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rancorous

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ADJECTIVE A rancorous argument or person is full of bitterness and anger. [formal] The deal ended after a series of rancorous disputes. Synonyms: bitter, hostile, malicious, malign

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that someone is, for example, a doting mother, husband, or friend, you mean that they show a lot of love for someone. His doting parents bought him his first racing bike at 13. Synonyms: adoring, devoted, fond, foolish

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PHRASAL VERB To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you. She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A sea change in someone's attitudes or behaviour is a complete change. A sea change has taken place in young people's attitudes to their parents.

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1. VARIABLE NOUN A mutiny is a refusal by people, usually soldiers or sailors, to continue obeying a person in authority. A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime. Synonyms: rebellion, revolt, uprising, insurrection

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COUNTABLE NOUN | The helmsman of a boat is the man who is steering it.

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any carnivorous typically green insect of the family Mantidae, of warm and tropical regions, having a long body and large eyes and resting with the first pair of legs raised as if in prayer: order Dictyoptera

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1. ADJECTIVE If you describe someone as earthy, you mean that they are open and direct, and talk about subjects which other people avoid or feel ashamed about. [approval] ...his extremely earthy humour.

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COUNTABLE NOUN [oft poss NOUN] Your interlocutor is the person with whom you are having a conversation. [formal] Owen had the habit of staring motionlessly at his interlocutor.

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COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural, usually with poss] The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing. [journalism] This performance will silence many of his detractors. The news will have delighted detractors of the scheme. Synonyms: slanderer, belittler, disparager, defamer

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VERB If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. The pain had subsided during the night. [VERB] Catherine's sobs finally subsided. [VERB] Synonyms: decrease, diminish, lessen, ease

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ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun] Preternatural abilities, qualities, or events are very unusual in a way that might make you think that unknown forces are involved. [formal] Parents had an almost preternatural ability to understand what was going on in their children's minds. Synonyms: supernatural, odd, strange, unusual

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a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong: racial/sexual stereotypes He doesn't conform to/fit/fill the national stereotype of a Frenchman. The characters in the book are just stereotypes.

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ADJECTIVE If you describe a child as maladjusted, you mean that they have psychological problems and behave in a way which is not acceptable to society. ...a school for maladjusted children.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A prodigy is someone young who has a great natural ability for something such as music, mathematics, or sport. ...a Russian tennis prodigy.

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C ] informal a person who has strange or unusual ideas and beliefs [ C ] US, informal an unpleasant and easily annoyed person: She's always a crank first thing in the morning.

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1. ADJECTIVE A heuristic method of learning involves discovery and problem-solving, using reasoning and past experience. [technical] 2. ADJECTIVE A heuristic computer program uses rules based on previous experience in order to solve a problem, rather than using a mathematical procedure.

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political. The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history. [+ of] Synonyms: symbol, story, tale, myth

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1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental. ...avant-garde concert music. Synonyms: progressive, pioneering, way-out [informal], experimental More Synonyms of avant-garde Avant-garde is also a noun. He was an enthusiast for the avant-garde. 2. SINGULAR NOUN [the NOUN] You can refer to the artists, writers, and musicians who introduce new and very modern ideas as the avant-garde. In Paris he made friends among the avant-garde.

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN If someone is the figurehead of an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power. The President will be little more than a figurehead. Synonyms: nominal head, leader in name only, titular head, frontman or woman or person

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VERB If you scrutinize something, you examine it very carefully, often to find out some information from it or about it. Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man. [VERB noun] Lloyds' results were carefully scrutinised as a guide to what to expect from the other banks. [VERB noun] Synonyms: examine, study, inspect, research

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COUNTABLE NOUN [oft adjective NOUN] A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies. [business] Fiat is Italy's largest industrial conglomerate. Synonyms: corporation, multinational, corporate body, business

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to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly: [ + (that) ] Are you implying (that) I'm fat? I'm not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight? I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated.

