Notion

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Notion

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a belief or idea:

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I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living.

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Indisputable

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true, and impossible to doubt

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1-an artist of indisputable skill

2-One fact is indisputable - this must never be allowed to happen again.

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Vicinity

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the area around a place or where the speaker is

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We could see that there were several open Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity

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Empathy

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the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person's situation.

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He loves children and has a certainempathy with them.

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Penguin

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a black and white bird that cannot fly but uses its smallwings to help it swim

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Transparency

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1-the characteristic of being easy to see through

2 a photographor picture printed on plastic that you can see on a screen by shining a light through it

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1-The old fashioned type of plastic lacked transparency.

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Ogre

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1-a large frightening character in children's stories who eats children

2-a fierce and frightening person:

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Some of my teachers were real ogres

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Eccentric (adj)

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1-strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way

2- not perfectly circular

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eccentric behaviour

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Cure (verb)

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1-(verb)to make someone with an illness healthy again

2-(verb)to solve a problem

3-(verb)to treat food, tobacco, etc. with smoke, salt, etc. in order to preserve it:

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1-At one time doctors couldn't cure TB/cure people of TB.

2-The president and his advisors meet this week to discuss how to cure inflation

3-cured meats

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Cure (noun)

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1-(noun)something that makes someone who is sick healthyagain

2-(noun)a solution to a problem

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1-There's still no cure for cancer.2-The disease has no known cure (= a cure has not yet been found).

3-The best cure for boredom is hard work!

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Fatal (adj)

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1-A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death

2-very serious and having animportant bad effect in the future:

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1-This illness is fatal in almost all cases.2-the fatal shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old

3-He made the fatal mistake/error of believing what they told him.

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Stubborn (adj)

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1-A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else

2-Things that are stubborn aredifficult to move, change, ordeal with:

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1-They have huge arguments because they're both so stubborn.

2-He was famed for his stubborn resistance and his refusal to acceptdefeat.3-Stubborn stains can be removed using a small amount of detergent.

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Exquisite

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1-very beautiful and delicate

2-used to describe feelings such as pleasure or pain that are extremely strong, or qualities that are extremely good; great:

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1-an exquisite piece of china2-Look at this exquisite painting.3-She has exquisite taste.4-a vase of exquisite workmanship

5-exquisite joy

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Equation

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1-a mathematical statement in which you show that two amounts are equal using mathematical symbols

2-chemical equation astatement containing chemicalsymbols, used to show thechanges that happen during aparticular chemical reaction

3-a difficult problem that can only be understood if all the different influences are considered

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1-In the equation 3x - 3 = 15, x=6

2-Managing the economy is a complex equation of controlling inflation and reducing unemployment.

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Mathematical (adj)

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1-relating to mathematics

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1-a mathematical formula2-a mathematical equation/problem/calculation

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Clarity (noun)

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1-the quality of being clear and easy to understand

2-the quality of being easy to see or hear

3-the ability to think clearly and not be confused

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1-There has been a call for greater clarity in this area of the law.

2-She was phoning from Australia, but I was amazed at the clarity of her voice

3-He has shown great clarity of mindmental clarity

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Respiratory

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1-relating to breathing

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1-Smoking can cause respiratory diseases.

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malfunction (verb)

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1-to fail to work or operate correctly

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Shortly before the crash the pilot had reported a malfunction of the aircraft's navigation system.

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Malfunction (noun)

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a situation in which a machine or system stops working normally:

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a computer malfunction

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Bladder

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an organ like a bag inside the body of a person or animal, where urine is stored before it leaves the body

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to empty your bladder (= urinate)

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Expel (verb)

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1-to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country

2-to force air or liquid out of something:

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1-My brother was expelled from school for bad behaviour.

2-She took a deep breath, then expelled the air in short blasts.

3-expel sb from sth/ Officials want to expel settlers from protected forest.

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Denial(noun)

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a statement that something is not true or does not exist:

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Officials did not believe the runner's denial that he had taken drugs

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Denial

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the fact of not allowing someone to do or have something:

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a gross denial of justice

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Denial

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an unwillingness to accept that something unpleasant is true

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He's still in denial about the break-up of his relationship.

