Unit 31. The War on Drugs

Word

Definition

Example

addictive

causing very strong habit formation

Cigarettes are highly addictive.

cartel

a group that controls supply of something with the aim of maintaining high prices

Cartels typically control selling prices, but some are organized to control the prices of purchased inputs

concentrated

strong because large amounts are in a certain space

The concentrated gas can be very heavy

interdict

to keep something from reaching a certain place

Foreign security sector support can and should include efforts to interdict poachers

juxtapose

to place next to one another

The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.

misconception

a mistaken belief

It's a common misconception that organic foods are always expensive.

modify

to make small changes

The proposals were unpopular and were only accepted in a modified form

potent

powerful

It is curious how that first and most potent tendency of the human mind, ambition, becomes finally dominating

residual

left behind after most of a thing has gone

Residual means something left after other parts have been taken away.

subtly

in a barely noticable way

He complained subtly about his shifts.