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A weapon that can fly over long distances and that explodes when it hits the thing it is aiming at

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Missile /’misel/

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To think about smth that you might do

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Contemplate /,kontempleit/

I do not contemplate any opposition from him

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Likely to be affected by an illness or problem

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Susceptible /se’septebel/

young children are susceptible to colds.

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The action of capturing someone or something using force

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Seizure /’siige/

The seizure of the Assembly building

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Use power or control

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Seize /siiz/

He seized power in 1995.

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Completely and without qualification; absolutely

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Utterly /ûteli/

he looked utterly ridiculous

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Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic feature

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Reconnaissance /ri’konisens/

An excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance

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(Of two things) so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting

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Incompatible /inkem’petibel/

Cleverness and femininity were seen as incompatible

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(Of ideas or statements) so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible

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Irreconcilable /i,reken’sailebl/

Syn incompatible

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Prevent or obstruct by taking advance actions

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Forestall /foo’stool/

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A kingdom

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Realm /relm/

The defence of the realm

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Destroy utterly

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Annihilate /e’naieleit/

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As is certain to happen; unavoidably

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Inevitably /in’evitebli/

Getting older is inevitable

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A noisy quarrel about something trivial

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Squabble /’skwobel/
Family squabbles
The boys were squabbling over a ball

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Powerful and effective language

The ability to speak or write well and in an effective way

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Eloquence /’elekwens/

The senator’s eloquence is well known.

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Buy or obtain for oneself

Learn or develop

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Acquire /e’kwaie/
I managed to acquire all the books I needed.
I’ve acquired a taste for whisky.

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A person’s natural height

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Stature

A man of shot stature

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Relating to the body

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Somatic /se’matik/

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Increase rapidly in number; multiply

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Proliferate /pre’lifereit/
These mutations allow cancer cells to proliferate
Fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate

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Continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

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Persist /pe’sist/

Persist despite treatment

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The medicines, equipment, and techniques available to a medical practitioner

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Armamentarium

The stethoscope is still an essential part of the physician’s armamentarium

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The action or process of changing something

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Alteration
Careful alteration of old buildings
Have a genetic alteration

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Of considerable importance, size or worth

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Substantial /seb’stænsh(e)l/
A substantial amount of cash
A substantial proportion of cases

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Опухоль. An abnormal mass of tissue which may be solid or fluid-filled.
Neoplasm that has formed a lump.

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Tumor /’tju:me/

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Arrange in a particular order
Sequence /'si:kw(e)ns/
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Fall or drop straight down at high speed
Plummet A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully The cost of genetic sequencing is plummeting
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1. Possible and practical to do easily or conveniently | 2. likely, probably
Feasible The Dutch have demonstrated that it is perfectly feasible to live below sea level The most feasible explanation
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Very quickly; at great rate
Rapidly | The business is expanding rapidly
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Ask a question about smth, especially in order to express one's doubts about it or to check it's validity or accuracy
Query Many people queried whether any harm had been done We need to query each tumor
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The state or presence of a malignant cance
Malignancy | After biopsy, evidence of malignancy was found
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The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college
Curriculum /ke'rikjulem/
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Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time
Amass | He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds
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Regard or consider in a specified way
Deem /di:m/ The event was deemed a great success. The part of your past that you deem to be most relevant can be critical in determining your outlook for the future.
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(Of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source)
Emanate /'emeneit/ Warmth emanated from the fireplace. Economic forecasts that emanate from the office.
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1. A person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system. 2. Stat. A point in a sample widely separated from the main cluster.
Outlier | They would no longer treat the recent years of poor economic performance as a sort of outlier.
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1. To a great or significant extent. | 2. For the most part, essentially
Substantially /seb'stantish(e)li/ Profits grew substantially. Things will remain substantially the same over the next ten years.
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Depressing dull and bleak or repetitive
Dreary /drieri/ The dreary round of working, eating and trying to sleep. It is a dreary depressing prospect.
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Official approval or license to print or publish, especially under conditions of censorship.
Imprimatur /im'pre-ma:tër/ | But the C.B.O forecast has an official nonpartisan imprimatur.
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Not supporting one political group or party over another
Nonpartisan /non-pär-te-zen/
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1. Tending to remind one of something. | 2. Suggesting something by resemblance.
Reminiscent /remi'nis(e)nt/ | The sights were reminiscent of my childhood.
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An estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends
Projection /pre'dgeksh(e)n/ | Plans based on projections of slow but positive growth.
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Income, especially when of an organization and of a substantial nature
Revenue
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An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply
Surplus | Export of food surpluses
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Counteract (something) by having an equal and opposite force or effect.
Offset | In normal times, such increased individual tax receipt would be offset by lower corporate tax payments.
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1. Jump or dive quickly and energetically. | 2. Push or thrust quickly.
Plunge Tax receipt would have plunged even there had been no Bush tax cut. Plunged into the sea... He plunged his hands into his pockets.
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Before now
Heretofore /hietu'fo:/ | The rest has heretofore been viewed as likely temporary.
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Used to convey that was is asserted is very likely though not known for certain
Presumably /pri'zju:mebli/ | Those who do choose to retire presumably will be happier.
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1. A crash involving several vehicles. | 2. An accumulation of a specified thing.
Pile-up 1. A three cars pile-up on the A30 2. A massive pile-up of data
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1. suffer patiently | 2. Remain in existence; last
Endure /in'djue/ It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain. This cities endured through time. That the strength would endure indefinitely.
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Surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force it's surrender
Besiege /bi'si:dg/ | The king marched north to besiege Betwick