hand-wave
Examples
“Lastly, he hand-waves away the effects on industrial development by essentially stating that if industry hadn't been established next to the railways that had been in place⟳ for 100 years, they were unlikely to materialise - which is somewhat disingenuous given the rapidly changing shape⟳ of industry at the time, a notable proportion of which he had overseen in his previous role at ICI.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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