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Denial

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the situation in which someonebehaves in a way that goes against their beliefs and what they think is right

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If I did what you ask, it would be a denial of everything I stand for (= believe in).

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Beacon

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a light or fire on the top of a hill that acts as a warning or signal

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As part of the centenary celebrations a chain of beacons was lit across the region.

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Unceremoniously

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in a way that is unceremonious (= rude, sudden, or informal)

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1-He was unceremoniously removed from the list of members, for gross misconduct.2-She was unceremoniously dropped from the team.

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Captor

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a person who has captured a person or animal and refuses to release them

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Early on the morning after these events the two men, captor and captive, sat in the tent of the former.

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Whisper

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1-to speak very quietly, using the breath but not thevoice, so that only the personclose to you can hear you

2-to suggest privately that something might be true:

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1-What are you two girls whispering about?

2-People are whispering that she's going to retire next year.

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Whisper (noun)

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1-a way of speaking very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you

2a suggestion or piece of information that you hear privately from someone

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1-I heard whispers outside my room.

2-I've heard a whisper that they're heading for divorce.

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Drown (verb)

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1-(cause to) die by being unable to breatheunderwater

2-to cover or be covered,especially with a liquid

3-to have or experience too much of something

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1-He drowned in a boating accident

2-A whole valley was drowned when the river was dammed.

3-drowning in debt/sorrow

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Chamber

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1-formal a room used for aspecial or official purpose, or agroup of people who form (partof) a parliament

2-a judge's private office. Ajudge may have legal discussions with lawyers inprivate in his or her chambers.

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1-Meetings of the council are held in the council chamber.

2-an office,especially of a person in animportant position

3-If a trial is in chambers, ithappens in a court roomwithout the public,newspaper reporters, etc. being there.

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Chamber

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1-a room in a house,especially a bedroom

2-engineering a closed space in a machine, plant, or body

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1-The human heart has four chambers.

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Predate

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1-to have existed or happenedbefore another thing

2-to kill and eat another animal

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1-These cave paintings predate any others which are known.

2-Some species of bat predate small mammals.

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parapsychology

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the study of mental abilities, such as knowing the future ortelepathy, that seem to go against or be outside theknown laws of nature andscience

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Jeopardize (verb)

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to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged:

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She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future

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Venus

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1-the planet second in order of distance from the Sun, afterMercury and before Earth. It is the closest planet to Earth.

2-in Roman mythology (= ancientstories), the goddess (= female god) of beauty and love:

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Decompose(verb)

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1-to decay, or to cause something to decay

2-to break, or to break something, into smaller parts:

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1-The body must have been decomposing for several weeks.

2-Microbes decompose organic waste into a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide.

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Caravan

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1-a wheeled vehicle for living or travelling in,especially for holidays, that contains beds and cooking equipment and can be pulled by a car

2-a painted wooden vehicle that is pulled by a horse and in which people live

3-a group of people with vehiclesor animals who travel together for safety through a dangerousarea, especially across adesert on camels

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a gypsy caravan

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Lieutenant

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1-the title of) an officer of middle rank in the armed forces:

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He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.

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Charcoal

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1-a hard, black substance similarto coal that can be used as fuelor, in the form of sticks, as something to draw with

2-Charcoal gray is a dark graycolor:

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1-I prefer sketching in charcoal to pencil

2-charcoal for the barbecue

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Precious(adj)

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1-of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important

2- behaving in a very formal and unnaturalway by giving too much attention to details that are not important and trying too hard to be perfect

3-used to express dislike and/or anger

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1-a precious gift2-a precious moment/memory

3-He's so precious about his work that he never gets anything done.

4-You and your precious car - it's all you're interested in!

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Precious (adv)

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1-very:

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1-Lots of people will start, but precious few will finish.2-Be careful - you'll be precious little help if you come back injured.

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Deflated (adj)

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feeling less confident and positive than before:

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Her criticism left me feeling a bit deflated.

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Artifical

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1-made by people, often as acopy of something natural

2-not sincere:

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1-an artificial heart

2-Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.

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Artificiality (noun)

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Artificially (adv)

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Most mushrooms sold in supermarkets have been grown artificially (= not in natural conditions) in manure.

