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-Word name and part of speech

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welcome! :)

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Part of Speech:
Noun (U).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈɑːf.tə.mæθ/ - /ˈɑːf.tə.mɑːθ/  US: /ˈæf.tɚ.mæθ/

Definition/Explanation:
The period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes.

Example:
We can still see the aftermath caused in Chernobyl.

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Misuse

Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˌmɪsˈjuːz/

Definition/Explanation:
To use something in an unsuitable way or in a way that was not intended.

Example:
President Piñera was accused of misusing statal funds.

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Cling

Part of Speech:
Verb (Irregular) |Clung - Clung|.

Phonetic Transcription:
/klɪŋ/

Definition/Explanation:
To stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her.

Example:
We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (U).

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈkrɪm.zən/

Definition/Explanation:
A dark, deep red colour.

Example:
Crimson is a color that you may see in the theatre curtains.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈbæʃ.fəl/

Definition/Explanation:
Often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed.

Example:
We should not be too bashful about ourselves.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (C or U).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈkɜː.fjuː/  US: /ˈkɝː.fjuː/

Definition/Explanation:
A rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble.

Example:
After October 19th, there was a curfew in the whole country.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/

Definition/Explanation:
Shocking and morally unacceptable.

Example:
These prices are just outrageous.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (U).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /dɪˈmiː.nɚ/  US: /dɪˈmiː.nər/

Definition/Explanation:
A way of looking and behaving.

Example:
She has a calm, reassuring demeanor.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
/ʃʌn/

Definition/Explanation:
To avoid or refuse to accept someone or something.

Example:
He has shunned publicity since he retired from acting.

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Part of Speech:
Adverb.

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /əˈbrɔːd/    US: /əˈbrɑːd/

Definition/Explanation:
In or to a foreign country or countries.

Example:
He's currently abroad on business.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (C or U).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈkɒf ˌsɪr.əp/   US: /ˈkɑːf ˌsɪr.əp/

Definition/Explanation:
A thick liquid that you take to help stop coughing.

Example:
My throat hurts a lot, can you hand me the cough syrup?

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/stʌnd

Definition/Explanation:
Very shocked or surprised.

Example:
I am stunned and saddened by this news.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
/slaʊtʃ/

Definition/Explanation:
To stand, sit, or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored.

Example:
A couple of boys were slouched over the table reading magazines.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (U).

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈblæk.meɪl/

Definition/Explanation:
The act of getting money from people or forcing them to do something by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or to harm them.

Example:
His secret financial activities made him vulnerable to blackmail.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈbʊk.ɪʃ/

Definition/Explanation:
A bookish person enjoys reading books, especially serious books.

Example:
My grandmother was a bookish woman, she used to read every day.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈkʌn.ɪŋ/

Definition/Explanation:
Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose.

Example:
Saul Goodman is a very cunning man.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈhæm.pər/   US: /ˈhæm.pɚ/

Definition/Explanation:
To prevent someone doing something easily.

Example:
High winds hampered efforts to put out the fire.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (C).

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈkɪl.dʒɔɪ/

Definition/Explanation:
A person who does not like other people enjoying themselves.

Example:
My neighbour called the cops on us for partying, what a killjoy.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (C).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈblæd.ər/   US: /ˈblæd.ɚ/

Definition/Explanation:
An organ like a bag inside the body of a person or animal, where urine is stored before it leaves the body.

Example:
I really need to empty my bladder!

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Part of Speech:
Noun (C).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/   US: /ˈbjʊr.oʊ/

Definition/Explanation:
An organization or a business that collects or provides information.

Example:
The CCG Bureau collect information about ghouls in Tokyo.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈhɪn.dər/  US: /ˈhɪn.dɚ/

Definition/Explanation:
To limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something.

Example:
A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈəʊ.ɡəl/  US: /ˈoʊ.ɡəl/

Definition/Explanation:
To look at someone with obvious sexual interest.

Example:
I saw you ogling the man of the black suit.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈlæv.ɪʃ/

Definition/Explanation:
Large in quantity and expensive or impressive.

Example:
Lavish gifts/promises/praise.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (C).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /daɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/    US: /daɪˈkɑː.t̬ə.mi/

Definition/Explanation:
A difference between two completely opposite ideas or things.

Example:
There is often a dichotomy between what politicians say and what they do.

Love and Hate.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /kəʊp/   US: /koʊp/

Definition/Explanation:
To deal successfully with a difficult situation.

Example:
It's only been a year since he died - how's she coping?

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Part of Speech:
Noun (U) (old fashioned slang).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /dəʊ/   US: /doʊ/

Definition/Explanation:
Money.

Example:
I don't want to work but I need the dough.

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Part of Speech:
Noun (C) (informal).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /slɒb/   US: /slɑːb/

Definition/Explanation:
A lazy, untidy, and often rude person.

Example:
He's a big slob of a man - I can't stand him.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Irregular) |Shrank - Shrunk|.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ʃrɪŋk/

Definition/Explanation:
To become smaller, or to make something smaller.

Example:
Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature.

