1. reprimand /"reprImA:nd/ verb [T]
to tell someone in an official way that they have done something wrong
[+ for + doing sth] Watts has already been reprimanded for disclosing confidential information
2. chastise /tS{s"taIz/ verb [T] FORMAL
to criticize or punish someone
3. entice /In"taIs/ verb [T]
to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant
[+ to do sth] Supermarkets use all sorts of tricks to entice you to buy things.
4. leverage /"li:v@rIdZ/ US /"lev@rIdZ/ noun [U]
the power to influence people in order to get what you want
5. offset /%Qf"set/ verb [T] offsetting, past offset
If one thing offsets another thing, it has the opposite effect and so creates a more balanced situation.
[often passive] The costs have been offset by savings in other areas.
6. diversify /daI"v3:sIfaI/ verb [I,T]
If a business diversifies, it starts making new products or offering new services.
Many designers are diversifying into casual wear.
7. exonerate /Ig"zQn@reIt/ verb [T] FORMAL
to say that someone is not guilty of doing something that they have been blamed for
[often passive] He was exonerated of all blame by the investigation.
8. consolidate /k@n"sQlIdeIt/ verb
1 GET STRONGER [I,T] to make sure that you become more powerful, or that success and achievements continue strongly
It will take him some time to consolidate his position in the banking world.
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2 COMBINE [T] to combine several things, especially businesses, so that they become more effective, or to be combined in this way
He consolidated his businesses into one large company.
9. replenish /rI"plenIS/ verb [T] FORMAL
to fill something or make it complete again
to replenish supplies
Replenishment noun [U] FORMAL
When you fill something or make it complete again
10. proliferation /pr@U%lIf@r"eIS@n/ noun [U]
when something increases in number very quickly
the proliferation of new...