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Groggy (adj)

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1-weak and unable to thinkclearly or walk correctly, usually because of tiredness orillness

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1-I felt a little bit groggy for a couple of days after the operation.

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Refuge

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(a place that gives) protection or shelter from danger, trouble, unhappiness, etc.:

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1-These people are seeking/taking refuge from persecution.

2-Residents took refuge in theirbasements during the tornado.

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Absurd

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1-stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way

2-things that happen that are stupid or unreasonable:

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1-What an absurd thing to say!

2-Don't be so absurd! Of course I want you to come.

3-She has a keen sense of the absurd.

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Absurdity

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1-It's a serious situation but with some absurdity, and managing the balance between serious and funny is a delicate matter.

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Summit

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1-an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries

2-the highest point of amountain:

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1-World leaders will meet next week for their annual economic summit.

2-On this day in 1784, Dr Michel Paccard and Jacques Balmat reached the summit of Mont Blanc.

3-the summit:the highest, most successful, or most important point in something:

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Enterpreneurship

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skill in starting new businesses, especially when this involves seeing new opportunities

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Oath

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1-a promise, especially that you will tell the truth in a law court

2-an offensive word, especially one that uses a name for God

3-be under/on oath:to have formally promised to tell the truth

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1-Medieval knights took an oath of allegiance/loyalty to their lord.

2-The judge reminded the witness that she was under oath.

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Lesion (noun)

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an injury to a person's body or to an organ inside their body

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skin/brain lesions

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Caribou

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a large North American reindeer

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Thaw (verb)

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1-to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to aliquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature:

2-to become friendlier or more relaxed:

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1-Allow the meat to thaw completelybefore cooking it.

2-The report shows that relations between the two enemies may be thawing.

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Thaw (noun)

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1-an increase in friendliness

2-the thaw:a period of warmer weather when snow and ice begin to melt

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1-There are signs of a thaw in relationsbetween the two countries.

2-There was an early thaw this year.

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Favor

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1-approval or support of someone or something

2-something you do to helpsomeone, often after beingasked to

3-a small present given toguests at a party

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1-In applying for this job, Tiffany has a lot in her favor (= to her advantage).

2-The city council voted in favor of (= in support of) the proposed housingdevelopment.

3-Will you do me a favor and turn the ovenon at four o’clock?

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Favor (verb)

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to support or prefer oneparticular possibility:

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Democrats favored a temporary increase in the state sales tax.

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Aliases

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1-used when giving the name that a person is generally known by, after giving their real name

2-a false name, especially one used by a criminal:

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1-Malcolm Little, alias Malcolm X

2-He travels under (= using) an alias

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Wise

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1-having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life

2-relating to a particular thing:

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1-I think you made a wise choice.

2-What shall we do food-wise - do you fancy going out to eat?

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Such

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1-used before a noun or noun phrase to add emphasis

2-of a particular or similar type:

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1-That's such a good film.

2-It seems like such a long way to drive for just one day.

2-Small companies such as ours are very vulnerable in a recession.

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As such

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1-in the true or exact meaning of the word or phrase:

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There wasn't much vegetarian food as such, although there were several different types of cheese.

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Such as

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1-for example:

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1-That money is to cover costs such as travel and accommodation.

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Terrifying

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very frightening

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1-a terrifying experience/ordeal

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Irritated

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1-annoyed

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1-began to get increasingly irritated by/at her questions.

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Handsome

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1-A handsome man is physically attractive in a traditional, male way

2-A handsome woman is attractive in a strong way

3-large in amount

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1-Her dream is to be whisked off her feetby a tall, dark, handsome stranger

2-They made a handsome profit on theirhouse.

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Disturbed

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1-not thinking or behaving normally because of mental or emotional problem

2-so mentally confused or ill that special treatment is necessary

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1-a centre for emotionally/mentallydisturbed teenagers

2-He wrote a book on the treatment of emotionally disturbed children.

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Likely

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1-If something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected:

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1-Do remind me because I'm likely to forget.

2-What's the likely outcome of this whole business?