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1. VERB If people proclaim something, they formally make it known to the public. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives. [VERB noun] Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers. [VERB that] He still proclaims himself a believer in the Revolution. [V pron-refl n] [Also V n n, V n as n] 2. VERB If you proclaim something, you state it in an emphatic way. 'I think we have been heard today,' he proclaimed. [VERB with quote] He confidently proclaims that he is offering the best value in the market. [VERB that]

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1. VERB [usually passive] If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically. [formal] She has been acclaimed for her leading roles in both theatre and film. [beV-ed for n/v-ing] He was acclaimed as England's greatest modern painter. [be VERB-ed + as] The group's debut album was immediately acclaimed a hip hop classic. [be VERB-ed noun] Synonyms: praise, celebrate, honour, cheer

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NOUN an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it can be A utopia is an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens.

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VERB To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true. [formal] Police records attest to his long history of violence. [VERB + to] I can personally attest that the cold and flu season is here. [VERB that] His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university. [VERB noun] [Also VERB with quote] Synonyms: testify, show, prove, confirm

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to make someone able to understand or recognize something: My ears are beginning to attune to the subtle differences in intonation. His previous experience attuned him to the limitations and possibilities of government service.

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VERB If you aver that something is the case, you say very firmly that it is true. [formal] He avers that chaos will erupt if he loses. [VERB that] 'Entertaining is something that everyone in the country can enjoy,' she averred. [VERB with quote] [Also VERB] Synonyms: state, say, maintain, declare

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1. VERB If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening. Talks with the teachers' union over the weekend have averted a strike. [VERB noun] A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday. Synonyms: ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate More Synonyms of avert 2. VERB If you avert your eyes or gaze from someone or something, you look away from them. He avoids any eye contact, quickly averting his gaze when anyone approaches. [VERB noun] He kept his eyes averted. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB noun from noun] Synonyms: turn away, turn, turn aside

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VARIABLE NOUN If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much. Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects. [+ to/for] Synonyms: hatred, hate, horror, disgust

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VERB to fill something or someone with a quality or feeling: Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors.

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ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all. He was contemptuous of private farmers. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties. [+ of] She gave a contemptuous little laugh.

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ADJECTIVE If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them. [formal] Catherine was ready to explode. 'I think you're contemptible!'. ...this contemptible act of violence. Synonyms: despicable, mean, low, base

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the act of not including something or someone that should have been included, or something or someone that has not been included that should have been: Measures to control child employment are a glaring (= very obvious) omission from new legislation to protect children. There are some serious errors and omissions in the book. The fans believed that the omission of Heacock from the team was a serious mistake.

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VARIABLE NOUN An emission of something such as gas or radiation is the release of it into the atmosphere. [formal] The emission of gases such as carbon dioxide should be stabilised at their present level. [+ of] Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain. Synonyms: giving off or out, release, shedding, leak

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to control something, especially by making it work in a particular way: You can regulate the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat. [ + question word ] Her mother strictly regulates how much TV she can watch.

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Compliance with something, for example a law, treaty, or agreement means doing what you are required or expected to do. [formal] Inspectors were sent to visit nuclear sites and verify compliance with the treaty. The company says it is in full compliance with U.S. labor laws. [+ with] The Security Council aim to ensure compliance by all sides, once an agreement is signed. Synonyms: conformity, agreement, obedience, assent

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Draconian laws or measures are extremely harsh and severe. [formal] ...draconian measures to lower U.S. healthcare costs. ...draconian censorship laws.

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ADJECTIVE If you describe a person, action, or remark as fatuous, you think that they are extremely silly, showing a lack of intelligence or thought. [formal, disapproval] The Chief was left speechless by this fatuous remark. Synonyms: foolish, stupid, silly, dull

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ADJECTIVE If something is redeemable, it can be exchanged for a particular sum of money or for goods worth a particular sum. Their full catalogue costs $5, redeemable against a first order. [+ against] [Also + for]

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ADJECTIVE If someone or something has an irredeemable fault, it cannot be corrected. [formal] He is still, in the eyes of some, an irredeemable misogynist.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A vineyard is an area of land where grape vines are grown in order to produce wine. You can also use vineyard to refer to the set of buildings in which the wine is produced.

