/tæks/

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

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!!!!

the income that a government or company receives regularly

ex, taxing tobacco, another form of revenue.

Revenues were down sharply.

ex, the complexity of the human mind.

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.

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.

Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈtʃʌk.əl/

Definition/Explanation:
To laugh quietly

Example:
She was chuckling as she read the letter.

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.

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.

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

Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈwɪk.ɪd/

Definition/Explanation:
Morally wrong and bad.

Example:
It was a wicked thing to do.

Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈlaʊ.zi/

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

Example:
A lousy book.

Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
/əˈmjuː.zɪŋ/

Definition/Explanation:
Entertaining and funny.

Example:
An amusing story/person/situation.

Part of Speech:
Adjective

Phonetic Transcription:
/niːt/

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

Example:
Your house is always so neat.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Part of Speech:
Verb (Regular).

Phonetic Transcription:
/dɪsˈɡaɪz/

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

Example:
I couldn't disguise my disappointment.

Part of Speech:
Conjunction

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

Definition/Explanation:
Although (formal).

Example:
He tried, albeit without success.

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.

Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˌaʊtˈlæn.dɪʃ/

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

Example:
An outlandish hairstyle/outfit

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˈlæv.ɪʃ/

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

Example:
Lavish gifts/promises/praise.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Part of Speech:
Adjective.

Phonetic Transcription:
/ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/

Definition/Explanation:
Shocking and morally unacceptable.

Example:
These prices are just outrageous.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.