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Adjective

UK: /ˈʃiːk/

US: /ʃik/

stylish and fashionable

e.g

I like your haircut - it's very chic

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈʃʌtəl/

US: /ˈʃʌtəl/

a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places

e.g

To get across town, you can take the shuttle from Times Square to Grand Central

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Adjetive - dissaproving

UK:* /ˈfɪn ɪ ki/

US:/ˈfɪnɪki/

difficult to please

e.g

He's terribly finicky about his food.

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Verb - Transitive or Intransitive

UK: /ˈnæg/

US: /næg/

to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone do something

e.g

If you stop nagging at me, I might actually do it.

I'm always nagging him about his diet.

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Noun

UK: /ˈstraɪd/

US: /straɪd/

As in the way of walking (gait)

e.g

Linda walked with a determined stride

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Adverb - formal

UK: /ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊnst/

without a particular person knowing

e.g

Unbeknownst to me, he had rented out the apartment while I was away.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈdʒiːn/

US: /dʒin/

a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents

e.g

The illness is believed to be caused by a defective gene.

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Adjetive

UK: /nɒkˈtɜːrnəl/

US: /nɑkˈtɝnəl/

being active or happening at night rather than during the day

e.g

Most bats are nocturnal.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈtɪk/

US: /tɪk/

the sound a clock makes

e.g

the tick of the clock

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Adjetive

UK: /ˌhɒmə ʊ ˈdʒiːniəs/

consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type

e.g

The population of the village has remained remarkably homogeneous

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈmeɪtrən/

US: /ˈmeɪtrən/

a senior nurse in charge of a hospital.

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Verb - Transitive or Intransitive

UK: /ˈrɪp/

US: /rɪp/

to pull apart; to tear or be torn violently and quickly

e.g

His new trousers ripped when he bent down.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈkrɑːft/

US: /kræft/

a boat, ship, or airplane

e.g

warning for small craft

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Adjective

UK: /ˈləʊn/

US: /loʊn/

alone

e.g

a lone survivor

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈɛdʒ/

US: /ɛdʒ/

the outer or furthest point of something

e.g

They built the church on the edge of the village

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Verb - Transitive

UK: /səˈsteɪn/

US: /səˈsteɪn/

to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time

e.g

The economy looks set to sustain its growth into next year.

He seems to find it difficult to sustain relationships with women.

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Adjetive

UK: /ˈtæktaɪl/

US: /ˈtæktɪl, -taɪl/

related to the sense of touch

e.g

My phone has a tactile screen

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Verb - Transitive

UK: /ˈpeɪv/

US: /peɪv/

to cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface of pieces of stone, concrete, or bricks

e.g

The area near the beach is paved with bricks set in patterns.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈdʒɛm/

US: /dʒɛm/

a valuable stone, cut for use in jewelry

e.g

a necklace covered in gems

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Noun - Uncountable

UK: /ˈæŋst/

US: /ɑŋkst/

strong worry and unhappiness, especially about personal problems

e.g

All my children went through a period of late-adolescent angst.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈspiːtʃ/

US: /spitʃ/

a set of words spoken in a play

e.g

Do you know the words to Hamlet's famous speech at the beginning of Act III?

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈθiːɪst/

someone who believes in the existence of a god or gods

e.g

My mother was a strong theist, she believed in many gods

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Noun - Uncountable

UK: /ˈæʃ/

US: /æʃ/

the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal, or wood, has burned

e.g

As we sat around the campfire, the wind picked up and blew ash into our eyes.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈpɒpi/

US: /ˈpɑpi/

a plant with large, delicate flowers that are typically red and have small, black seeds

e.g

Many poppies are red.

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Verb - Transitive or Intransitive

UK: /ˈgæmbəl/

US: /ˈgæmbəl/

to risk money, for example in a game or on a horse race

e.g

I like to gamble when I play cards - it makes it more interesting.

He gambled away all of our savings.

