Exam: IELTS

Definition: The quality or state of being strange or unusual in a way that is often surprising or difficult to understand.

Example: The bizarreness of the art installation left many visitors confused and intrigued.

Definition: A vote that prevents someone from being accepted into a group or organization, often represented by a small black ball used in voting.

Example: The committee decided to blackball the applicant due to his previous behavior.

Definition: To exclude someone from a group or organization, often by voting against them or refusing to allow them to participate.

Example: After the scandal, many members decided to blackball him from the club.

Definition: A perfect object that absorbs all light and energy that hits it, without reflecting any. It also emits energy at all frequencies based on its temperature.

Example: In physics, a blackbody is used as a model to study thermal radiation.

Definition: A list of people or organizations that are not approved of and may be avoided or punished.

Example: The company decided to put several vendors on the blacklist due to their unethical practices.

Definition: To put someone or something on a list of people or things that are to be avoided or punished.

Example: The company decided to blacklist the employee for leaking confidential information.

Definition: Describing someone or something that is included on a list of people or entities that are to be avoided or rejected.

Example: After the scandal, he found himself blacklisted from all major publications.

Definition: To be placed on a list of people or things that are not allowed or are to be avoided.

Example: After the scandal, he was blacklisted from all major film studios.

Definition: The act of forcing someone to give you money or something valuable by threatening to reveal embarrassing or harmful information about them.

Example: The politician was a victim of blackmail when someone threatened to leak his private emails.

Definition: A person who threatens to reveal secret information about someone unless they receive money or something of value.

Example: The police arrested the blackmailer after he demanded money from the victim.

Definition: A situation where there is a loss of electrical power, often due to a failure or high demand, or a temporary loss of memory or consciousness.

Example: The city experienced a blackout during the storm, leaving thousands without power.

Definition: Deserving to be blamed or held responsible for something wrong or harmful.

Example: The manager was blamable for the project's failure due to poor planning.

Definition: In a way that deserves blame or criticism.

Example: He acted blamably in the situation, leading to the accident.