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gargantuan (adjective)
gar-gan choo- n |
huge
There was a gargantuan sale where hundreds of person were together. |
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vital (adjective)
vit'l |
referring to life
necessary, essential lively, busy The air and water are vital elements that we can't not suvive without. |
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boyycott (verb,noun)
boi kot |
to refuse to sue or buy something as an act of protest
The customer, didn't like the product and he decided to boycott the dress. |
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anthropological (adjective)
an thr p loj i k l |
referring to the sudy of human beings.
My brother is doing an anthropological study about south american origins. |
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chauvinism (noun)
sho v niz m |
prejudiced devotion to a group or country.
His chauvinistic way of being make him so rude. |
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pandemonium (noun)
pan d -mo ne- m |
chaos, confusion, noise
The employees's strike cause a terrible pandemonium for all the company. |
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misanthrope (noun)
mis n-throp |
a person who hates other people.
The old man, who hated everyone, showed he was a misanthrope person even with his own family. |
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genocide (noun)
jen -sid |
planned murder of an entired group
Hitler's genocide was famous all over the world, becuase it left millions deaths. |
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philanthropist (noun)
fi-lan thr -pist |
one who wishes to help humanity by giving large gift.
My dad won an award for being a philanthropist, when he donate a building for the creation of an asylum. |
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psyche (noun)
si ke |
mental state, soul
We need to care about our psyche and body in order to have a nice life. |
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congenital (adjective)
ken-jen i t l |
existing at birth / habitual.
Their son was born with a congenital disability in his right leg. |
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pseudonym (noun)
sood n-im |
assumed name
I didn't know you wrote those letters 'cause you put a pseudonym instead of your name. |
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genesis (noun)
jen i-sis |
origin, beginning
The first book of the Biblie, Genesis, describes the origin of the world. |
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panorama (noun)
pan -ram- |
a clear view
a wide -ranging survey You can see a great panorama from this side of the building. |
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psychosomatic (adjective)
si ko-so mat ik |
reffering to physical disorders that are caused by the mind.
The little girl developed a sychosomatic illness one month ago. |
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renowed (adjective)
ri-nound |
famous
His renowed paintings, that had a great value were donated to the mussean. |
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viable (adjective)
vi eb l |
capable of living, workable
Everybody thinks you are viable to develop that task for your unlimited patience. |
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nominal (adjective)
nom n l |
a vey small amount
in a name only The president gave to the poor people a nominal donation, that will be not enough for them. |
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vivacious (adjective)
vi-va sh s |
lively, full of spirit
She is 65 yeras old but anyway she her vivacity, working hard with the kids since she was 18. |