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Noun - Uncountable

UK: /kɑːrˈtɒgrəfi/

US:/kɑrˈtɑgrəfi/

the science or art of making or drawing maps

e.g

He drew our map, this man is an expert on cartography

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈɡləʊbˌtrɒtə/

US: /ˈgloʊbˌtrɑtɚ/

someone who often travels to a lot of different countries

e.g

Japan last month, New York next month - you've become a regular globetrotter, haven't you?

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Noun - Uncountable

UK: /ˈniːʃ/

US: /nɪtʃ/

a suitable place in life

e.g

He found his niche in engineering.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈfriːk/

US: /frik/

a thing, person, animal, or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other of its type

e.g

At my school you were considered to be a freak if you weren't interested in sport.

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Adjetive

UK: /ˈswæŋki/

US: /ˈswæŋki/

fashionable and expensive

e.g

a swanky restaurant.

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Adjetive - mainly dissapoiting

UK: /naɪˈiːv/

US: /nɑˈiv/

too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life

e.g

She was very naive to believe that he'd stay with her.

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Adjetive

UK: /ˈswɪft/

US: /swɪft/

very fast

e.g

a swift movement of his hand

We went aboard a swift boat

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Verb - informal disapproving

UK: /ˈsnɪtʃ/

US: /snɪtʃ/

to secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble

e.g

He snitched to my boss that I'd been making long-distance calls at work!

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Adjective

UK: /ˈɒptɪk/

US: /ˈɑptɪk/

relating to light or the eyes

e.g

a fibre optic cable

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Noun

UK: /ˈsɛntɪnəl/

US: /ˈsɛntənəl/

a person that guards a place or an object

e.g

Two sentinels were assigned to guard the checkpoint at all times.

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Adjective

UK: /grəʊˈtɛsk/

US: /groʊˈtɛsk/

strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way

e.g

Gothic churches are full of devils and grotesque figures.

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Adjective

UK: /ˈdɪm/

US: /dɪm/

not giving or having much light

e.g

The lamp gave out a dim light.

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Verb - Intransitive

UK: /ˈvænɪʃ/

US: /ˈvænɪʃ/

to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way

e.g

We ran out after the thief, but he had vanished into thin air

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Verb - Transitive

UK: /ˈbæn/

US: /bæn/

to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially

e.g

The film was banned (= the government prevented it from being shown) in several countries.

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Adjective

UK: /ˈniːt/

US: /nit/

good

e.g

That video game is really neat!

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Verb - Intransitive

UK: /ˈɪtʃ/

US: /ɪtʃ/

to have or cause an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails

e.g

I can't wear wool - it makes me itch.

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Noun - Uncountable

UK: /ˈsaɪprəs/

US: /ˈsaɪprəs/

a type of evergreen tree.

e.g

My favourite tree is the cypress

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈɔːrb/

US: /ɔrb/

something in the shape of a ball

e.g

the glowing orb of the sun

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Adjective

UK:*/ˈfɛtɪd/, /ˈfiːtɪd/

smelling extremely bad and stale

e.g

fetid air/breath

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Noun - Uncountable

UK: /ˈwɒnd ə rər/

US: (won′dər ər)

drifter, itinerant. someone who roams around, not going to a specific place

e.g

The hotel's used mostly by wanderers and drunks.

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Verb - Transitive

UK: /ˈwaɪp/

US: /waɪp/

to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid

e.g

Do you have some paper towels that I can wipe the floor with?

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Noun - Uncountable

UK: /rɪˈgɑːrd/

US: /rɪˈgɑrd/

respect or admiration for someone or something

e.g

The company holds her in high regard.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈkaɪnd/

US: /kaɪnd/

a group with similar characteristics, or a particular type

e.g

Today's vehicles use two kinds of fuel - petrol and diesel.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/

US: /tʌkˈsidoʊ/

a man's black or white jacket worn at formal social events, usually in the evening, with matching trousers and a bow tie

e.g

His signature appearance is his foot-tall natural red hair, flashy tuxedo or zoot suit with bow tie, white gloves and saddle shoes.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈskiːm/

US: /skim/

an officially organized plan or system

e.g

There's a new scheme in our town for recycling plastic bottles.