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FOOD & DRINK specialized a type of grape that is used to make wine, or a wine that is made from one type of grape: Malbec, a red-wine varietal, represents a quarter of Argentina's wine exports. Customers can browse wines by price, varietal, region and year. BIOLOGY, FOOD & DRINK specialized relating to a variety or to different varieties of a plant : varietal coffees varietal differences between the types of wheat grown on the farm

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ADJECTIVE An engaging person or thing is pleasant, interesting, and entertaining. ...one of her most engaging and least known novels. He was engaging company. Synonyms: charming, interesting, pleasing, appealing

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ADJECTIVE a. showing no emotion or concern for others b. not giving rise to any emotion or feeling an affectless novel

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1. VERB If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it. Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother's past. [VERB + into] If you're interested in a subject, use the Internet to delve deeper. [VERB adverb] Synonyms: research, investigate, explore, examine More Synonyms of delve 2. VERB If you delve into something such as a cupboard or a bag, you search inside it. [written] She delved into her rucksack and pulled out a folder. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: rummage, search, look, burrow

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the complete truth: If Mary tells you something, you can take it as gospel. any of the four books of the Bible that contain details of the life of Jesus Christ: St Mark's Gospel/the Gospel according to St Mark

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually poss NOUN] Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion. This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged. Sufficient research evidence exists to support this contention. Synonyms: assertion, claim, stand, idea

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ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common. Speculation is rife that he will be sacked. Bribery and corruption were rife in the industry. Hollywood soon became rife with rumors. [+ with] Synonyms: widespread, abundant, plentiful, rampant

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ADJECTIVE If you say that someone or something is devoid of a quality or thing, you are emphasizing that they have none of it. [formal, emphasis] I have never looked on a face that was so devoid of feeling. [+ of] The skies are virtually devoid of birdlife. Synonyms: lacking in, without, free from, wanting in

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN A substance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with particular properties. Ethylene glycol is a poisonous substance found in antifreeze. The substance that's causing the problem comes from the barley. Synonyms: material, body, stuff, element More Synonyms of substance 2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Substance is the quality of being important or significant. [formal] It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved. Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of substance. Synonyms: importance, significance, moment, meaningfulness 3. SINGULAR NOUN The substance of what someone says or writes is the main thing that they are trying to say. The substance of his discussions doesn't really matter. [+ of] Synonyms: meaning, main point, gist, matter More Synonyms of substance 4. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN If you say that something has no substance, you mean that it is not true. [formal] There is no substance in any of these allegations. Synonyms: truth, fact, reality, certainty

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ADJECTIVE 1. abounding in people, fish, insects, etc The city's normally teeming streets were virtually deserted. the streets of Cairo, a teeming city of 13 million people Boys pulled salmon from a teeming river. 2. dense or bustling They pushed their way through the teeming crowd.

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN | In former times, mead was an alcoholic drink made of honey, spices, and water.

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1. VERB If someone plunders a place or plunders things from a place, they steal things from it. [literary] They plundered and burned the market town of Leominster. [VERB noun] She faces charges of helping to plunder her country's treasury of billions of dollars. [VERB noun + of] This has been done by plundering £4 billion from the Government reserves. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: loot, strip, sack, rob More Synonyms of plunder Plunder is also a noun. ...a guerrilla group infamous for torture and plunder. 2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Plunder is property that is stolen. [literary] The thieves are often armed and in some cases have killed for their plunder.

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VERB If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value. Inflation was rising rapidly; the yuan was depreciating. [VERB] The demand for foreign currency depreciates the real value of local currencies. [VERB noun] During those five years, the pound depreciated by a quarter. [VERB + by] We think lower German interest rates in due course will allow European currencies to depreciate against the dollar bloc. [V against n] Synonyms: decrease, cut, reduce, lessen VERB If you deprecate something, you criticize it. [formal] He deprecated the low quality of entrants to the profession. [VERB noun] As a lawyer, I would deprecate any sort of legal control on gene therapy at this stage. [VERB noun]

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1. VARIABLE NOUN A dispensation is special permission to do something that is normally not allowed. A special dispensation may by obtained from the domestic union concerned. They were promised dispensation from military service. [+ from] The committee was not prepared to use its discretion and grant special dispensation. Synonyms: exemption, licence, exception, permission More Synonyms of dispensation 2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Dispensation of something is the issuing of it, especially from a position of authority. [formal] ...our application of consistent standards in the dispensation of justice. [+ of] 3. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually supplement NOUN] A dispensation is a religious or political system that has authority at a particular time. The new dispensation proved a success, certainly with the business community.

