1. Boffin
(1) A boffin is a scientist, especially one who is doing research.
: The boffins of Imperial College in London think the may have found a solution.
(2) Very clear people are sometimes called boffins.
: A computer boffin is set to make 5 million dollars from his revolutionary photo
technology.
2. Lampoon
(1) If you lampoon someone or something, you criticize them very strongly, using humorous means.
: He was lampooned for his short stature and political views.
(2) A lampoon is a piece of writing or speech which criticizes someone or something very strongly, using humorous means.
3. Perilous
(1) Something that is perilous is very dangerous.
: ...a perilous journey across the war-zone... The road grew even steeper and more perilous.
4. flare-up
If there is a flare-up of violence or of an illness, it suddenly starts or gets worse.
5. Masseuse
A masseuse is a woman whose job is to give massages.
6. Typology
A typology is a system for dividing things into different types, especially in science and the social sciences.
7. Gigolo
A gigolo is a man who is paid to be the lover of a rich and usually older woman.
8. Sulk
If you sulk, you are silent and bad-tempered for a while because you are annoyed about something.
: He turned his back and sulked.
9. Exasperate
If someone or something exasperates you, they annoy you and make you feel frustrated or upset.
: The sheer futility of it all exasperates her.
10. Repository
A repository i a place where something is kept safely.
: A church in Moscow became a repository for police flies.
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