Distinct = [ADJECTIVE] Separate and different in a way that is clear or obvious. [As dawn broke, the outline of a building became distinct against the sky.] Dialect = [NOUN] A way of speaking a language that is used only in a particular area or by a particular group. [One of the easiest ways to hear the difference between a Moscow dialect and a St. Petersburg dialect is by asking the Muscovite to say the word “дождь”.] Color-coded = [ADJECTIVE] Made clear or distinct by color; Separated or defined as a group by a given color which is associated with only that group. [Grandma is getting old and her memory isn't what it used to be, so her pills are color-coded.] [NOTE: “To colorcode” can also be a verb – Grandma is getting old and her memory isn't what it used to be, so we color-coded her pills in order to make it easy for her to know which pills she should take on each day.] Outgrowth = [NOUN] (1) The result or consequence of something. (2) A thing growing out of a main body (3) The act or process of growing out from something. [(1)That writer's first book was an outgrowth of an art project he started way back in 1976! (2) That child was born with a strange outgrowth on his face. He will probably have surgery to remove it when he gets older. (3) I love taking walks in the spring and seeing the outgrowth of new buds on branches.] To revive = [VERB] (1) To make someone become conscious or alive again OR to become conscious or alive again. (2) To become active, successful, or popular again OR to make something do this. [(1) The lifeguard revived the child after he pulled him from the bottom of the pool. (2) The popular TV show “Glee” revived interest in singing in the United States.] Exasperated = [ADJECTIVE] Extremely annoyed. [I was so exasperated after trying to deal with Sberbank's foolishness that I decided to just switch to ВТБ.] Obnoxious – [ADJECTIVE] Very rude, offensive, and/or unpleasant. [I can't believe that woman is using that profane language in front of her children. She is too obnoxious to ignore – I'm going to file a complaint against her.] To bear the stamp of (something) = To seem to be a particular thing or to display the qualities of something. [Having reviewed all the evidence, the judge decided that the crime did indeed bear the stamp of 1st degree murder.] To concede = [VERB] (1) HERE: To admit that something is true (2) To stop trying to win something because you realize that you cannot; to give up. (3) To give something that you own or control to someone, although you do not want to. [(1) The teacher was forced to concede that she had made an error after one of her students found information in the official document that contradicted what she had taught the class. (2) Zenit finally conceded defeat after they were behind FC Bayern 0-6. (3) After losing World War II, Italy was forced to concede a lot of territory to the Allies.]
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