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1 stolid adj
someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react - used to show disapproval [= impassive]
—stolidly adverb

2 striated adj
technical : having narrow lines or bands of colour [= striped]
striation noun [countable usually plural]

3 strut n
1 [countable] a long thin piece of metal or wood used to support a part of a building, the wing of an aircraft etc
2 [singular] a proud way of walking, with your head high and your chest pushed forwards

strut v
1 to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important
strut around/about/across etc
I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.

2 strut your stuff : informal : to show your skill at doing something, especially dancing or performing:
The band strutted their stuff in a free concert.

4 subpoena n ,v (LAW)
a written order to come to a court of law and be a witness
to order someone to come to a court of law and be a witness:
James was subpoenaed as a witness.

5 substantiate v
to prove the truth of something that someone has said, claimed etc:
Katzen offered little evidence to substantiate his claims.
substantiation noun [uncountable]

6 supersede v
if a new idea, product, or method supersedes another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effective [= replace]:
Their map has since been superseded by photographic atlases.

7 supposition n
something that you think is true, even though you are not certain and cannot prove it:
His version of events is pure supposition.
supposition (that)
The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money

8 tacit adj
tacit agreement, approval, support etc is given without anything actually being said:
a tacit agreement between the three big companies
—tacitly adverb

9 tangential adj
formal : tangential information, remarks etc are only related to a particular subject in an indirect way
tangential to
The matter you raise is rather tangential to this discussion.
—tangentially adverb

10 tenuous adj
1 a situation or relationship that is tenuous is uncertain, weak, or likely to change:
For now, the band's travel plans are tenuous.

tenuous link/connection etc
The United Peace Alliance had only a tenuous connection with the organized Labour movement.
The link between her family and the King's is rather tenuous.
2 literary : very thin and easily broken
—tenuously adverb