Vocab 22

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Aisle

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a long passage between rows of seats in a church, plane, theatre etc, or between rows of shelves in a shop

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Bargain

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1) something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price

2) an agreement, made between two people or groups to do something in return for something else

make/strike a bargain

3) to discuss the conditions of a sale, agreement etc, for example to try and get a lower price

Bargain for/over/with

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bargain for/on something

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[usually in negatives] to expect that something will happen and make it part of your plans

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Chill zone/room

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1) a room in a bar, office etc where people go to play games, listen to music, watch television etc so that they can relax2) a website that contains games, pictures, music etc and is designed for people who want to relax or have fun

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Decompress

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1) to reduce the pressure of air on something2) (technical) to change the information in a computer document back into a form that can be easily read or used, when the information was stored on the computer in a special form that used less space in the computer’s memory

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Trick

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1) something that deceives somebody something you do in order to deceive someone

2) joke something you do to surprise someone and to make other people laugh

3) magic a skilful set of actions that seem like magic, done to entertain people

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Dwell

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(literary) to live in a particular place

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Ingredient

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1) one of the foods that you use to make a particular food or dish

2) a quality you need to achieve something

3) active ingredient the substance in a product such as a medicine that causes the product’s intended result

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Bureau

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1) an office or organization that collects or provides information

2) a government department or a part of a government department in the US

3) an office of a company or organization that has its main office somewhere else

4) (BrE) a large desk or writing table5) (AmE) a piece of furniture with several drawers, used to keep clothes in. SYN: chest of drawers

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Forge

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1) [T] to develop something new, especially a strong relationship with other people, groups, or countries. SYN: form

2) [T] to illegally copy something, especially something printed or written, to make people think that it is real

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counterfeit (n,v)

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to copy something exactly in order to deceive people SYN: fake

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Persuasive

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able to make other people believe something or do what you ask → convincing

persuasive argument/evidence

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Fraud

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1) [C,U] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods

tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud

2) [C] someone or something that is not what it is claimed to be

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Brainstorm

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1) [C usually singular] (AmE) a sudden clever idea. SYN: brainwave

2) [C] (BrE) (informal) if you have a brainstorm, you are suddenly unable to think clearly or sensibly

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Brainstorm

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1) [C usually singular] (AmE) a sudden clever idea. SYN: brainwave

2) [C] (BrE) (informal) if you have a brainstorm, you are suddenly unable to think clearly or sensibly

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Ambitious

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1) determined to be successful, rich, powerful etc

ambitious for

2) an ambitious plan, idea etc shows a desire to do something good but difficult

جاه‌طلب، جاخ‌طلبانه

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Obsess

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[T usually passive] if something or someone obsesses you, you think or worry about them all the time and you cannot think about anything else – used to show disapproval

وسواس

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Amend

Back 18

to correct or make small changes to something that is written or spoken

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Assign

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1) to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing

assign somebody a task/role

assign somebody to something

assign somebody to do something

assign somebody something

2) to give a particular time, value, place etc to something

assign something to something

3) to give money, equipment etc to someone to use

assign something to somebody

assign somebody something

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Eliminate

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1) to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted → eradicate

eliminate a need/possibility/risk/problem etc

eliminate something/somebody from something

2) [usually passive] to defeat a team or person in a competition, so that they no longer take part in it. SYN: knock out

3) to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble

4) eliminate somebody from your enquiries (BrE) if the police eliminate someone from their enquiries, they decide that that person did not commit a particular crime

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Inquiry/Enquiry

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1) [C] a question you ask in order to get information

inquiry about/from

2) [U] the act or process of asking questions in order to get information

scientific/intellectual inquiry

3) [C] an official process to find out about something

inquiry into

launch/set up/hold an inquiry (into something

4) help the police with their inquiries(BrE) (=to answer questions about a crime)

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Grant

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1) (formal) to give someone something or allow them to have something that they have asked for

grant somebody something

grant something to somebody

2) to admit that something is true although it does not make much difference to your opinion →concede

3) take it for granted (that) to believe that something is true without making sure

4) take somebody/something for granted: to expect that someone or something will always be there when you need them and never think how important or useful they are

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Perceive

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1) (written) to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way

perceive something/somebody as something

perceive something/somebody to be something

2) (formal) to notice, see, or recognize something

perceive that

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Perception

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1) [C,U] the way you think about something and your idea of what it is like

perception of

2) [U] the way that you notice things with your senses of sight, hearing etc

3) [U] the natural ability to understand or notice things quickly

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Perceptive

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someone who is perceptive notices things quickly and understands situations, people’s feelings etc well – used to show approval

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Rumor/Romour

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1) information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be truerumour about/of

rumour that

2) the rumour mill the people, considered as a group, who discuss something and pass rumours to each other