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1
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participant

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n. a person who takes part in s.t.:
* He was a ~ in the discussion.

2
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cavity

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n. 1 a hole or hollow place:
* The explosion left a ~ in the ground.

2 a hole caused by decay in a tooth:

  • I went to the dentist to have two ~es filled.
3
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faculty

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n. 1 an ability, esp. of the mind:
* She has the ~ to express herself well.

2 pl. mental powers:

  • The old man has lost his ~ies and cannot take care of himself.

3 used with a sing. or pl. v. the teaching staff at a school or college:

  • That university has an excellent ~.
4
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fierce

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adj 1 cruelly violent

ferocious

  • ~ animals, such as the lion and bear, are very frightening when they attack.

2 powerful, intense:

  • A ~ storm struck the coastline
5
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balk

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n. v. [I] to stop, be unwilling to continue:
* He ~ed at the high price of the car and refused to buy it.

6
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violation

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n. [C;U] an act of breaking a law, contract, rule, etc.:
* A violation of a law can bring punishment

7
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hoop

n.

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n. a circular tube or band:
* Basketball players shoot the ball through a hoop.

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expressway

n.

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a superhighway usu. with six to eight lanes and few roads leading to it:

  • The expressway takes you into Boston quickly and avoids all those back streets.
9
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to retract

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1 to take s.t. back formally, withdraw s.t.:

  • A woman wanted to buy my car, but later she retracted her offer.

2 to pull back in:

  • The turtle retracted its head into its shell
10
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supposedly

adv.

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adv. as it seems, so it is assumed:
* They will_ supposedly arrive_ in time for dinner.

11
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tame

adj.

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1 domesticated

docile, evcil

  • Dogs and house cats are tame animals.

2 harmless

innocuous

  • The party was noisy but actually quite tame.
    3. too controlled and not exciting
  • His TV show is very tame in comparison with his live performances.
12
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to scamper

also n.

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(used without object) 1. to run or go hastily or quickly, with small steps, like a child or a small animal ; to run playfully about, as a child, kaçışmak, especially through fear or excitement

scamper away/down/off, etc

also n.

  • The dim, yellow light each one was shedding cast shadows off the crates and barrels carelessly piled along the length of the alley, and occasionally a squeak and a scamper echoed throughout the area
13
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to intervene

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to stop an action happening between other people:

  • Would you intervene if you saw a parent hit a child?
14
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to christen

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1 to make s.o., usu. a child, a Christian and/or give them a first name in a church ceremony,

to baptize

  • The minister christened our son and we named him Joseph.

2 to formally name and launch a new ship

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to debut

/deɪˈbjuː/

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to appear for the first time, esp. a play, film, or artist:

  • The actress debuted on Broadway last year.
16
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pervasive

adj.

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1 tending to pervade or spread; moving into or through everywhere or everything; widespread, common, influential

  • a pervasive odor
  • There is a pervasive trend toward casual dress in businesses
  • the pervasive influence of television