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a place where animals are killed for meat |
abattoir |
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to hate someone or something |
abhor |
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miserable and without dignity |
abject |
The refugees lived in abject poverty. An abject apology. |
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on fire |
ablaze |
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horrible or disgusting |
abominable |
An abominable mess. |
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to have a large amount of something |
abound |
The forest abounds with wildlife. |
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someone you have met, but you do not know very well |
acquaintance |
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to find someone not guilty of a crime |
acquit |
The jury acquitted him from the murder charge. |
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- Sharp and severe - Able to detect things easily |
acute |
Acute pain. Dogs have an acute sense of smell. |
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a small, venomous snake, sometimes called a viper |
adder |
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just enough or good enough |
adequate |
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close or next to something or someone |
adjacent |
Our families live in adjacent streets. |
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- to move or change something slightly - to get used to something new and different |
adjust |
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to spoil something by adding something less good to it |
adulterate |
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an exciting or dangerous experiance |
adventure |
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a word usually used to describe a verb |
adverb |
Adverbs tell how, when, where, how often, or how much something happens. |
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someone who fights or argues against you |
adversary |
Katniss adversary is President Snow |
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If someone is ......, it is sensible and worth doing |
advisable |
It is always advisable to check the weather before heading outside in winter |
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- to support an idea or a plan - a lawyer who defends someone during their trail |
advocate |
I would never advocate violence |
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When animals or insects ...., they spend the summer in a deep sleep. Their heartbeat, temperature and breathing rated becomes very low, so that they can survive heat and drought |
aestivate |
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to influence or change someone or something |
affect |
Lance's accident affected him badly |
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flase and unnatural |
affected |
Gloria has an affected voice |
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a foundness for someone or something |
affection |
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loving |
affectionate |
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If you have an ..... with someone or something, you like them and feel close to them |
affinity |
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illness or suffering |
affliction |
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If you are ...., you have plenty of money |
affluent |
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When you start ...., you begin something again |
afresh |
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prejudice or discrimination because of age |
ageism |
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- to make a difficult situation even worse - (informal) to annoy someone |
aggravate |
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a total created by adding together lots of smaller amounts |
aggregate |
The aggregate of our score was 25 |
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- if you are ...., you can move quickly and easily, - someone with an .... mind can think quickly and cleverly |
agile |
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someone who believes that you cannot know whether God exists or not |
agnostic |
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If a boat runs ...., it gets stuck on the bottom in shallow water |
aground |
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a hinged piece on an aircraft wing, used to control balance |
aileron |
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an illness, though not usually a serious one |
ailment |
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the passage that runs between the rows of seats in a church cinema, aircraft etc.
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aisle
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If a door is ...., it is partly open
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ajar
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a person or animal born without any natural colouring in their skin
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albino
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a false name, especially one used by a criminal |
alias
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