P351-400 Vocabulary Flashcards

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**Verbose**

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using or containing too many words: **Legal writing is often unclear and verbose**.

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speech or writing that has many unnecessary words in it **meaningless verbiage**

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■to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college or hospital, etc. or to provide an income for it ***The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research for industry**.

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formal to praise something very much **People who extol free markets often blame such stagnation on excessive regulation**.

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the ability to think quickly and make good judgments *business/political/financial etc acumen* **The firm’s success is largely due to Brannon’s commercial acumen.**

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a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there **The house stood in a bleak and desolate landscape**.

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deserving blame **Both parties were held to be to some extent culpable**.

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the state of having a friendly relationship, so that you agree on things and live in peace OPP discord **All my confidence is bestowed on him, all his confidence is devoted to me; we are precisely suited in character – perfect concord is the result**.

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an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country: **The decree drew immediate and widespread condemnation**.

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not producing a chemical reaction when combined with other substances **inert gases**

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1. [intransitive and transitive] to try to persuade people to support a political party, politician, plan etc by going to see them and talking to them, especially when you want them to vote for you in an election **We can canvass the neighborhood, put up signs, go door to door**. 2. [intransitive and transitive] to ask people about something in order to get their opinion or to get information **Police canvassed the neighborhood but didn’t find any witnesses**.

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SPORT ■a net fixed tightly to an oval frame with a long handle, used in various sports for hitting a ball ***a tennis/squash/badminton racket** NOISE ■an unpleasant loud continuous noise ***They were making such a racket outside that I couldn't get to sleep**. CRIME ■a dishonest or illegal activity that makes money *They were jailed for running a protection/prostitution racket.

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sheer luck/happiness/stupidity etc luck, happiness etc with no other feeling or quality mixed with it SYN pure **I’ll never forget the look of sheer joy on her face**.

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to lose a right, position, possession etc or have it taken away from you because you have broken a law or rule **If we leave, we forfeit this tournament. If we stay, Dondre can’t play**.

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to get money from someone by deceiving them SYN cheat / con **Madoff swindled customers and employees out of almost 65 billion dollars through one of the most costly and destructive Ponzi schemes of all time**.

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a formal agreement between two groups, countries, or people, especially to help each other or to stop fighting SYN treaty **We have a pact not to have sex again until the wedding**.

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to show that something cannot be true or real: **His cheerful smile belied his words**.

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the time when someone or something was most popular, successful, or powerful in sb’s heyday **Greta Garbo in her heyday**

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■to pull a car, boat, etc. along, using a rope or a chain tied to another vehicle or boat ***The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away** tow sth away ■to lift a vehicle that has been parked illegally onto an official truck and take it to a place from which you have to pay to collect it *You're not allowed to park here - your car will be towed away.

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the largest part of something **The lion’s share of his money went to his grandchildren**.

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a very large room used for dancing on formal occasions

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someone who introduces the performers on a television or radio programme or at a social event **“Ladies and gentlemen.” The emcee said, “our special guest, Dondre Green.**”

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someone, usually a parent or teacher, who is responsible for young people on social occasions **Three parents went on the school ski trip as chaperones**.

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a part of a city where people of a particular race or class, especially people who are poor, live separately from the rest of the people in the city. This word is sometimes considered offensive **I was 13 years old, a poor black kid living with my mom and stepfather in a small black ghetto on XXX**.

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if something unpleasant is brewing, it will happen soon **Having escaped one disaster, I could feel another brewing**.

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a group of people who are clannish are very close to each other, and seem unfriendly towards strangers The older boys tended to be a bit clannish.

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1. shout loudly in an unpleasant high voice because you are angry, afraid, or excited SYN shriek, scream ‘Look out__’ she screeched. 2. if a vehicle screeches, its wheels make a high unpleasant noise as it moves along or stops **A loud horn and a screech of brakes somewhere behind the bus startled Frank**.

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to force something open, or force it away from something else pry something open/away/off etc We finally managed to pry the door open with a screwdriver. **Pry the toe of one shoe into the heel of the other.**

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good at judging what people or situations are really like She was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible.