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to interrupt someone by saying something: "How very odd to say all that!" I interpolated. More examples The film-maker interpolates stills of Marlon Brando during the recital of the poem. The church has always made practical judgments with respect to its attempt to interpolate Catholic principles into the civil law. These median values were interpolated by using linear regression. Yearly mean rainfall was obtained from 20-year data, and interpolated values for each square were used. VERB If you interpolate a comment into a conversation or some words into a piece of writing, you put it in as an addition. [formal] Williams interpolated much spurious matter. [VERB noun] These odd assertions were interpolated into the manuscript some time after 1400. [be VERB-ed + into] Synonyms: insert, add, introduce, intercalate

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someone who tries to be popular with ordinary people and to represent their ideas and opinions: a political party dominated by populists He's a populist who promised to end tax breaks for the rich and break up monopolies.

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1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost. Don't forget to take a few spare batteries. He could have taken a spare key. The wagons carried spare ammunition. Synonyms: back-up, reserve, second, extra More Synonyms of spare Spare is also a noun. Give me the trunk key and I'll get the spare. 2. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use. They don't have a lot of spare cash. The spare bedroom is on the second floor. There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found. Synonyms: extra, surplus, leftover, over More Synonyms of spare 3. VERB [only to-inf] If you have something such as time, money, or space to spare, you have some extra time, money, or space that you have not used or that you do not need. You got here with ninety seconds to spare. [VERB] It's not as if he has money to spare. [VERB] The car suddenly darted ahead, squeezing past him with only inches to spare. [VERB] Miranda has drive and energy to spare and has now taken on an even bigger challenge. [VERB] 4. VERB If you spare time or another resource for a particular purpose, you make it available for that purpose. She said that she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting. [VERB noun] He's a very busy man, and it's good of him to spare the time to visit. [VERB noun] He suggested that his country could not spare the troops for such an operation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: afford, give, grant, do without More Synonyms of spare 5. VERB [usually passive] If a person or a place is spared, they are not harmed, even though other people or places have been. [literary] We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared. [be VERB-ed] Not a man was spared. [be VERB-ed] The area was largely spared from the famine. [be V-ed from n] Synonyms: have mercy on, pardon, have pity on, leave More Synonyms of spare 6. VERB If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it. I wanted to spare Frances the embarrassment of discussing this subject. [VERB noun noun] Prisoners are spared the indignity of wearing uniforms. [VERB noun noun] Spare me the gory details. [VERB noun noun] She's just trying to spare Shawna's feelings. [VERB noun] The policy has not spared the farming community from severe financial pressure. [VERB noun from noun] 7. GRADED ADJECTIVE Someone who is described as spare is tall and not at all fat. [literary] She was thin and spare, with a sharply intelligent face. Synonyms: thin, lean, slim, slender More Synonyms of spare 8. GRADED ADJECTIVE Something such as a room that is spare is very plain with no unnecessary features. [literary] Inside, the two small rooms were spare and neat, stripped bare of ornaments. Synonyms: meagre, sparing, modest, economical

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VERB If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence. [VERB noun + to] They pleaded guilty to possessing material likely to incite racial hatred. [VERB noun] Synonyms: provoke, encourage, drive, excite

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VERB To explicate something means to explain it and make it clear. [formal] We shall have to explicate its basic assumptions before we can assess its implications. [VERB noun] explication (eksplɪkeɪʃən) Word forms: plural explications VARIABLE NOUN The jury listened to his impassioned explication of article 306. [+ of] McKen criticises the lack of explication of what the term 'areas' means. [+ of] Synonyms: explanation, resolution, demonstration, description

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN A spook is a ghost. [informal] 2. COUNTABLE NOUN A spook is a spy. [US, informal] ...as a U.S. intelligence spook said yesterday. Synonyms: spy, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent More Synonyms of spook 3. VERB If people are spooked, something has scared them or made them nervous. [mainly US] But was it the wind that spooked her? [VERB noun] Investors were spooked by slowing economies. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: frighten, alarm, scare, terrify More Synonyms of spook spooked ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE] He was so spooked that he began to believe he heard strange clicks on the telephone.