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Scavenger

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1-a bird or animal that feeds on dead animals that it has not killed itself

2-an animal, bird, or person who scavenges

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Scavenge (verb)

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1-to look for or get food or otherobjects in other people's rubbish

2-If a wild animal scavenges, it feeds on the flesh of dead decaying animals.

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1-The flood has left people and animals desperately scavenging for food.

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Scarce (adj)

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1-not easy to find or get

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1-Food and clean water were becoming scarce.

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Scarce (adv)

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1-almost not

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1-I could scarce believe my eyes.

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Make yourself scarce

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1-to go away from a difficult situation in order to avoid trouble:

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1-Things were going badly at the meeting, so he made himself scarce.

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Discriminate (verb)

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1-to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, sex, sexuality, etc.

2-to be able to see the difference between two things or people:

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1-She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.

2-Police dogs can discriminate between the different smells.

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Discriminatory (adj)

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Marshal (verb)

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1-to bring together or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim:

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1-The company is marshalling its forces/resources for a long court case

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Marshal (noun)

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1-an official who is involved in the running of a public event

2-someone who is involved in a public event, especially afamous person chosen to leada parade:

3- a government official who is responsible for putting the decisions of a law court into action:

4-a title used forimportant officers in the armedforces of some countries

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1-Marshals struggled in vain to preventspectators rushing onto the racetrack.

2-The parade's grand marshal carried an elaborately carved staff.

3-US marshals specialize in finding fugitives and escapees.

4-a field marshal/air vice marshal

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Predecessor

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1-someone who had a job or a position before someoneelse, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series:

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1-My predecessor worked in this job for twelve years.

2-His predecessor had left him with many problems to address in the department.

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Livelihood

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1-(the way someone earns) the money people need to pay for food, a place to live, clothing, etc.:

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1-Many ship workers could lose their livelihoods because of falling orders for new ships.

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Divulge

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1-to make something secret known:

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1-Journalists do not divulge their sources.

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Rhinoceros

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1-a very large, thick-skinned animal from Africa or Asia that has one or two horns on its nose:

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1-a population of black/white rhinoceros

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Collective (adj)

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1-of or shared by every member of a group of people

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1-a collective decision/effort

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Capability

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1-the ability to do something

2-the number of weapons,soldiers, etc. a country has to fight a war:

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1-These tests are beyond the capability of an average twelve-year-old.

2-Several countries are trying to develop a nuclear capability.

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Predetermine (verb)

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1-to decide or arrange something at an earlier time

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1-It's impossible to say how much a person's behaviour is predetermined by their genes.

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Predetermined (adj)

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1-At a predetermined time, we'll all shout "Happy birthday, David!"

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Flab (noun)

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1-soft, loose flesh on someone's body

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1-I need to lose this flab on my belly

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Flabby (adj)

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Flab

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Implement (verb)

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1-to start using a plan or system

2-a tool that works by being moved by hand or by being pulled across a surface

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1-The changes to the national healthsystem will be implemented next year.

2-garden/household/agricultural implements

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Pygmy

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1-A pygmy animal or bird is one of a type that is smaller thananimals or birds of that typeusually are

2-someone who is not importantor who has little skill

3-a member of one of several groups of very small people who live in Central Africa:

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1-a pygmy hippopotamus

2-a political pygmy

3-Pygmies average about 1.5 metres in height.

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Guild

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1-an organization of people who do the same job or have the same interests:

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1-the Writers' Guild

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Retaliate

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1-to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said somethingharmful to you:

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1-If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.

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Conjecture (noun)

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1-a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof:

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1-There's been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.

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Conjecture

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1-to guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof:

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1-We'll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture.

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Resurrect

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1-to bring someone back to life

2-to bring back something into use or existence that had disappeared or ended:

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1-Almost all Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead.

2-Several members of the party have resurrected the idea of constitutional change.

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Infiltrate

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1-to secretly become part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that group thinks or behaves

2-to move slowly into a substance, place, system, or organization:

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1-A journalist managed to infiltrate the powerful drug cartel.

2-At about this time the new ideas about "corporate management" had begun to infiltrate (into) local government.

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Refrain

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1-to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something

2-a short part of a song or poem that is repeated, especially between the verses (= the separate parts)

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1-We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe.