L54 Instinct or cleverness

Words & Expressions

* wage, verb[transitive], to be involved in a war against someone, or a fight against something

wage war (on somebody/something)

The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city.

wage a campaign/struggle/battle etc

The council has waged a vigorous campaign against the proposal.

* provocation/ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃən/, an action or event that makes someone angry or upset, or is intended to do this 

without provocation

Andy claims that she attacked him without provocation.

He was accused of deliberate provocation.

* revulsion/rɪˈvʌlʃən/, a strong feeling of shock and very strong dislike =disgust 

--produce a wave of anger and revulsion.

* uncanny, very strange and difficult to explain

--an uncanny coincidence

--They have uncannily similar voices.

* do more harm than good

* does nothing to prevent

* be/stand in awe of somebody=hold somebody in awe,  to admire someone and have great respect for them and sometimes a slight fear of them

All of the neighbours were a little in awe of my mother.

The villagers hold them in awe and think of them as gods.

Pronunciations

升          平               降

highly organized society

highly prepared picnic lunch