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pyrotechnics
The hard rock band KISS,known for their wild stage makeup and intense pyrotechnics, will not be inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame this year. |
news
fireworks noun |
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gimmick
Who consider KISS a gimmick band think that they have no place among the 288 inductees. |
news
an unusual trick that is intended to attract attention or to persuade people to buy something. noun |
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extols
Gordon Gekko gives a speech at a stockholders' meeting in which he extols greed as a positive force in American capitalism. |
magazine
to praise something very much verb |
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furlough
Most of the pay cut will come in the form of furlough days, |
newspaper
permission to leave your duties for a period of time. noun |
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ornate
The ornate carving of the year 1937 ? The painting of a covered wagon pulled by oxen? |
newspaper
covering with decoration. adj. |
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adage
If it's too good to be true. This is an old adage. |
magazine
a well known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world. noun |
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grueling
It's a grueling business- most cartoonists produce new material 365 days a years, like a public utility, |
magazine
extremely tiring and demanding. adj. |
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avert
When I discussed it with my doctor, he kept avert his eyes. |
magazine
to turn yours eyes away from something that you do not to see verb |
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envision
Who do you envision is your audience today? |
magazine
to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards. verb |
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cohort
I've always assumed it was largely my generational cohort. |
magazine
a group of people who share a common feature or aspect of behaviour. noun |
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virtuoso
Hilary Mantel, whose virtuoso Tudor-era epic Wolf Hall recently earned her a Man Booker Prize, |
magazine
a person who is extremently skillful at doing sth. noun |
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rivets
I think what revets us is that the taskes were so high. |
magazine
to fasten something with verb |
