Journey To The Center Of Earth

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How is it possible for a man of my little education to argue with so knowledgeable a person.

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Scarcely

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1$ The city had scarcely changed in 20 years.$ The country had scarcely any industry.$ He scarcely ever left the region.can/could scarcely do something$ It was getting dark and she could scarcely see in front of her.scarcely a day/year/moment etc$ Scarcely a day goes by when I don’t think of him.

$ I had scarcely had any time to get up before he shouted again.

2$ He had scarcely sat down when there was a knock at the door

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1 almost not or almost none at all SYN hardly

2 only a moment ago SYN hardly,

Scarcely usually comes before a main verb:• She scarcely said a word.• Scarcely comes after the first auxiliary verb:• I can scarcely believe he said that.✗ Don’t say: I scarcely can believe he said that.• Scarcely usually comes after the verb ‘be’ when it is used in simple tenses such as ‘is’ or ‘was’:• I was scarcely aware of the noise.• You can use scarcely at the beginning of a sentence before an auxiliary, to emphasize that one thing happens very soon after another thing:• Scarcely had they left the station than the train stopped.

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August

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$ an august institution

$ eyes were wide open in the august present of a ww2 veteran

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impressive and respected

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Constitution

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(have) a strong/good/weak etc constitution$ She’s got a strong constitution – she’ll recover in no time

$Although he was in his fifties, he was a man of iron constitution.

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2- your health and your body’s ability to fight illness

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Chronicle

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chronicle of$ a chronicle of his life during the war years

$ The book is the chronicle of the Norwegian princes who ruled in Iceland.

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a written record of a series of events, especially historical events, written in the order in which they happened

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Insurmountable

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$ I was struggling with insurmountable difficulty

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an insurmountable difficulty or problem is too large or difficult to deal with

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Hair's Breadth

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$ The bullet missed me by a hair’s breadth

$ He was within a hair's of deciphering this latin document.

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a very small amount or distance

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Audacity

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have the audacity to do something$ I can’t believe he had the audacity to ask me for more money

$ A mortal man had the audacity to penetrate!

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the quality of having enough courage to take risks or say impolite things

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Thunderstruck

(Not before noun)

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$Jeff looked thunderstruck when he saw me

$ I stood thunderstruck. Scarcely could my lips utter a word.

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extremely surprised or shocked

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Irreparable

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$ Extensive mining will cause irreparable damage to the area

$ Time flies with irreparable rapidity.

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irreparable damage, harm etc is so bad that it can never be repaired or made better

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Robust

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$ The men working there, looked robust, but heavy.

$ The formerly robust economy has begun to weaken

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1 a robust person is strong and healthy► see THESAURUS at HEALTHY 2 a robust system, organization etc is strong and not likely to have problems 3 a robust object is strong and not likely to break SYN sturdy► see THESAURUS at STRONG 4 showing determination or strong opinions 5 robust food or FLAVOURs have a good strong taste

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Illustrious

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il‧lus‧tri‧ous /ɪˈlʌstriəs/

$ She has had an illustrious career.$ Wagner was just one of many illustrious visitors to the town

$ You know him? Well he's an illustrious man everywhere

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famous and admired because of what you have achieved

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Materially

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$ The letter contained materially inaccurate info$ This would materially affect US security

$ lately these observations have added materially to our knowledge of Iceland.

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in a big enough or strong enough way to change a situation. In a noticable and important way.

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Brim (over)

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$ My uncle was trying to keep down the excitement which was brimming over in every limb and feature.$ The flowerbeds were brimming over with flowers.$ He seemed to be brimming with confidence.$ Rob was just brimming with enthusiasm.

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be brimming (over) with something to have a lot of a particular thing, quality, or emotion

(noun Brim: the top edge of a container She filled each glass to the brim. filled/full to the brim (=completely full)

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Hideous

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$ The desert became wider and more hideousa hideous dresshideous crimesDinnertime that day was hideous

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extremely unpleasant or ugly

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Arduous

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$ The way was growing more and more arduousthe arduous task of loading all the boxes into the vanarduous journey/voyagean arduous journey through the

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arduous task/work

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Fatigue (n)

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$ Three hours fatiguing walkwith fatigueSam’s face was grey with fatigue.from fatigueHe’s suffering from physical and mental fatigue

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very great tiredness SYN exhaustion

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Prudent

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$ Hans didnt think its prudent to spend the night out

prudent house buyersit is prudent (for somebody) to do somethingIt might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network

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sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks

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Intoxicated

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The driver was clearly intoxicated.

$ at the edge of the summit, I felt intoxocated with the pleasure of elevationintoxicated by/withHe rapidly became intoxicated with his own power.

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1 formal drunk OPP sober2 happy, excited, and unable to think clearly, especially as a result of love, success, power etc

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Lest (con)

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1

She turned away from the window lest anyone see them.

I put on my helmet lest my head be crushed by a car

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$ Fear lest the rock I was hanging from give way and fall.

He paused, afraid lest he say too much.She worried lest he should tell someone what had happened

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1 in order to make sure that something will not happen

2 used to introduce reason for the particular emotion mentioned. used to show that someone is afraid or worried that a particular thing might happenworried/concerned/anxious etc lest ..

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Inure

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inure somebody to something phrasal verb

$ our lungs will become inured to the dense pressurebe/become inured to somethingNurses soon become inured to the sight of suffering.GRAMMARInure is usually passive

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to make someone become used to something unpleasant, so that they are no longer upset by it

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Embitter

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To make somebody feel sad angry and disappointment over something. Usually during a long period of time

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$ What embittered my thoughts was that there was no remedy for thurst.

$ Caring for her ageing parents has embittered her thoughts

They were embittered by goverments lack of concern

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Stupefy, Stupefaction

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He was stupefied by the amout he had spent

$ In the midst of my stupefaction and tiredness I was aware of a noise down the hall

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To make somebody exteremly shocked and astonished or tired and unable to think clearly

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Bewilder, bewildered

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$No I was not lost, I was only bewildered for a time.

$ He was bewildered by her mixed signals

$ He arrived at a town, brwildered and alone

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To confuse someone, (passive)

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Vie

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vie for

Simon and Julian were vying for her attention all through dinner.

vie with

$ My patience was vying with my surprise

There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom.

vie to do something

All the photographers vied to get the best pictures

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to compete very hard with someone in order to get something

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Furnish

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$ daily notes to furnish an exact narrative of our passage

Will these finds furnish more information on prehistoric man?

furnish somebody/something with something

John was furnished with a list of local solicitors

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1to put furniture and other things into a house or room2formal to supply or provide something

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Eloquent, eloquence

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$ I gave a series of unanswerable reasons but he was deaf to my eloquence

an eloquent appeal for support

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able to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people

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Stupendous

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however great and stupendous the phenomena of nature, physics laws will always explain them.a stupendous achievement

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surprisingly large or impressive SYN magnificent

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Convey

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All this information can be conveyed in a simple diagram.Ads convey the message that thin is beautiful.He was sent to convey a message to the UN Secretary General.convey something to somebodyI want to convey to children that reading is one of life’s greatest treats.convey a sense/an impression/an idea etcYou don’t want to convey the impression that there’s anything illegal going on.

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1 to communicate or express something, with or without using words

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Palpable

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$palpable darkness

What he said is palpable nonsense

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complete

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Despair

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$ any creature endowed with will doesnt have the need to despair of lifeDespite his illness, Ron never despaired.despair of (doing) somethingHe despaired of ever finding her.despair of somebodyMy teachers began to despair of me.

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to feel that there is no hope at all