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Adjective

UK:*/kaɪˈnɛtɪk/, /k ɪ ˈnɛtɪk/

involving or producing movement

e.g

kinetic energy

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈeɪp/

US: /eɪp/

an animal like a large monkey with no tail, that uses its arms to move through trees

e.g

Chimpanzees and gorillas are both apes.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈmɑːtʃ/

an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something

e.g

She's going on a march on Saturday in protest over the closure of the hospital.

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Adjective

UK: /ˈluːs/

US: /lus/

not firmly held or fastened in place

e.g

There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈhəʊmə/

short for home run: a point scored in baseball when you hit the ball, usually out of the playing field, and are able to run around all the bases at one time to the starting base

e.g

That season he hit 43 homers.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈbræt/

US: /bræt/

a child, especially one who behaves badly

e.g

She's behaving like a spoilt brat.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈsʌbweɪ/

US: /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/

a railway system in which electric trains travel through tunnels below ground

e.g

We took the subway uptown to Yankee Stadium.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈnɜːrd/

US: /nɝd/

a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it

e.g

I'm a real grammar nerd.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˌmæriəˈnɛt/

US: /ˌmæriəˈnɛt/

a small model of a person or animal with parts of the body that are moved with strings

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈseɪlər/

US: /ˈseɪlɚ/

a person who works on a ship, especially one who is not an officer

e.g

He was a young sailor on his first sea voyage.

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Verb - Transitive

UK: /ˈteɪm/

US: /teɪm/

to make a wild animal tame

e.g

the way they used to tame wild horses

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Adjective

UK: /ˈgəʊgəʊ/

US: (gō′gō′)

used to describe a financial period or business in which there is especially fast and active development

e.g

They made a fortune during the go-go years of the 1980s

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈpæl/

US: /pæl/

a friend

e.g

It's my old pal Pete!

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Verb

UK: /ˈpiːp/

US: /pip/

to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole

e.g

I saw her peeping through the curtains/into the room.

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Noun

UK: /ˈbeɪt/

US: /beɪt/

a small amount of food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device used to attract and catch a fish or animal

e.g

They were digging up worms to use for bait

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈtreɪsə/

US: (trā′sər)

a bullet that leaves a line of flame or smoke behind it when it is fired, so that you can see the direction it has taken

e.g

Tracer bullets streaked through the sky.

The sky was bright with tracer fire

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Verb

UK: /ˈsəʊk/

US: /soʊk/

to make something very wet, or (of liquid) to be absorbed in large amounts

e.g

The wind had blown the rain in and soaked the carpet.

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈfæntəm/

US: /ˈfæntəm/

a spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost transparent form of a person, animal, or other object

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Noun - Uncountable

UK: /d ɪ ˈvəʊʃən/

US: /dɪˈvoʊʃən/

loyalty and love or care for someone or something

e.g

He inspired respect and devotion from his pupils

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Verb

UK: /d ɪ ˈvaʊər

/US: /dɪˈvaʊr/

to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left

e.g

The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈpɒnd/

US: /pɑnd/

an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made

e.g

a duck pond

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Noun

UK: 'bill', 'Bill': /ˈbɪl/

US: /bɪl/

a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written

e.g

an electricity/gas/phone bill

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Verb

UK: /ˈtʃɒp/

US: /tʃɑp/

to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument

e.g

He was chopping wood in the yard

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Noun

UK: /ˈtʃɒpər/

US: /ˈtʃɑpɚ/

informal for helicopter

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Noun

UK:*/drɒp/

a small round-shaped amount of liquid

e.g

drop of I thought I felt a drop of rain

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈdʌv/

US: /dʌv/

a white or grey bird, often used as a symbol of peace

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Noun - Countable

UK: /ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

a place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle, rather than straight across

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Adjective

UK:*/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/

US:/sɪnˈθɛtɪk/

artificial; made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals

e.g

shoes with synthetic soles

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Noun

UK:*/ˈiːz/

US: /iz/

lack of difficulty

e.g

The ease with which she learns languages is astonishing.

