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solitude
the situation of being alone, often by choice:
: He prefers the solitude of the country to the chaos of the city.
driveway
A red van was parked in the driveway in front of the garage.
disinfect (v.), disinfectant/disinfection
disinfect something to clean something using a substance that kills bacteria: to disinfect a surface/room/wound
cluster (n,v)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] (of a group of similar things or people) to form a group, sometimes by surrounding something, or to make something do this:
People clustered around the noticeboard to read the exam results.
Bilateral agreement
There is an urgent need to renegotiate the bilateral agreement;
renaissance
experience/see/undergo a renaissance
noun [ S ]
1/a situation when there is new interest in something and it becomes strong and active again:
Around the beginning of the 21st century, the area’s wine industry underwent something of a renaissance.
intergrate, intergrated (a), intergration
1/integrate A (into/with B): [intransitive, transitive] “ to combine two or more things so that they work together; to combine with something else in this way
These programs can be integrated with your existing software.”
2/ integrate somebody (into/with something)
[intransitive, transitive] to become or make somebody become accepted as a member of a social group, especially when they come from a different culture:
The policy is to integrate children with special needs into ordinary schools.”
interfere (in sth); interfere with (sb/sth); interfering (adj before N), interference (n.)
1/interfere [I] to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not really involve you, in a way that annoys other people: The police are very unwilling to interfere in family problems.
2/ “interfere with somebody: to illegally try to influence somebody who is going to give evidence in court, for example by threatening them or offering them money: He was found guilty of interfering with witnesses.
3/interfere with something: to prevent something from succeeding or from being done or happening as planned: “
She never allows her personal feelings to interfere with her work.”
4/ interfere with something: to touch, use or change something, especially a piece of equipment, so that it is damaged or no longer works correctly: I’d get fired if he found out I’d been interfering with his records.
intervene in sth; intervene (v) , intervening (adj before N), intervention (n.)
1/intervene in sth [I] to become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse: “
The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.”
2/intervene [I] “
to delay an event, or to make it difficult to do: My brother was studying to be a church minister, but the Second World War intervened.
3/if time intervenes, it passes before you do something or before something happens: Two decades intervened between the completion of the design and the opening of the theater.
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convey (v.), conveyance, conveyor (n.)
1/convey something to somebody (formal): convey [T] to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to somebody Please convey my apologies to your wife.
2/ convey somebody/something (from…) (to…) (formal) : to take, carry or transport somebody/something from one place to another “
Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to the radiators.”
engage , engaged/engaging , engagement
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1/engage sb (to do sth) “ to employ someone: They have engaged accountancy firm Ernst & Young to approach financial institutions for funding on their behalf.
2/engage sb [T] to cause someone to become interested or involved in an activity, or to attract someone’s interest: “
He wrote about things that engaged him.
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3/engage (with) somebody [I] , [T] to begin fighting with somebody “
The fleet sailed out of Cadiz to engage with the enemy.”
4/engage (with) something [I] , [T] when a part of a machine engages, or when you engage it, it fits together with another part of the machine and the machine begins to work Engage the clutch before selecting a gear.
5/ engage (with something/somebody) [I]
“ to become involved with and try to understand something/somebody She has the ability to engage with young minds.
6/engage (somebody) in something
- phrasal verb” “(formal) to take part in something; to make somebody take part in something
” “She tried desperately to engage him in conversation.
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nourish, nourishing (adj), nourishment
1/nourish somebody/something [usually passive] to keep a person, an animal or a plant alive and healthy with food, etc. “All the children were well nourished and in good physical condition.
2/nourish something (formal) “to allow a feeling, an idea, etc. to develop or grow stronger
“ By investing in education, we nourish the talents of our children.
universal (a.) , universality (n,.)
1/”existing everywhere or involving everyone:
“ Food, like sex, is a subject of almost universal interest.
2/suitable for a lot of different situations, sizes, or uses “
a universal rain cover”
retrieve, retrieval, retrievable
1/retrieve something (from somebody/something) “(formal) to bring or get something back, especially from a place where it should not be
SYNONYM recover” “
She bent to retrieve her comb from the floor.”
2/retrieve something (from somebody/something) “(computing) to find and get back data or information that has been stored in the memory of a computer
“ to retrieve information from the database
(in …) respect(s)
1/a particular aspect or detail of something”
This has been a difficult year in many/some respects.”
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2/admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities” “:
I believe people had more respect for teachers back then.
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3/the polite attitude shown toward someone or something that you consider important:
Some drivers don’t have any respect for other motorists.
adjust, adjustment, adjustable, well-adjusted (before N), inflation-adjusted [ before noun ], seasonally adjusted [before N]
1/adjust something to something [transitive] to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better “Adjust your language to the age of your audience.
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2/adjust (yourself) to (doing) something [intransitive, transitive] to get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think “You’ll quickly adjust yourself to student life.
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adjust sth for sth to change figures slightly according to inflation, the time of year, etc. so that they can be compared in a useful way with other figures: “
Payouts from the fund, when adjusted for inflation, are 20% less today than they were 10 years ago.”
4/[ T ]to arrange your clothing to make yourself look tidy:” “
She adjusted her skirt, took a deep breath, and walked into the room.”
afford , affordable (housing), affordability
1/can’t afford to do something “(usually used with can, could or be able to, especially in negative sentences or questions)
to have enough money to be able to buy or do something” “We can’t afford to go abroad this summer.
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2/can’t afford to do something if you say that you can’t afford to do something, you mean that you should not do it because it will cause problems for you if you do We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
3/ afford somebody something (formal) to provide somebody with something Being a college professor affords you the opportunity simply to write and do research.
agriculture n. , agricultural adj.
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The number of people employed in agriculture has fallen in the last decade.”
intuitive
1/intuitive (of ideas) obtained by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts
He had an intuitive sense of what the reader wanted.
2/(of people) able to understand something by using feelings rather than by considering the facts “
I don’t think that women are necessarily more intuitive than men.”
3/ (of computer software, etc.) easy to understand and to use It has a stunning and intuitive user interface.
know-how
We need skilled workers and technical know-how.
compromise (n,v), compromising (adj)
1/[intransitive] to give up some of your demands in order to reach an agreement after disagreeing with somebody “Unions and management seem ready to compromise on the level of the increase.
2/[ T ] to lower or weaken standards:
His opponents charged that the deal would compromise conservative principles.”
3/[ T ] to risk having a harmful effect on something: We would never compromise the safety of our passengers.
common sense
“Anyone with any common sense would have known what to do.
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