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adv. not often: That famous old movie star is ~ seen in person these days.
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rarely
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n. [U] one's good reputation (for honesty, integrity, etc.): He is a man of ~ and is totally trustworthy.
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honor
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v.[I;T] to evaluate art, music, theater, etc. as a profession: The newspaper's theater critic ~ed the new play as dull.
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criticize
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v.[I;T] to turn around s.t., move in a circle, (syn.) to rotate: The room began to ~, then she fainted.
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revolve
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n. [U] a source or instrument of power or energy: The ~ of the wind knocked over a tree.
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force
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v. [T] to say s.t. is not true: The defendant ~ed the accusations made against her in court.
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deny
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v. [T] to do math (to add, subtract, etc.), figure s.t. (cost, price, equation, problem): The businesswoman ~ed the cost of producing a car.
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calculate
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n. a period of 10 years: the decade of the 1990s||The development of the park took a ~ to complete.
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decade
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n. a large system of stars: Our ~ is called the Milky Way.
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galaxy
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v. [T] to make a judgment about (the price of s.t.): The dealer ~ed the value of my painting at $1,000.
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estimate
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n. a moon or other object in space that circles a larger object, such as a planet: The moon we see at night is Earth's only ~.
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satellite
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n. a region, country, or land of colonization, esp. one controlled by a foreign power: the (former) French ~ies of North Africa
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colony
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adj. 1 made by man, not made from natural things: The chef always used real vanilla made from vanilla beans rather than ~ vanilla flavoring.
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artificial
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adj. related to a city: Many people move to ~ areas to have the excitement of city life. -n. [U]
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urban
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v. [T] to act the same way as another: The boy ~ s his father's way of talking.
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imitate
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v. [T] to push into the water: We ~ed our boat into the lake.
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launch
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