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Noun

UK:*/ˈvɛsəl/

US:/ˈvɛsəl/

a tube that carries blood through the body of a person or an animal, or liquid through the parts of a plant

e.g

to burst/rupture a blood vessel

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Noun

UK:*/prɛˈstiːʒ/

the respect and value that somebody/something has because of their social position, or what they have done

e.g

There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car like this.

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Noun

UK:*/ˈpəʊɪtes/

US: (pō′i tis)

a female poet

e.g

Gabriela Mistral was a Chilean poetess

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Noun

UK:*/ˈpɒd/

US: /pɑd/

a long thin case filled with seeds that develops from the flowers of some plants, especially peas and beans

e.g

a pea pod

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Adjective

UK:*/ˈpɒkɪtsaɪzd/

small enough to fit into your pocket or to be carried easily; smaller than the standard size

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Verb

UK:*/ˈpriːtʃ/

US:/pritʃ/

to give a religious talk in a public place, especially in a church during a service

e.g

She preached to the congregation about forgiveness.

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Noun

UK:*/rɪˈvəʊlt/

US: /rɪˈvoʊlt/

a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority

e.g

The Peasants Revolt of 1381 was the first popular uprising in England

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Adjective

UK:*/ˈhaɪpər/

US: /ˈhaɪpɚ/

excited and nervous; having too much nervous energy

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Noun

UK:*/ˈdʒaɪrəskəʊp/

US: /ˈdʒaɪrəˌskoʊp/

a device consisting of a wheel that turns rapidly inside a frame and does not change position when the frame is moved. Gyroscopes are often used to keep ships and aircraft steady.

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Noun

UK:*/ˈɪŋk/

US: /ɪŋk/

coloured liquid for writing, drawing and printing

e.g

a pen and ink drawing

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Noun

UK:*/ˈkɪndərgɑːrtən/

a school or class to prepare children aged five for school

e.g

his first day at kindergarten

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Noun

US:/ˈfɝstˈbɔrn/

a person’s first child

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Noun

UK:*/kənˌdʒɔɪndˈtwɪn/

one of two people who are born with their bodies joined together in some way, sometimes sharing the same organs

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Noun

UK:*/ˈhjuː/

US: /hju/

a colour; a particular shade of a colour

e.g

Her paintings capture the subtle hues of the countryside in autumn.

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Noun

UK:*/ˈkɒfɪn/

US: /ˈkɔfɪn, ˈkɑfɪn/

a box in which a dead body is buried or cremated

e.g

A procession of mourners slowly followed the coffin.

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Adjective

US:/ˈmɑrvələs/

extremely good; wonderful

e.g

This will be a marvellous opportunity for her.

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Noun

UK:*/ˈmɑːrksɪst/

US: (märk′sist)

a person who follows the political and economic theories of Karl Marx

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Noun

UK:*/ˈhærəsmənt/

the act of annoying or worrying somebody by putting pressure on them or saying or doing unpleasant things to them

e.g

sexual/racial harassment

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Adjective

UK - US: /ˈhʌski/

(of a person or their voice) sounding deep, quiet and rough, sometimes in an attractive way

e.g

Sorry, I’m a bit husky today—I’ve got a sore throat.

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Verb

UK:*/ˈswuːn/

US: /swun/

(old-fashioned) to become unconscious

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Verb

UK:*/ˈpɪntʃ/

US: /pɪntʃ/

pinch somebody/something/yourself to take a piece of somebody’s skin and press it together hard with your thumb and the finger next to it

e.g

He pinched the baby's cheek playfully.