The garage was cluttered with tools.
Try to avoid cluttering your desk with books and papers.
carb
noun
variants or carbo
a high-carbohydrate food, usually used in plural
cork
noun
the cork of a wine bottle
decency
noun
Decency, not fear of punishment, caused them to do the right thing.
scaffold
noun
Scaffold (programming)
attire
noun
needed some snazzy attire for the job interview
Proper attire is required at the restaurant.
allege
verb
The mayor is alleged to have accepted bribes.
You allege that she stole a large quantity of money. Do you have any proof?
harsh
adjective
The climate there is very harsh.
a harsh winter
We’ve had an extremely harsh winter.
pitaya
noun
he was enthusiastic about the prospects of the pitahaya, which is grown in Central America and in Asia, where it’s known as dragon fruit.
Native to Central and South America, where it’s called pitaya or pitahaya, the fruit traveled to Southeast Asia with the French more than a century ago.
infraction
noun
speeding is only a minor infraction, but vehicular homicide is a serious felony
antipode
noun
Antipodes, a term for Australia and New Zealand, roughly the area known as Australasia, based on their rough proximity to the antipodes of Britain
In the early days of the settlement of Australia, enterprising settlers unwisely introduced the European rabbit. This rabbit had no natural enemies in the Antipodes, so that it multiplied with that promiscuous abandon characteristic of rabbits.
antipodean
adjective or noun
He has an Antipodean accent.