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/ˈpredʒədɪs/

an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc.

a victim of racial prejudice

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈfɔː.məʊst/    US: /ˈfɔːr.moʊst/

Definition/Explanation:
Most important or best; leading.

Example:
She's one of the foremost experts on child psychology.

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/liːn/

to move the top part of your body in a particular direction

MJ lean his body in a so terrific way!!!!

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/ˈrev.ən.juː/

the income that a government or company receives regularly

ex, taxing tobacco, another form of revenue.

Revenues were down sharply.

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/ˈdɪp·lə·mæt/

an official whose job is to represent one country in another, and who usually works in an embassy

ex: We need a real diplomat to deal with the factions in the office.

senator palpatine, We will need the diplomats relationships for the peace in galaxy!!!!

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/lɔː/

the subject or job of understanding and dealing with the laws of a country

or

an official rule in a country

I hate Los Angeles' laws

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/kwæk/

a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess

or

the sound made by a duck

ex, Mario, can you hear it? The duck did quack

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/tæks/

money that you have to pay to the government from what you earn or when you buy things
or
to make someone pay a tax

ex, PAY THE TAX OR DIE!!!

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/ˈlaɪər/
a person who tells lies.

ex, YOU'RE A LIAR!

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/ˈkærəvæn/

a road vehicle without an engine that is pulled by a car, designed for people to live / a group of people with vehicles or animals who are travelling together, especially across the desert

The local farmer lets holiday caravans park on his land.

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/dɪˈnaɪəl/

a statement that something is not true or does not exist; the action of denying something.

She shook her head in denial.

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ɪmˈplɔɪ/

to give somebody a job to do for payment / to use something such as a skill, method, etc. for a particular purpose

The police had to employ force to enter the building.

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/spent/

that has been used, so that it cannot be used again / very tired.

After the gruelling test, he felt totally spent.

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/bɪˈheɪv/

to do things in a particular way.

example: He behaved like a true gentleman.

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/kəmˈplɛksɪti/
the state or condition of being complex:

ex, the complexity of the human mind.

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/ˌænɪˈmɒsəti/

a strong feeling of opposition, anger or hate.

He felt no animosity towards his critics.

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/ɪmˈbedɪdnəs/

the degree to which an activity, an organization, a relationship, etc. is influenced by the social or cultural environment in which it occurs or exists

The first concerns itself with social theory it is the level of embeddedness and informal rules.

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/heɪk/

a large sea fish that is used for food

A fish of special importance to the west coast fisheries is the hake.

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/lɑːk/

a small brown bird with a pleasant song / a thing that you do for fun or as a joke / an activity that you think is a waste of time or that you do not take seriously

The boys didn't mean any harm—they just did it for a lark.

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/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/

too proud of your own abilities or achievements.

She is a vainglorious woman.

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/ˈraɪtʃəsnəs/

behaviour that is morally right or good, especially according to a religion.

My child. I watched you with pride, as you grew into a weapon. Of rightousness.

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/kənˈtemptʃuəs/

feeling or showing that you have no respect for somebody/something.

contemptuous of somebody/something He was contemptuous of everything I did.

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/kjuː/

a line of people, cars, etc. waiting for something or to do something.

queue for something I had to join a queue for the toilets.

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/ˈkɔːtʃɪp/

the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married; the process of developing this relationship.

They married after a short courtship.

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/ˈkɪnʃɪp/

the fact of being related in a family / a feeling of being close to somebody because you have similar origins or attitudes.

We tend to feel kinship with those who share the same values.

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/ɪnˈvɒlv/
If a situation involves someone or something, he, she, or it is affected by it.
ex: the accident involved two cars..

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/wiːld/
To hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it

ex: to wield a sword

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/ˌfaɪn ˈɑːt/
(uncountable)
forms of art, especially painting, drawing and sculpture, that are created to be beautiful rather than useful.

The sight of some battle-pictures revived his taste for fine art

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(it's when a verb taking a direct object, for example, she found the cat) 

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maintaining (transitive, regular verb),                                   

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/meɪnˈteɪnin/
to keep in existence something or someone.. too can be something or someone constant.

ex. We have standards to maintain.

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ˈklɒk.waɪz/
in the direction in which the hands (= thin parts that point) of a clock move.

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/ɪnˈrəʊlmənt/

the act of officially joining a course, school, etc.; the number of people who do this.

Enrolment will take place in the main hall.

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/ˈɡɪɡ.əl/
to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way

ex. We giggled at the back of the room like naughty schoolchildren.

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/meə(r)/

a female horse or donkey.

Jean was mounted on a grey mare.

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/ˈækwɪdʌkt/
a canal or passage through which liquids pass.

Did you know that in Venice they have got 147 ruins of aqueducts around the city?

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/θɔːt/

something that you think of or remember.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic.

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/ˈæb.səns/
The fact of not being where you are usually expected to be
ex. He was absent from class again.

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/ˈheɪ.sti/
Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought.
example: a hasty visit.

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/rɪˈzent/
To feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like

ex: He resented his father for divorcing his mother

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /nɒd/   US: /nɑːd/

Definition/Explanation:
To move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting, or to show something by doing this.

Example:
All the students nodded in agreement.

