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Molestation, harassment The pop star has pleaded not guilty to child molestation charges. |
Any case of sexual molestation of a child should be reported to the police. |
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Accomplice, Confederate, conspirator She became his unwitting accomplice in the robbery |
Someone's accomplice is a person who helps them to commit a crime. |
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Precedent <> unprecedent Such protests are without precedent in recent history. I am unwilling to set a precedent. There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale. |
If there is a precedent for an action or event, it has happened before, and this can be regarded as an argument for doing it again. |
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Alias, false name, assumed name, pseudonym, pen-name Ailing, sick, ill After her escape from prison she adopted the alias Daryl Crowe. She looked after her ailing father. |
An alias is a false name, especially one used by a criminal. |
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Entice, lure, persuade, tempt, seduce The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores |
To entice someone to go somewhere or to go something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing. |
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phenomenon Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century. |
A phenomenon is something that is observed to happen or exist |
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Constituency 선거구 Unemployment is high in her constituency. |
A constituency is an area for which someone is elected as the representative in a parliament of government. |
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Hospitality, warm(cordial) welcome(reception) Hostility, animosity, antagonism Their hospitality is proverbial. Their faces were stamped with hostility. |
Hospitality is friendly, welcoming behaviour towards guests or people you have just met. Hostility is unfriendly or aggressive behaviour towards people or ideas. |
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Ineligible, unsuitable, unfit, inappropriate, inadequate <> eligible, qualified The country had been declared ineligible for world bank lending. Only those over 70 are eligible for the special payment. |
If you are ineligible for something, you are not qualified for it or entitled to it Someone who is eligible to do something is qualified or able to do it, for example because they are old enough |
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Undaunted, undeterred He seemed undaunted by all the opposition to his idea. |
If you are undaunted, you are not at all afraid or worried about dealing with something, especially something that would frighten or worry most people. |
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Claustrophobic I felt a little claustrophobic in the tiny room |
You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and un happy because you are enclosed or restricted. |
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Furlough, vacation,holiday |
If workers are given furlough. They are told to stay away from work for a certain period because there is not enough for them to do. |
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Furlough, vacation,holiday |
If workers are given furlough. They are told to stay away from work for a certain period because there is not enough for them to do. |
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Prank, mischief, joke |
A prank is a childish trick |
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Snug, cozy, comfy, comfortable |
If you feel snug or are in a snug place, you are very warm and comfortable, especially because you are protected from cold weather. |
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Garret, attic, loft The author lived in a garret while writing his book. |
A garret is a small room at the top of a house. |
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Reptile, amphibian |
Reptiles are a group of cold-blooded animals which have skins covered with small hard plates called scales and lay eggs, snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are reptiles. |
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Spooky, creepy |
A place that is spooky has a frightening atmosphere, and makes you feel that there are ghosts around. |
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Rhinitis, 비염 Rhinitis can disturb people's ability to sleep and concentrate. |
If you suffer from rhinitis or allergic rhinitis, your nose is very sore and liquid keeps coming out it. |
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Distressed, painful He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions |
If someone is distressed, they are upset or worried. |
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Distressed, painful He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions |
If someone is distressed, they are upset or worried. |
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Smudge, smear The mirror was smudged with fingerprints. |
A smudge is a dirty mark. |
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Ranch 목장 He breeds(raises) horses on his ranch. |
A ranch is a large farm used for raising animals, especially cattle, horse, or sheep. |
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Distress, hatdship, trouble Mark showed no outward signs of distress. |
Distress is a state or extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain |
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Unwavering, firm, solid, resolute, adamant, Unswerving Han has been involved in politics since 2000 and is well known for her strong beliefs and unwavering morals |
If you describe someone's attitude, feeling, or way of behaving as unwavering. You mean that it is strong and firm and and does not weaken or change. |
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Likewise, alike, equalilty, evenly, identically, similarly Her second marriage was likewise unhappy. He voted for the change and he expected his colleagues to do likewise.Let me know if you ever need any help 'likewise' |
You use likewise when you are comparing two methods, states, or situations and saying that they are similar. |
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Obsolete, out of date, old-fashioned, outdated With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete. |
Something that is obsolete no longer needed because so something better has been invented. |
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Modify, change, reform, convert, adjust, alter, revise, remodel Patients are taught how to modify their diet. |
If you modify something, you change it slightly, usually in order to improve it. |
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Akin Listening to his life story is akin to reading an adventure novel. |
