Shopping & Services

touter C2+

/ˈtaʊtɚ/ a person who solicits customers or promotes something in an insistent or obtrusive way M S

bespeak C2+

/bɪˈspiːk/ to be evidence of; to order or reserve in advance M S

burglarize C2+

/ˈbɝɡləˌraɪz/ to break into a building unlawfully in order to steal M S

outright C2+

/ˈaʊtˌraɪt/ wholly and completely; without reservation M S

receptacle C2+

/rɪˈsɛptəkəl/ a container used to hold or store something M S

chasten C2+

/ˈtʃeɪsən/ to discipline or subdue in order to correct or improve M S

chippy C2+

/ˈtʃɪpi/ irritable and quarrelsome; or a British fish-and-chip shop M S

chronicle C2+

/ˈkrɑnɪkəl/ a factual written account of events in order of occurrence M S

commandment C2+

/kəˈmændmənt/ a divine rule or authoritative order M S

disordered C2+

/dɪsˈɔrdɚd/ lacking order or arrangement; in a state of confusion M S

alphabetic C2+

/ˌælfəˈbɛtɪk/ arranged in or relating to the order of the alphabet M S

alphabetize C2+

/ˈælfəbəˌtaɪz/ to arrange in alphabetical order M S

arsenal C2+

/ˈɑrsənəl/ a store or collection of weapons and military equipment M S

auxesis C2+

/ɔɡˈzisɪs/ rhetorical amplification arranging ideas in ascending order of importance; growth by cell enlargement M S

countermine C2+

/ˈkaʊntɚˌmaɪn/ to thwart an enemy's mine by digging a counter-tunnel; to counter a hostile scheme M S

disarrange C2+

/ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ/ to disturb the order or arrangement of; to throw into disorder M S

disorganization C2+

/dɪsˌɔrɡənəˈzeɪʃən/ lack of order or systematic arrangement; confusion M S

disruptive C2+

/dɪsˈrʌptɪv/ causing disturbance or upheaval; radically altering an established order M S

exportation C2+

/ˌɛkspɔrˈteɪʃən/ the act of sending goods abroad for sale M S

hoard C2+

/hɔrd/ to accumulate and hide away a store of something M S

injunction C2+

/ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ a court order requiring or forbidding an action; an authoritative command M S

permutation C2+

/ˌpɜrmjəˈteɪʃən/ an arrangement of items in a particular order, or one of several variations M S

precedence C2+

/ˈprɛsɪdəns/ priority in importance, order, or rank M S

provider C2+

/prəˈvaɪdɚ/ one who supplies something or supports a family M S

sequential C2+

/sɪˈkwɛnʃəl/ following in a logical order or consecutive succession M S

supranatural C2+

/ˌsuprəˈnætʃərəl/ transcending or lying beyond the natural order; supernatural M S

bakeshop C2+

/ˈbeɪkˌʃɑp/ a bakery; a shop where bread and pastries are made or sold M S

banquette C2+

/bæŋˈkɛt/ an upholstered bench along a wall, especially in a restaurant M S

cashier C2+

/kæˈʃɪr/ a person who handles payments; to dismiss from service in disgrace M S

cetacean C2+

/sɪˈteɪʃən/ a marine mammal of the order including whales, dolphins, and porpoises M S

chandlery C2+

/ˈtʃændləri/ a shop or store selling supplies, especially for ships M S

chelonian C2+

/kɪˈloʊniən/ a reptile of the order comprising turtles and tortoises M S

collate C2+

/kəˈleɪt/ to collect and arrange items in proper order, especially for comparison M S

commandery C2+

/ˈkɑmənˌdɛri/ a district or estate under the command of a knightly order M S

enjoin C2+

/ɛnˈʤɔɪn/ to instruct or urge to do something; to prohibit by order M S

fiat C2+

/ˈfiɑt/ an authoritative decree or order issued without consent M S

nun C2+

/nʌn/ a woman belonging to a religious order under vows M S

overhaul C2+

/ˈoʊvɚhɔl/ to examine and repair thoroughly; a thorough renovation M S

randomly C2+

/ˈrændəmli/ in a manner lacking any pattern, plan, or predictable order M S

rebate C2+

/ˈribeɪt/ a partial refund or deduction returned to a buyer M S

sequentially C2+

/sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/ in a successive order, one after another M S

unreserved C2+

/ˌʌnrɪˈzɜrvd/ without reservation; frank or not set aside M S

vie C2+

/vaɪ/ to compete eagerly in order to gain something M S

cadeau C2+

/kaˈdoʊ/ a gift or present; a consciously French or literary term in English M S

market-house C2+

/ˈmɑːrkɪtˌhaʊs/ dated: a building, often municipally owned, in which a public market is held M S