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ADJECTIVE If something is inchoate, it is recent or new, and vague or not yet properly developed. [formal] His dreams were senseless and inchoate. ...the inchoate mood of dissatisfaction with all politicians.

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COUNTABLE NOUN An encumbrance is something or someone that encumbers you. [formal] Magdalena considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance. Synonyms: burden, weight, difficulty, load 1. VERB If you are encumbered by something, it prevents you from moving freely or doing what you want. Lead weights and air cylinders encumbered the divers as they walked to the shore. [VERB noun] It is still labouring under the debt burden that it was encumbered with in the 1980s. [be VERB-ed + with] Synonyms: burden, load, embarrass, saddle More Synonyms of encumber encumbered ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE] The rest of the world is less encumbered with legislation. [+ with/by] I'm sure we all wish to be less encumbered by rules which we think unnecessary and restricting. 2. VERB If a place is encumbered with things, it contains so many of them that it is difficult to move freely there. The narrow quay was encumbered by hundreds of carts.

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COUNTABLE NOUN [usually singular] People, activities, or ideas that are part of the mainstream are regarded as the most typical, normal, and conventional because they belong to the same group or system as most others of their kind.

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN If you describe a place as a labyrinth, you mean that it is made up of a complicated series of paths or passages, through which it is difficult to find your way. [literary] ...the labyrinth of corridors. [+ of] 2. COUNTABLE NOUN If you describe a situation, process, or area of knowledge as a labyrinth, you mean that it is very complicated. [formal] ...a labyrinth of conflicting political and sociological interpretations. [+ of] Synonyms: intricacy, puzzle, complexity, riddle

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN A farce is a humorous play in which the characters become involved in complicated and unlikely situations. 2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Farce is the style of acting and writing that is typical of farces. The plot often borders on farce. Synonyms: comedy, satire, slapstick, burlesque More Synonyms of farce 3. SINGULAR NOUN If you describe a situation or event as a farce, you mean that it is so disorganized or ridiculous that you cannot take it seriously. [disapproval] The elections have been reduced to a farce.

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. VERB If someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong. Today his company continues to thrive. [VERB] Lavender thrives in poor soil. [VERB] ...the river's thriving population of kingfishers. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: prosper, do well, flourish, increase More Synonyms of thrive 2. VERB If you say that someone thrives on a particular situation, you mean that they enjoy it or that they can deal with it very well, especially when other people find it unpleasant or difficult. Many people thrive on a stressful lifestyle. [VERB + on] Creative people are usually very determined and thrive on overcoming obstacles. [V on n/-ing] COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone. [formal] The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases. [VERB noun] Synonyms: devise, plan, fabricate, create More Synonyms of contrive 2. VERB If you contrive something such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way. We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain. [VERB noun] 3. VERB If you contrive to do something difficult, you succeed in doing it. [formal] The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years. [VERB to-infinitive] 4. VERB When someone has done something dishonestly, you can say that they have contrived to do it. [disapproval] They somehow contrived to lose tens of thousands of applications. [VERB to-infinitive]

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VERB If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it. [formal] Who could possibly gainsay such a judgment? [VERB noun] There is no gainsaying the fact that they have been responsible for a truly great building. [VERB noun] Synonyms: deny, dispute, disagree with, contradic

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN [usually with poss] Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure. [formal, written] Much to his father's chagrin, Al had no taste for further education. Synonyms: annoyance, embarrassment, humiliation, dissatisfaction

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ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are nonplussed, you feel confused and unsure how to react. He is completely nonplussed by the question. Synonyms: taken aback, stunned, confused, embarrassed More Synonyms of nonplussed

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it. Violence was anathema to them. [+ to] Synonyms: abomination, bête noire, enemy, pariah

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