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*very serious and not happy, for example because something bad has happened or because you are at an important occasion* **a solemn expression**

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a principle or belief, especially one that is part of a larger system of beliefs **one of the basic tenets of democracy**

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1. so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it: **They have shown a ruthless disregard for basic human rights**.

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continuing all the time without changing or stopping SYN continuous **the perpetual noise of the machines**

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a short journey in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them on errand She was always sending me on errands.

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a peaceful place that is safe and provides protection, especially for people who are in danger SYN refuge The sanctuary abandoned over 50 years ago.

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a situation in which there are very few of something that people want or need dearth of That is in large part because of a dearth of money.

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giving strong loyal support to another person, organization, belief etc **a staunch conservative**

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to stop doing, using, or having something that you enjoy SYN give up **She will never forsake her vegetarian principles**.

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to guess that something is true, using the information you know already When he came in, he didn’t look up, so she surmised that he was in a bad mood.

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showing strong positive feelings about an activity and determination to succeed at it an ardent supporter of free trade

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the crops that have been gathered, or the amount and quality of the crops gathered **Plum growers are expecting a bumper harvest this year**.

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used to describe the average amount of something in a particular place, calculated according to the number of people who live there Yearly sugar sales in the U.S. passes 100 pounds per capita for the first time.

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go awry if something goes awry, it does not happen in the way that was planned **That key function apparently goes awry when we consume too much sugar, and our cells resist the hormone**.

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1. to quickly use a lot of a supply of something such as money or land **Inflation has gobbled up our wage increases**. 2. to eat something very quickly, especially in an impolite or greedy way **We gobbled up all of the cake in one evening**.

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a form of an atom which has a different atomic weight from other forms of the same atom but the same chemical structure **For example, lack of water caused changes in ratios of stable isotope in specific layers of cave formations**.

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To walk along slowly, especially when this is difficult **To make some money, I plodded down a quiet street of older homes, selling books door-to-door**. ▪ **trudge** /trʌdʒ/ to walk in a slow tired way because it is difficult to continue walking, or you do not want to go somewhere ▪ plod to walk slowly in a tired way – often used about a horse, donkey etc ▪ **shuffle** to walk very slowly and noisily without lifting your feet off the ground

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if a plant wilts, it bends over because it is too dry or old ⇨ droop Mrs. Link showed me how to plant bulbs, what flowers and weeds to pull up, and where to haul the wilted plants.

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someone whose job is to drive a car for someone else ▪ driver ▪ motorist ▪ chauffeur ▪ trucker **Some weeks I got to be a chauffeur**.

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/bəʊˈkeɪ/ an arrangement of flowers, especially one that you give to someone

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behaving in a polite, kind, and generous way, especially to people of a lower rank **On Valentine’s Day, I self-consciously presented Mrs. Link a small bouquet, which she graciously accepted**.

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full throttle as fast or as much as possible **You’re running full throttle for 20 seconds**.

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■to get the benefit, etc. that is the result of your own actions **But even if you’re already fit, you can still reap measurable benefits from adding HIIT to your training regimen**.

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slight physical pain **While nursing a little injury or niggle**.

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to feel better quickly after being ill, or to become successful again after failing or having been defeated SYN recover **Indeed, news are spreading that the world economy is bouncing back, hopefully to pre-crisis level.**

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every day New studies on the benefits of HIIT make the news on a regular basis.

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to demand and get something from someone by using threats, force etc exact something from somebody **The blackmailers exacted a total of $100000 from their victims**.

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■a marker (= small sign) usually an arrow or a vertical line, on a computer screen which moves to show the point where work is being done

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a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square

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not exciting, impressive etc SYN dull **The basketball team’s performance has been lackluster this season**.

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**Mike assured him as he grinned from ear to ear, displaying the bright smile that became his trademark**.

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■unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money. **She and her children were stranded on the roadside when Mike came by**.

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a narrow piece of attractive cloth that you use, for example, to tie your hair or hold things together ⇨ bow **Yellow ribbon project**

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a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity **Mark did a two-year stint in the army.**

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to cut off someone’s arm, leg, finger etc during a medical operation Two of her toes were amputated because of frostbite.

