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Question 0

A weapon that can fly over long distances and that explodes when it hits the thing it is aiming at

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Missile /’misel/

Question 1

To think about smth that you might do

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Contemplate /,kontempleit/

I do not contemplate any opposition from him

Question 2

Likely to be affected by an illness or problem

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Susceptible /se’septebel/

young children are susceptible to colds.

Question 3

The action of capturing someone or something using force

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Seizure /’siige/

The seizure of the Assembly building

Question 4

Use power or control

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Seize /siiz/

He seized power in 1995.

Question 5

Completely and without qualification; absolutely

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Utterly /ûteli/

he looked utterly ridiculous

Question 6

Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic feature

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Reconnaissance /ri’konisens/

An excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance

Question 7

(Of two things) so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting

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Incompatible /inkem’petibel/

Cleverness and femininity were seen as incompatible

Question 8

(Of ideas or statements) so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible

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Irreconcilable /i,reken’sailebl/

Syn incompatible

Question 9

Prevent or obstruct by taking advance actions

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Forestall /foo’stool/

Question 10

A kingdom

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Realm /relm/

The defence of the realm

Question 11

Destroy utterly

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Annihilate /e’naieleit/

Question 12

As is certain to happen; unavoidably

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Inevitably /in’evitebli/

Getting older is inevitable

Question 13

A noisy quarrel about something trivial

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Squabble /’skwobel/
Family squabbles
The boys were squabbling over a ball

Question 14

Powerful and effective language

The ability to speak or write well and in an effective way

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Eloquence /’elekwens/

The senator’s eloquence is well known.

Question 15

Buy or obtain for oneself

Learn or develop

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Acquire /e’kwaie/
I managed to acquire all the books I needed.
I’ve acquired a taste for whisky.

Question 16

A person’s natural height

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Stature

A man of shot stature

Question 17

Relating to the body

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Somatic /se’matik/

Question 18

Increase rapidly in number; multiply

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Proliferate /pre’lifereit/
These mutations allow cancer cells to proliferate
Fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate

Question 19

Continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

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Persist /pe’sist/

Persist despite treatment

Question 20

The medicines, equipment, and techniques available to a medical practitioner

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Armamentarium

The stethoscope is still an essential part of the physician’s armamentarium

Question 21

The action or process of changing something

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Alteration
Careful alteration of old buildings
Have a genetic alteration

Question 22

Of considerable importance, size or worth

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Substantial /seb’stænsh(e)l/
A substantial amount of cash
A substantial proportion of cases

Question 23

Опухоль. An abnormal mass of tissue which may be solid or fluid-filled.
Neoplasm that has formed a lump.

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Tumor /’tju:me/

Question 24

Arrange in a particular order

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Sequence /’si:kw(e)ns/

Question 25

Fall or drop straight down at high speed

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Plummet
A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully
The cost of genetic sequencing is plummeting

Question 26

1. Possible and practical to do easily or conveniently

2. likely, probably

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Feasible
The Dutch have demonstrated that it is perfectly feasible to live below sea level
The most feasible explanation

Question 27

Very quickly; at great rate

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Rapidly

The business is expanding rapidly

Question 28

Ask a question about smth, especially in order to express one’s doubts about it or to check it’s validity or accuracy

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Query
Many people queried whether any harm had been done
We need to query each tumor

Question 29

The state or presence of a malignant cance

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Malignancy

After biopsy, evidence of malignancy was found

Question 30

The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college

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Curriculum /ke’rikjulem/

Question 31

Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time

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Amass

He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds

Question 32

Regard or consider in a specified way

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Deem /di:m/
The event was deemed a great success.
The part of your past that you deem to be most relevant can be critical in determining your outlook for the future.

Question 33

(Of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source)

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Emanate /’emeneit/
Warmth emanated from the fireplace.
Economic forecasts that emanate from the office.

Question 34

1. A person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system.
2. Stat. A point in a sample widely separated from the main cluster.

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Outlier

They would no longer treat the recent years of poor economic performance as a sort of outlier.

Question 35

1. To a great or significant extent.

2. For the most part, essentially

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Substantially /seb’stantish(e)li/

Profits grew substantially.
Things will remain substantially the same over the next ten years.

Question 36

Depressing dull and bleak or repetitive

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Dreary /drieri/
The dreary round of working, eating and trying to sleep.
It is a dreary depressing prospect.

Question 37

Official approval or license to print or publish, especially under conditions of censorship.

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Imprimatur /im’pre-ma:tër/

But the C.B.O forecast has an official nonpartisan imprimatur.

Question 38

Not supporting one political group or party over another

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Nonpartisan /non-pär-te-zen/

Question 39

1. Tending to remind one of something.

2. Suggesting something by resemblance.

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Reminiscent /remi’nis(e)nt/

The sights were reminiscent of my childhood.

Question 40

An estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends

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Projection /pre’dgeksh(e)n/

Plans based on projections of slow but positive growth.

Question 41

Income, especially when of an organization and of a substantial nature

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Revenue

Question 42

An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply

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Surplus

Export of food surpluses

Question 43

Counteract (something) by having an equal and opposite force or effect.

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Offset

In normal times, such increased individual tax receipt would be offset by lower corporate tax payments.

Question 44

1. Jump or dive quickly and energetically.

2. Push or thrust quickly.

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Plunge
Tax receipt would have plunged even there had been no Bush tax cut.
Plunged into the sea…
He plunged his hands into his pockets.

Question 45

Before now

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Heretofore /hietu’fo:/

The rest has heretofore been viewed as likely temporary.

Question 46

Used to convey that was is asserted is very likely though not known for certain

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Presumably /pri’zju:mebli/

Those who do choose to retire presumably will be happier.

Question 47

1. A crash involving several vehicles.

2. An accumulation of a specified thing.

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Pile-up

1. A three cars pile-up on the A30
2. A massive pile-up of data

Question 48

1. suffer patiently

2. Remain in existence; last

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Endure /in’djue/
It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.
This cities endured through time.
That the strength would endure indefinitely.

Question 49

Surround a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force it’s surrender

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Besiege /bi’si:dg/

The king marched north to besiege Betwick