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cruise

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Journey, voyage

• a cruise around the world

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objective

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Aim, goal, intent

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invertebrate

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a living creature that does not have a backbone

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wipe out

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Erase, annihilate, kill, eliminate

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dome

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A round roof on a building

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Penetrate

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  • Permeate, seep, enter, go through

* bullets that penetrate thick armour plating

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fragment

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Particle, portion, bit, piece,

• glass fragments

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peculiarity

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  • Abnormality, anomaly

* a strange or unusual habit, quality etc:

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basin

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sink
Wash sink

Amazon basin

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silt

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Residue, sand, sediment

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strait

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• a narrow passage of water between two areas of land, usually connecting two seas:
• the Bering Strait
تنگه •

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Salinity

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Saline adj
Salinity n

Saline solution

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exterminate

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Destruction, extinction,extermination

• Staff use the poison to exterminate moles and rabbits.

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score

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  • Number

* Great scores of animals

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brine

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water which contains a lot of salt and is used for preserving food:
• fish pickled in brine
• sea water

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precipitation

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• Rain, rainfall, snow, snowfall

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deluge

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  • a large amount of something such as letters or questions that someone gets at the same time [= flood]
  • deluge of
  • Viewers sent a deluge of complaints about the show.
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cascade

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1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to flow, fall, or hang down in large quantities:
Her thick black hair cascaded down below her waist.
Gallons of water cascaded over the side of the bath.

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turbulent

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  • Unstable, violent, stormy
  • the dark turbulent waters of the river
  • He has had a turbulent political career.
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cohesive

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1connected or related in a reasonable way to form a whole:
a cohesive community
2uniting people or things:
Historically, sport has been a cohesive force in international relations.

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bond

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something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea [↪ tie]
• bond between
• the emotional bond between mother and child

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monolithic

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• a monolithic building is very large, solid, and impressive

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entity

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• Body, being, thing

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garrison

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Military garrison

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station
to send someone in the military to a particular place for a period of time as part of their military duty [= post]: • I was stationed overseas at the time.
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province
a Chinese province
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obsession
noun fixation; consumption with belief, desire Gambling became an obsession , and he eventually lost everything
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territory
* land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military force: * Hong Kong became Chinese territory in 1997. • Area, colony, land, zone,
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conquest
* the act of getting control of a country by fighting: * the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans) * conquest of * the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire * Success, triumph, win
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stark
• very plain in appearance, with little or no colour or decoration: * In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding. * the stark beauty of New Mexico • Simple, bare
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march
• if soldiers or other people march somewhere, they walk there quickly with firm regular steps
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legion
• a large group of soldiers, especially in ancient Rome قشون numerous
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Fertile
Fruitful, rich, abundant, | • fertile land or soil is able to produce good crops:
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foster
promote,encourage adopt
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Virtue
Honor,integrity • moral goodness of character and behaviour [≠ vice]: • Women have often been used as symbols of virtue.
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devotion
* the strong love that you show when you pay a lot of attention to someone or something * devotion to * Alanna has always shown intense devotion to her children.
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Thorough
1including every possible detail➔ thoroughly: | The doctor gave him a thorough check-up.
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predispose
1to make someone more likely to suffer from a particular health problem: predispose somebody to something Diabetes predisposes patients to infections. Willing,incline ready
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Might
great strength and power: • two individuals who took on the might of the English legal system • He swung the axe again with all his might.
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subtlety
• he quality that something has when it has been done in a clever or skilful way, with careful attention to small details: • The play lacks subtlety. • She argued her case with considerable subtlety. ظرافت •
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disdain
* with disdain * She watched me with disdain. * a look of complete disdain • Ridicule, arrogance, aversion, dislike, contempt,
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Sphere
* 2 a particular area of activity, work, knowledge etc * in ... sphere * television's increasing role in the political sphere
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caliber
• of somebody's calibre • Where will we find another man of his calibre? • The school attracts a high calibre of student.
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Route
* a way from one place to another * route to/from * What's the best route to Cambridge?
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Cavalry
سواره نظام
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Millet
ارزن | • the small seeds of a plant similar to grass, used as food
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diffuse
Spread, distribute, scatter | • The pollutants diffuse into the soil.
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receptive
* a receptive audience * receptive to * a workforce that is receptive to new ideas • welcoming, interested, open- minded
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chariot
• a vehicle with two wheels pulled by a horse, used in ancient times in battles and races
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Traverse
* to move across, over, or through something, especially an area of land or water: * two minutes to traverse the park • Cross, roam, go over, pass over,
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innovation
• a new idea, method, or invention * innovation in * recent innovations in English teaching
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Thrive
* to become very successful or very strong and healthy: * plants that thrive in tropical rainforests * a business which managed to thrive during a recession Shine, prosper, develop, succeed, grow, advance
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profound
having a strong influence or effect profound effect/influence/impact/consequence etc Tolstoy's experiences of war had a profound effect on his work.
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ingenious
* Imaginative, inventive, innovative, creative * Many fish have ingenious ways of protecting their eggs from predators. * an ingenious device
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furnace
كوره
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Flee
* to leave somewhere very quickly, in order to escape from danger: * His attackers turned and fled.
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Desiccation
• the process of becoming completely dry

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