If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way. |
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Foremost, first and foremost, leading, The Prime minister was foremost among those who condemned the violence. |
The foremost thing or person in a group is the most important or best. |
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Yearn The people yearned for peace. |
If someone yearns for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much. |
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Ailing she looked after her ailing father. If someone is ailing, they are ill and are not getting better |
An ailing organisation or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker. |
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Stem from, originate in, emanate from, Many diseases stem from environmental pollution. |
If a condition or problem stems from something. It was caused originally by that thing. |
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Asymptomatic, symptomless, subclinical, silent, 증상이없는 The player can return to action after he has been asymptomatic for at least one week. |
If someone with a disease is asymptomatic, it means that they do not show any symptoms of disease. |
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Toothsome, tasty, delicious |
If you describe food as tooth some, you mean that it tastes very good. |
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Eviction notice 퇴거요청 |
Eviction is the act or process of officially forcing someone to leave a house or piece of land. |
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Indisposed, unwell, sick, ill |
If you say that someone is indisposed. You mean that they are not available because they are ill, or for a reason that you do not want to reveal |
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Precede, lead, come before, go ahead |
If one event or period of time precedes another, it happen before it. |
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Formidable, fearful In debate, he was a formidable opponent. |
If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. |
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Arboretum 수목원 |
An arboretum is a specially designed garden of different types of the trees. |
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Retroactive, retrospective,소급하는 ,because the law was retroactive to the first of the year, we found he was eligible for the pension. |
If a decision or action is retroactive, it is intended to take effect from a date in the past. |
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Depreciation, devaluation Depreciate <-> appreciate New cars start to depreciate as soon as they are on the road. We can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation. |
Miscellaneous costs, including machinery depreciation and wages |
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Catalyst, accelerator, |
You can describe a person or thing that cause a change or event to happen as a catalyst. In chemistry, a catalyst is a substance that causes a chemical reaction to take place more quickly |
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Precipitate, bring on spark off His resignation precipitated a leadership crisis.The assassination of the president precipitated the country into war. |
If something precipitated an event or situation, usually a bad one, it causes it to happen suddenly or sooner than normal. |
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Sever, break off, cut off, disconnect The two countries have severed all diplomatic links |
To sever something means to cut completely through it or to cut it completely off. |
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Conundrum, riddle, dilemma |
A conundrum is a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve. |
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Exacerbate, aggravate The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. |
If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, It makes it worse. |
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Precarious, uncertain, unstable, unsettled, shaky He earned a precarious living as an artist. That ladder looks very precarious. |
If your situation is precarious, you are not in complete control of events and might fall in what you are doing at any moment. |
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Ascertain, find out, discover, It can be difficult to ascertain the facts. The police are trying to ascertain what really happened. |
If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so. |
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Disinfect, sterilize We disinfect our dishes three times a day, he said |
If you disinfect something, you clean it using a substance that kills germs. |
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Unbridled, unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled His father noticed his unbridled passion for football |
If you describe behaviour or feeling as unbridled, you mean that they are not controlled or limited in any way. |
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Cherish, treasure Children need to be cherished |
If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time. |
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Fervent, ardent He has a fervent desire to win |
A fervent person has or shows strong feeling about something, and is very sincere and enthusiastic about it. |
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Tantrum, wild rage, violent anger Throwing a tantrum in summer is my specialty |
If a child has a tantrum, they lose their temper in a noisy and uncontrolled way. If you say that an adult is throwing a tantrum, you criticising them for losing their temper and acting in a childish way |
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Shackle The hostage had been shackled to a radiator. |
If you are shacklee by something, if prevents you from doing what you want to do. |
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Coherent, consistant A coherent policy for the transport system. |
If sth is coherent, it is well planned, so that is clear and sensible and all its parts go well with each other. If someone is coherent, they express their thoughts in a clear and calm way, so that other people can understand what they are saying. |
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Ridicule, mockery, scorn, mock, make fun of She is an object of ridicule in the tabloid newspaper. |
If you ridicule someone or ridicule their ideas or beliefs, you make fun of them in an unkind way. |
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Daunt,dispirit, dismay, discourage She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead |
If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. |
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Relapse, recurrence |
If a sick person relapses, their health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving |
