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/ədˈmididlē/

Part of speech: Adverb

Definition: Used to introduce a concession or recognition that something is true or is the case

Example: Admittedly, the salary was not wonderful, but the duties were light.

Word family:
1. Admitted (Adjective)
2. Admittance (Noun)

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/əˈfərm/

Part of speech: Verb

Definition:
1. State as a fact; assert strongly and publicly

Example: He affirmed the country's commitment to peace.

Definition:
2. Offer (someone) emotional support or encouragement
Example: There are five common ways parents fail to affirm their children.

Word family:
1. Affirmation (Noun)
2. Affirmant (Noun)
3. Affirmative (Adjective)

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/ˈamədər,ˈaməˌtər,ˈaməCHər/

Part of speech: Noun
Definition:
1. A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis
Example: It takes five years for a top amateur to become a real Tour de France rider.
Definition:
2. A person who is incompetent or inept at a particular activity
Example: That bunch of stumbling amateurs

Part of speech: Adjective
Definition:
1. Engaging or engaged in without payment; nonprofessional

Example: Amateur athletics
Definition:
2. Done in an incompetent or inept way

Example: It's all so amateur!

Word family:
1. Amateurish (Adjective)

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/ˌkəltəˈvāSH(ə)n/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition:
1. The action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated

Example: The cultivation of crops

Definition:
2. The process of trying to acquire or develop a quality or skill

Example: The cultivation of good staff–management relations

Word family:
1. Cultivate (Verb)
2. Cultivated (Adjective)

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/ˌerəˈstäkrəsē/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices

Example: The ancient Polish aristocracy had hereditary right to elect the king.

Word family:
1. Aristocrat (Noun)
2. Aristocratic (Adjective)
3. Aristocratically (Adverb)

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/ˈkəstədē/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: The protective care or guardianship of someone or something

Example: The property was placed in the custody of a trustee.

Word family:
1. Custodial (Adjective)
2. Custodian (Noun)

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/ˈärdnt/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Enthusiastic or passionate

Example: An ardent baseball fan

Word family:
1. Ardently (Adverb)
2. Ardency (Noun)

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/ˌdisənˈklīnd/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Unwilling; reluctant

Example: The rural community was disinclined to abandon the old ways.

Word family:
1. Disincline (Verb)
2. Disinclination (Noun)

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/inˈɡrāviNG,enˈɡrāviNG/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition:
1. A print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface
Example: The scene is depicted in a contemporary engraving by William Hogarth.

Definition:
2. The process or art of cutting or carving a design on a hard surface, especially so as to make a print
Example: The quality of his engraving established new standards.

Word family:
1. Engrave (Verb)
2. Engraver (Noun)

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/ˈfəsē/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition:
1. (Of a person) fastidious about one's needs or requirements; hard to please
Example: He is very fussy about what he eats.

Definition:
2. Showing excessive or anxious concern about detail
Example: Eleanor patted her hair with quick, fussy movements.

Definition:
3. Full of unnecessary detail or decoration
Example: I hate fussy clothes.

Word family:
1. Fuss (Noun)
2. Fussbudget (Noun)
3. Fussiness (Noun)

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/ˈdrastik/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme

Example: A drastic reduction of staffing levels.

Word family:
1. Drastically (Adverb)

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/ˈfərō/

Part of speech: Noun
Definition: A long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or for irrigation
Example: Regular furrows in a ploughed field.

Part of speech: Verb
Definition: Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something)
Example: Gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor.

Word family: -

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/dwel/

Part of speech: Verb
Definition:
1. Live in or at a specified place
Example: Groups of gypsies still dwell in these caves.

Definition:
2. Think, speak, or write at length about (a particular subject, especially one that is a source of unhappiness, anxiety, or dissatisfaction)
Example: I've got better things to do than dwell on the past.

Word family:
1. Dwelling (Noun)
2. Dweller (Noun)

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/inˈɡəlf,enˈɡəlf/

Part of speech: Verb
Definition:
1. (Of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely
Example: The cafe was engulfed in flames.

Definition:
2. Eat or swallow (something) whole
Example: The toad can engulf nestling birds.

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/ˈflikər/

Part of speech: Verb
Definition:
1. (Of light or a source of light) shine unsteadily; vary rapidly in brightness

Example: The interior lights flickered, and came on.
Definition:
2. Make small, quick movements; flutter rapidly.

Example: Her eyelids flickered.

Part of speech: Noun
Definition:
1. An unsteady movement of a flame or light that causes rapid variations in brightness.

Example: The flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes.
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2. A tiny movement.

Example: Then a flicker of movement caught his eye.

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/ˌāvēˈāSH(ə)n/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: The flying or operating of aircraft

Example: Two events launched the history of modern aviation.

Word family:
1. Aviate (Verb)
2. Aviator (Noun)

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/kənˈspirəsē/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition:
1. A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
Example: A conspiracy to destroy the government

Definition:
2. The action of plotting or conspiring
Example: They were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

Word family:
1. Conspirator (Noun)
2. Conspiratorial (Adjective)

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/ˈdrānij/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: The action or process of draining something

Example: The pot must have holes in the base for good drainage.

Word family: -

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/ekˈskwizət,ˈekˌskwizət/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate

Example: Exquisite, jewellike portraits

Word family:
1. Exquisitely (Adverb)

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/firs/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness

Example: The tiger is the largest member of the cat family and a fierce predator.

Word family:
1. Fiercely (Adverb)
2. Fierceness (Noun)

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/ˈbərdnsəm/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Difficult to carry out or fulfill; taxing

Example: The burdensome responsibilities of professional life

Word family:
1. Burden (Noun)
2. Burden (Verb)

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/kərˈtāl/

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on

Example: Civil liberties were further curtailed.

Word family: -

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/dəˈminiSH/

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: Make or become less

Example: The pain will gradually diminish.

Word family:
1. Diminution (Noun)

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/ikˈstravəɡənt/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources

Example: It was rather extravagant to buy both.

Word family:
1. Extravagantly (Adverb)
2. Extravagance (Noun)

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/ˈfed(ə)rəl/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs

Example: Russia's federation treaty shares powers among Russia's federal and local governments.

Word family:
1. Federate (Verb)
2. Federation (Noun)

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/ˈkərdəsē/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: The showing of politeness in one's attitude and behavior toward others

Example: He had been treated with a degree of courtesy not far short of deference.

Word family:
1. Courteousness (Noun)
2. Courteous (Adjective)
3. Courteously (Adverb)

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/dəˈsendənt/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor

Example: Shakespeare's last direct descendant.

Word family:
1. Descendant (Adjective)

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/dim/

Part of speech: Adjective
Definition:
1. (Of a light, color, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly

Example: Her face was softened by the dim light.
Definition:
2. Not clearly recalled or formulated in the mind

Example: The matter was in the dim and distant past.

Part of speech: Verb
Definition:
1. Make or become less bright or distinct

Example: A smoky inferno that dimmed the sun

Word family:
1. Diminish (Verb)
2. Diminution (Noun)
3. Diminutive (Adjective)

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/ˈfôrmədəb(ə)l,fərˈmidəb(ə)l/

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Example: A formidable opponent

Word family: -

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/ˈfôrjərē/

Part of speech: Noun

Definition: The action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

Example: He was found guilty of forgery.

Word family: -

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