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to escape from a situation that you do not want to be in any more **What was wrong with me? Why is it so hard to love me and why is it that when it gets hard, everyone bails?**

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very unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured **I will spare you the gruesome details of what followed**.

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to bring food back up from your stomach through your mouth SYN vomit **He puked all over the carpet**

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to move away from someone or something because you are afraid **I cringe every time someone else finds out. I did not want to write this story**.

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**I got into my own car, sure to get home in one piece, never knowing what was coming**.

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to change direction, especially suddenly **Suddenly, they swerved into opposite lane, colliding with an oncoming car**.

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very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people **A meek and tidy soul, he has a need for order and structure and a passion for detail**.

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someone who is dogmatic is completely certain of their beliefs and expects other people to accept them without arguing **Having seen themselves fail, they became more likely to question the dogmatic assumption, prevalent at the time, that the human mind is rational and logical**.

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able to do or decide things by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people Our aim is to teach our son to become an independent self-reliant adult.

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an electrical wire or wires with a protective covering, usually for connecting electrical equipment to the supply of electricity the phone cord

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a place in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricity

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a strange feeling that something, especially something bad, is going to happen **When Anne didn’t arrive, Paul had a premonition that she was in danger**.

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a woman's dress, especially a long one worn on formal occasions, or a long loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes for a particular purpose ***a graduation gown** ***a hospital gown**

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a shirt made of soft material, worn by players of sports such as football and rugby

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a statistic informal if someone is just a statistic, they are just another example of someone who has died because of a particular type of accident or disease **Agony claws my mind. I am a statistic**.

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to persuade someone to do or give you something, for example by saying nice things to them that you do not mean – used to show disapproval **I was too cool for the bus. I remember how I wheedled the car out of mom**.

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to smoke cigarettes one immediately after another As an offering, Uncle Bob gave up smoking – and you know what a chain smoker he is!

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to ride a bicycle ⇨ cycle, ride Because a new study shows that people on a stationary bike pedaled faster when they simultaneously tackled some sort of mental test.

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■a problem for which it is hard to find the answer, especially one which people enjoy trying to solve as a game **When confronted with tough brain-teasers, their cycling speeds were about the same as when they had nothing in particular to think about**.

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oily or fatty food that is rancid smells or tastes unpleasant because it is no longer fresh a smell that reminds some people of blue cheese, rancid butter or rotten coconut.

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a popular and fashionable style, activity, method etc SYN fashion be in vogue/be the vogue **The term has been around for years, but it has come into vogue in the past year or so**.

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to be faster in a race than other competitors, or (more generally) to be much better than someone **Our team outdistanced our opponents by at least three touchdowns**.

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■filled with feelings of admiration or respect The regular starter whom he replaced sat awestruck on the bench.

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the conditions or situation in which something happens against a backdrop of something **Jason received a volley of body slams against the backdrop of thunderous applause from the crowd**.

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praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve **Despite all the adulation, Jason managed to maintain his characteristic humble, low-key manner**.

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By the second touchdowns, I had to wipe my eyes and pinch myself.

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written or printed clearly enough for you to read OPP illegible **Written on a lined paper, such as schoolboy would use, were words of excitement penned in a barely legible scrawl**

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* Written on a lined paper torn from a spiral notebook.

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a cover on a container, which can be lifted up or removed **“Going home” was scripted inside the lid**.

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pinstripe suit a suit made from cloth with a pinstripe pattern, worn especially by business people a navy-blue pinstripe suit

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the rat race the unpleasant situation experienced by people working in big cities, when they continuously compete for success and have a lot of stress in their lives **My father wasn’t too knee on the idea of being back in the rat race, but I assured him that this time, it would be nothing like that.**

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to keep biting something hard SYN chew **A rat had gnawed a hole in the box. The dark void that gnawed inside me began to fade**.

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very calm or peaceful: **The child’s face was serene and beautiful**. —serenity /sɪˈrenəti/ a sense of serenity and balance returned to my soul.

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ways of behaving that are considered polite and pleasant **He moved with the grace of young manhood**.

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angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you ⇨ morose Now she was not eating at all and was withdrawn and sullen.

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*to move with a quick sudden* movement, or to make part of your body move in this way: **As I spoke, Jesse jerked convulsively away from me**.

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to move your hand, arm, or head to tell someone something, or show them what you mean **Jesse paced and gestured, and his voice broke a few times, but when he hung up, he turned to me with dry eyes and said they had decided to put her to sleep**.

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if a feeling wells or wells up in you, you start to feel it strongly **I could not control the tears streaming down my face, or the grief I felt welling up inside for Jesse, who had to become a man so quickly and so alone**.

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to gradually fall asleep He felt himself drifting off to sleep.

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to hold something gently, as if to protect it She drifted off to sleep, her head cradled in his hand.

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a small partly enclosed place where one person can do something privately, such as use the telephone or vote **At the carnival, they had all kind of booths**.

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a vibrant color is bright and strong: **The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, buy it was dark, empty, lifeless. It lacked the bright, vibrant colors that his fellow artists had used**.

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when a person or animal is kept in a prison, cage etc and not allowed to go where they want OPP freedom **The young orphan girl carefully released the butterfly from its captivity**.

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to climb or move slowly somewhere, using your hands and feet because it is difficult or steep **He only pretended to listen to the chatter of his friends, Norm and ed, as they all clambered aboard the number 10 bus after school.**

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to do very well in an examination, a piece of written work etc: I aced the History test.

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to sit or lie down in a relaxed way, by letting all your weight fall heavily onto a chair etc **Frank and his friends flopped down in the back of the xx city bus along with several other boys**.

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to send out a large amount of smoke, flames etc, or to come out of something in large amounts **The bus belched a gray cloud out the back and headed west on Blue Mound Road**.

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■to stand, sit or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored Straighten your back - try not to slouch. Frank slouched into his seat.

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to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way lurch forward/to/towards/into etc **The train lurched forward and some of the people standing fell over**.

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to push part of your body against something solid in order to make yourself more steady brace something against something **The bus lurched away from a curb, and Frank instinctively braced his Nikes against the floor**.

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to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone you know has done – used especially by children. Did the fat lady tell on us?

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to change and become different quite slowly One the way to the stadium, we grew silent as our driver paused before the Lincoln Memorial.

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a small flat leather case, used for carrying paper money, credit cards etc in your pocket

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lazy Go and wake up that idle brother of yours.

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■something which is given to you without you having to pay for it, especially as a way of attracting your support for or interest in something *The company's marketing rep was giving out pens and mugs - the usual freebies. **This will be my freebie of the day**.

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to decide that someone or something is useless, unimportant, or a failure **A lot of companies seem to write people off if they are over 50**.

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medical a malignant disease is one such as cancer, which can develop in an uncontrolled way and is likely to cause someone’s death OPP benign **She developed a malignant tumor in her breast**.

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if a part of your body smarts, it hurts with a stinging pain My eyes were smarted with the smoke. **Craig’s words smarted**.

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to slightly change the color of something, especially hair **As the morning sun began to tint the horizon, he grabbed my hand and looked me**.

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to entertain someone by telling them about something **Soon, over coffee, they regaled me with stories of huge saltwater crocodiles**.

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someone who travels around and has no home or regular job **An old hobo told me how he’d fed his family during the depression**.

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suddenly affected by an illness or a feeling: **we never saw him again, but looking back I wonder if he was smitten with Grandma S**.

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short and thick or low and wide, especially in a way which is not attractive. She is short and a little squat.

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not important **an inconsequential matter/remark**

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arriving or done late **He’s been tardy three times this semester**.

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to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain **The class seemed to gasp in unison. Professions**?

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1. a soft steady light **Yes, you will all be searching for your professions, she said with a glow on her face**. 2, the pink color in your face or body that you have when you are healthy, have been doing exercise, or are excited **She had a healthy glow in her cheeks**.

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■to go around something **As she rounded a corner, they shoved a pie into her face as hard as they could**.

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to protect someone or something from being harmed or damaged shield somebody/something from somebody/something **He held up his hands, shielding his eyes from the sun.**

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if you make jokes at someone’s expense, you laugh about them and make them seem stupid or silly Louis kept making jokes at his wife’s expense.

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an official statement praising someone, especially someone who has been brave or very successful **Very slowly, his average started to rise, he earned a commendation for improvements, and you could see his self-esteem start to grow**.

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if you move gingerly, or touch something gingerly, you do it in a slow careful way, because you are afraid it will be dangerous or painful SYN carefully **The pupil gingerly followed his instruction and walked into the sea, joining Socrates where the water was just below their chins**.

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to breathe quickly in a way that can be heard because you are having difficulty breathing gasp for air/breath **The boy raced to the surface, gasping for air and choking from the salt water**.

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action against someone who has done something bad to you ⇨ revenge The pupil looked around for Socrates in order to seek his retaliation.

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something that prevents or saves someone or something from danger, loss, or failure salvation of **The Internet turned out to be the salvation of the company**.

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to fail a test **He flunked physics in high school getting a grade of zero**.

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1. *at the right time without being late* SYN on time **She arrived promptly.** 2. *immediately*: **She turned off the alarm and promptly went back to sleep**.

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■the quality of being not very good; a person who is not very good at something **Otherwise, he would content himself with what appeared to be his inevitable mediocrity**.

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balance one’s budget, meet one’s payments. To make ends meet, Karen and her children moved in with her mother in Texas, for a short period of time.

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the main team that represents a university, college, or school in a sport the varsity football team

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an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement which usually only lasts for a short time There was a general atmosphere of pessimism after the euphoria of last year.

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feeling very happy and excited Scientists are euphoric at the success of the test.

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words printed above or below a picture in a book or newspaper or on a television screen to explain what the picture is showing ⇨ subtitle The caption said we dated.

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someone who is sentimental is easily affected by emotions such as love, sympathy, sadness etc, often in a way that seems silly to other people Sometimes when her mother was feeling especially impatient and sentimental, she called Anne by her real name.

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a precocious child shows intelligence or skill at a very young age, or behaves in an adult way – sometimes used to show disapproval in British English **She wasn’t precocious and brilliant**.

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courage She had a lot of spunk.

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if a group of people give someone an ovation, they clap to show approval **At the end of my speech the whole audience jumped to its feet with a standing ovation**.

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a large amount or mass of something, especially something that has been collected **The student body of 3200 was a melting pot of ethnic differences**.

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to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators.

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having a soft light, or a strong warm color **The evening sky was still aglow**.

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if a part of someone’s body twitches, or if they twitch it, it makes a small sudden movement. His mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled. **Melinda’s nose twitched at the smoky odor in the air**.

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to hit someone very hard with your hand closed If you don’t shut up, I’m going to thump you! **His tail thumped alongside her bed as she rubbed his fur**

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if a part of your body tingles, you feel a slight stinging feeling, especially on your skin My body tingled all over and I had a terrible headache.

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a small metal or plastic object used to keep a door, gate, or window closed **Gwen lifted the latch and opened the gate**.

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to suddenly pull something quickly and with force **Nick yanked the door open. I am yanking**!!

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to move, or to make someone or something move Suddenly the window budged, then slipped open.

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an acrid smell or taste is strong and unpleasant and stings your nose or throat She coughed and choked in the acrid fumes.

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to cause sharp but usually temporary pain *The soap/smoke/sweat stung my eyes.

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a police officer in one of the forces of the 50 political areas of the United States *Troopers are called out in emergencies or dangerous situations.

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a piece of equipment that makes very loud warning sounds, used on police cars, fire engines etc I heard police sirens in the distance.

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if people swarm somewhere, they go there as a large uncontrolled crowd **As soon as the bell that ended the last morning class started ringing, the students swarmed toward their lockers**.

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packed lunch Then those who didn’t eat in the cafeteria headed with their sack lunches.

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not knowing about or not noticing something that is happening around you SYN unaware **shifting the books from arm to arm , focusing on the balanced book, shuffling forward, oblivious to her surroundings**.

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■to spread wide apart ***At one point the dancers flipped onto their backs and splayed their legs**.

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an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon **The teachers left the meeting shaking their heads in disgust, firmly convinced that failure was imminent**.

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goods that are being sold A range of official Disney merchandise was on sale.

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ˈæləməni/ money that a court orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after their marriage has ended ⇨ maintenance

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a small group of people who enjoy doing the same things together, and do not like including others ⇨ clique **xxxxx where a small coterie of aids awaited him**.

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to push or hit something forcefully and quickly, often with a thin or sharp object Scientists jabbed hypertensive rats with three doses of the formulation. jab somebody with something Stop jabbing me with your elbow!

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to clean your nose by forcing air through it into a cloth or a piece of soft paper **Blowing my nose because I have a little cold right now, so be careful**.

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an impolite word for the thick mucus (=liquid) produced in your nose **And they found that the secret ingredient is snot.**

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a thick piece of mucus from your nose I am very sorry I chases you with a booger on my finger.

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as fast as possible **If you wish to experience your System 2 working at full tilt, the following exercise will do**.

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used to show how happy you are that you have discovered the answer to a problem, found something etc **This was a eureka moment: I realized that xxxx**.

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a shape with four sides, only two of which are parallel

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reminiscent of something reminding you of something And all of this is very reminiscent of the history of Atlantis.

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■If cancer cells metastasize, they spread to other parts of the body and cause tumours (= a mass of cells) to grow there. **Since then, the cancer has returned twice and metastasized**.

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Chore /tʃɔː $ tʃɔːr/

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1. a large noisy crowd, especially one that is angry and violent This is Africa, so mob justice in action.

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Watchful and responsible care The lack of oversight made maintaining quality impossible.

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to not notice something, or not see how important it is SYN miss **To each member of each family represented in the senior class, whose support, sacrifice, and dedication has not been overlooked, we thank you**.

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to take control of a country or area next to your own, especially by using force **Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia on Sep 30th 2022**.

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■Someone who is on assignment is doing a particular job or piece of work, usually in a specified place where they have been sent for a period of time. ***Both journalists were killed by terrorists whilst on assignment in Colombia**.

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someone whose job is to look after a school or other large building

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to support an idea, belief etc, especially a political one He espoused a variety of scientific, social and political causes.

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FORCE ■to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force ***Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital**.

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■having the characteristic of regularly working hard **I was in an industrious mood last Saturday. So I cleaned the house, did the laundry, and baked four loaves of bread**.

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very full of something bad or unpleasant **By this time her body was riddled with cancer.**

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a system of wires through which electricity is connected to different power stations across a region At the very least, better advance warning would give people more time to finally back up their hard drives before the grid goes down.

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zero in on sth ■to direct all your attention towards a particular thing *We must decide on our target market, then zero in on it.

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one of the separate parts that form a garlic plant a clove of garlic

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if a woman has her hair in a bun, she fastens it in a small round shape at the back of her head I tie my hair into a low bun.

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if you have a photographic memory, you can remember exactly every detail of something you have seen It is a good thing I’ve got a photographic memory.

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to officially accuse someone of committing a crime Nobody’s pressing charges, but don’t ever do that again.

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a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake Coat with bread crumbs and bake.

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formal disagreement or arguing between people Discord within NATO

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almost impossible to see or notice = undetectable Your face twisted slightly in an expression of disgust, and you may have pushed this book imperceptibly farther away.

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to make something weaker or less With an attenuated version of how you would react to the actual event.

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if a problem crops up, it happens or appears suddenly and in an unexpected way SYN arise **Questions are probably cropping up in your minds as well**.

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to move into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other, or to make something do this SYN tilt **But a few percent could tip an election**.

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something good that happens because of luck: The results are not made up, nor are they statistical fluke.

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■to take pleasure from something that makes you feel good And think of all the internet glory you could bask in. He basked in his moment of glory, holding the trophy up to the crowd.

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JOIN ■a line where two things join, especially a line of sewing joining two pieces of cloth or leather She was repairing Billy’s trousers, where the seam had come undone.

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stupid But until those solutions are developed, sending brain-damaged humans to Mars would be a dim-witted thing to do.

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1. likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem ⇨ immune Older people are more susceptible to infections. 2. a susceptible person is easily influenced or attracted by someone or something A lot of TV advertising is aimed at susceptible young children.

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half-frozen rain that falls when it is very cold scattered sleet and snow showers —sleety adjective **That sleety afternoon of December 23, 1988, their 15-year-old son ,Chris had been riding with five friends xx**.

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to push or throw something very hard so that it moves through the air very quickly Three of the kids, including Chris, were catapulted out the rear window.

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if a liquid gushes, it flows or pours out quickly and in large quantities SYN spurt at torrent of blood gushing from his left thigh.

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an artificial leg, tooth, or other part of the body which takes the place of a missing part **From the start, his surgeons saw that the jumble of torn nerves, arteries an muscles made it impossible to reattach the severed limb. Chris would need a prosthesis**.

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having great determination or courage Behind his strong spirits lay an indomitable will forged by religious faith.

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a building that is impregnable is so strong that it cannot be entered by force Homes are never impregnable against determined thieves.

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if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface of something and starts to flow out Tears welled up in the boy’s eyes. It was a night he would never forget.

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■to (cause someone or something to) move backwards and forwards or from side to side in a regular way ***If you rock back on that chair, you're going to break it**.

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to walk with difficulty, especially because your legs or feet hurt ⇨ limp **He hobbled into the room on crutches**.

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1. the bottom part of a tree that is left in the ground after the rest of it has been cut down an old tree stump 2. the short part of someone’s leg, arm etc that remains after the rest of it has been cut off He rocked back and forth in silent reaction to the ache radiating from his stump.

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to move or make something move quickly through the air with a quiet sound From the first, Chris began shooting from the outside, and he felt a thrill whenever the ball swished through the net.

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a special plan of food, exercise etc that is intended to improve your health regimen of **So he began a daily regimen of shooting, dribbling and weightlifting.**

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to move the ball along with you by short kicks, bounces, or hits in a game of football, basketball etc He was trying to dribble the ball past his opponents.

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■to move quickly, easily, and (of a person) confidently *The ball went sailing over the garden fence. The ball sailed toward the rim – and swished cleanly through the net.

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the main dish of a meal, or a dish served before the main course – used in restaurants or on formal occasions **an entrée of roast duck**

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an irrevocable decision, action etc cannot be changed or stopped **While many in the world see the Chinese spy balloon as a sign of Beijing’s growing aggressiveness, China has sought to cast the controversy as a symptom of the US’s irrevocable decline**.

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related to the nose **Dr. xx explains during a CNN town hall about the fentanyl crisis how to use Narcan, a nasal spray that blocks the effects of fentanyl and other opioids.**

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to burn something with a sudden powerful heat **Physical pain-sometimes searing – was part of his daily life**.

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to have less than a particular amount of something The Democrats are three votes shy of a majority. **One the night of December 15, just eight days shy of a year since the accident**.

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very bad *lousy food/service We’re always going to have these lousy seasons but that has not been the case this season.

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the sport of jumping over a high bar using a long pole

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sports such as running and jumping. The pole vault is truly the glamour event of any track-and-field competition.

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jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you: **The robber vaulted over the counter and took $200 in cash**.

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deafening silence a complete silence, when it is uncomfortable or you are expecting someone to say something **The silence was deafening**.

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an unhealthy condition of plants in which parts of them dry up and die

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the area in a plane, small boat, or racing car where the pilot or driver sits

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if someone or something is pretentious, they try to seem more important, intelligent, or high class than they really are in order to be impressive **The novel deals with grand themes but is never heavy or pretentious**.

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too ready to believe what other people tell you, so that you are easily tricked **The psychologists who do these experiments don’t believe that people are stupid or infinitely gullible**.

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to show pain suddenly and for a short time in the face, often moving the head back at the same time The first guest to taste the soup winces.

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completely unreasonable, stupid, or wrong SYN ridiculous System 2 knew this was a ludicrous idea.

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of or relating to the body Corporal punishment is particularly common in Mississippi.

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the quality that something big has of being impressive, powerful, or beautiful SYN grandeur Michael was soaring with the majesty of an eagle.

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someone or something that provides a feeling of support and safety **She was afraid, alone and without any anchor**.

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DISAGREE ■to have difficult disagreements or strong arguments DISAGREEMENT ■a difficult disagreement or violent argument Earlier in the day we had had a tussle over the words “mug” and “water”.

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to express your praise, pleasure etc in a way that other people think is too strong ‘**I simply loved your book,’ she gushed.**

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