English Quiz (The Subtle Art...) Part 58

'negation' Meaning

• to talk about something with someone else in order to reach agreement about it

• a speech, especially one that is long and spoken quickly and is intended to persuade the person listening about something

• the action of causing something to not exist or to have no effect; the exact opposite of something, or a complete lack of it; the act of saying no; the act of saying that a sentence or part of a sentence is not true, or an instance of this

'hash something out' Meaning

• to talk about something with someone else in order to reach agreement about it

• the action of causing something to not exist or to have no effect; the exact opposite of something, or a complete lack of it; the act of saying no; the act of saying that a sentence or part of a sentence is not true, or an instance of this

• a speech, especially one that is long and spoken quickly and is intended to persuade the person listening about something

'spiel' Meaning

• an opening or hole, especially one in the body, such as the mouth

• a speech, especially one that is long and spoken quickly and is intended to persuade the person listening about something

• a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word; to make a pun; to make a pun

'orifice' Meaning

• an opening or hole, especially one in the body, such as the mouth

• (of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.; to operate an automatic machine by hand; to be more important than something; to travel on public transport further than your ticket allows you to; in American politics, an occasion when an elected group of people refuses to accept a decision made by an elected leader; to ignore or refuse to accept a suggestion, idea, or method that already exists or operates; a vote or a decision that ends or changes an earlier law or decision

• a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word; to make a pun; to make a pun

'pun' Meaning

• (of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.; to operate an automatic machine by hand; to be more important than something; to travel on public transport further than your ticket allows you to; in American politics, an occasion when an elected group of people refuses to accept a decision made by an elected leader; to ignore or refuse to accept a suggestion, idea, or method that already exists or operates; a vote or a decision that ends or changes an earlier law or decision

• an opening or hole, especially one in the body, such as the mouth

• a humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word; to make a pun; to make a pun

'override' Meaning

• to be silent and refuse to smile or be pleasant to people because you are angry about something that they have done; to be silent and unpleasant because you are angry or annoyed

• (of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.; to operate an automatic machine by hand; to be more important than something; to travel on public transport further than your ticket allows you to; in American politics, an occasion when an elected group of people refuses to accept a decision made by an elected leader; to ignore or refuse to accept a suggestion, idea, or method that already exists or operates; a vote or a decision that ends or changes an earlier law or decision

• the action of causing something to not exist or to have no effect; the exact opposite of something, or a complete lack of it; the act of saying no; the act of saying that a sentence or part of a sentence is not true, or an instance of this