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/prɑːns/

to move quickly with exaggerated steps so that people will look at you / (of a horse) to move with high steps.

ex: The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone.

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/ˈfʌsi/

hard to please / doing something with small, quick, nervous movements / having too much detail or decoration.

ex: She's such a fussy eater.

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/staʊt/

Rather fat / strong and thick / brave and determined / also a style of beer

ex: a stout pair of shoes

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/dʒɪŋks/

to bring bad luck in a mysterious way  /something that is thought to bring bad luck in a mysterious way.

ex: I don't want to jinx anything by making promises.
I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car.

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/kɒzˈmɒlədʒi/

the scientific study of the universe and its origin and development.

ex: Modern cosmology believes the Universe to have come into existence about fifteen billion years ago.

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/əˈvɔɪdəns/

not doing something; preventing something from existing or happening.

ex: A person's health improves with the avoidance of stress.

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/dɪˈsent/

an action of coming or going down.

example: There is a gradual descent to the sea.

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/ˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/
Features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, which come from the past and are still important

example: wow! you've got a incredible heritage!

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈpet.i/   US: /ˈpet̬.i/

Definition/Explanation:
Not important and not worth giving attention to.

Example:
Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˌaʊtˈlæn.dɪʃ/

Definition/Explanation:
Strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like.

Example:
An outlandish hairstyle/outfit

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Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˌʌn.rɪˈpen.tənt/

Definition/Explanation:
Feeling sorry for something that you have done.

Example:
I do not see why they should be repentant.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ˈskrɔː.ni/   US: /ˈskrɑː.ni/

Definition/Explanation:
Unpleasantly thin, often with bones showing.

Example:
He came home after three months at college looking terribly scrawny.

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Chalk

Part of Speech:
Noun  [C or U]

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /tʃɔːk/   US: /tʃɑːk/

Definition/Explanation:
A stick of soft rock or a similar substance used for writing or drawing.

Example:
He picked up a piece of chalk and wrote the answer on the blackboard.

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Part of Speech:
Conjunction

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt/   US: /ɑːlˈbiː.ɪt/

Definition/Explanation:
Although (formal).

Example:
He tried, albeit without success.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
/dɪsˈɡaɪz/

Definition/Explanation:
To hide an opinion, a feeling, etc.

Example:
I couldn't disguise my disappointment.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective/Noun [C]

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ɪˈlɪt.ər.ət/    US: /ɪˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ət/

Definition/Explanation:
Unable to read and write / Someone who is illiterate.

Example:
A surprising percentage of the population is illiterate.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
/niːt/

Definition/Explanation:
Tidy, with everything in its place.

Example:
Your house is always so neat.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
/əˈmjuː.zɪŋ/

Definition/Explanation:
Entertaining and funny.

Example:
An amusing story/person/situation.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈkwɪb.əl/

Definition/Explanation:
To argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important.

Example:
There's no point quibbling about/over a couple of dollars.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ɪnˈher.ənt/ /ɪnˈhɪə.rənt/    US: /ɪnˈhɪr.ənt/

Definition/Explanation:
Existing as a natural or basic part of something.

Example:
I have an inherent distrust of lawyers.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈlaʊ.zi/

Definition/Explanation:
Very bad; unpleasant (informal).

Example:
A lousy book.

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Wicked

Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈwɪk.ɪd/

Definition/Explanation:
Morally wrong and bad.

Example:
It was a wicked thing to do.

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Part of Speech:
Adverb (Noun, Adj., Verb)

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /prɒmpt/   US: /prɑːmpt/

Definition/Explanation:
At the time stated and no later.

Example:
You must enter the classroom at 9:35 a.m. prompt

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈtʃʌk.əl/

Definition/Explanation:
To laugh quietly

Example:
She was chuckling as she read the letter.

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Broad

Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /brɔːd/   US: /brɑːd/

Definition/Explanation:
Including a wide range of things; general; very wide

Example:
The magazine covers a broad range of subjects, from sewing to psychology.

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Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/

Definition/Explanation:
Existing or happening in many places and/or among many people.

Example:
The campaign has received widespread support.

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Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular)

Phonetic Transcription:
UK: /ɪmˈbəʊl.dən/   US: /ɪmˈboʊl.dən/

Definition/Explanation:
To make someone brave (formal).

Example:
Emboldened by drink, he walked over to speak to her.

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/kənˈdʒiːniəl/

(of a person) pleasant to spend time with because their interests and character are similar to your own.

a congenial colleague

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/ˈrɪdl/

a question that is difficult to understand, and that has a surprising answer, that you ask somebody as a game/a mysterious event or situation that you cannot explain.

Batman solves the riddle that unlocks another riddle.

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/sɪv/

a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from smaller solids, made of a wire or plastic net attached to a ring. The liquid or small pieces pass through the net but the larger pieces do not.

Wash the rice in a sieve under cold running water.

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/ˈmaɪndfl/

remembering somebody / something and considering them or it when you do something / conscious

Mindful of the danger of tropical storms, I decided not to go out.

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/ˈlɔɪəlti/

the quality of being constant in your support of somebody/something

They swore their loyalty to the king.