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》a string of daisies threaded together by their stems.
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〉[COMPUTING] connect (several devices) together in a linear series.#
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three d-y=c-ned CD-ROM drives#
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To d-y c-n power strip

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daisy chain

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》Unable to be removed with surgery#
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The majority of tumors found in people with Stage 3 NSCLC are determined to be u-e.

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unresectable

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》a large amphitheater (= a circular or oval area with seats around it for watching sports and entertainments), especially one built by the ancient Romans:#
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The Octagon would hold four Roman c-ms.#
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Romans used to go to the big c-m to watch gladiators fight.

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colosseum#
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noun [ C ] (also Colosseum)
/ˌkɑː.ləˈsiː.əm/

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a flat shape with eight straight sides

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octagon#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈɑːk.tə.ɡɑːn/

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/收保护费/

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To run a protection racket.

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》[INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN] stay away from school or work without permission or explanation.#
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He {p-yed h-y} from school to go out hunting”

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play hooky

phrase of hooky

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》an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons:#
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As a p-e, she said she would buy them all a box of chocolates.#
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They are doing p-e for their sins.

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penance#
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noun [ C or U ]#
/ˈpen.əns/

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》the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else:#
/重婚/#
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In court, he admitted that he had {committed b-y}.

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bigamy#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈbɪɡ.ə.mi/

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》the practice of having sexual or romantic relationships with two or more people at the same time:#
/多角恋/#
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For him, p-y is more honest and natural than monogamy.

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polyamory#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˌpɑː.liˈæm.ɚ.i/

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/镀金的木箱/

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gold-plated wooden chest

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/有文字的板/

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a tablet bearing words

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daisy flowers

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Roman numerals 50

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L

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Roman numerals 100

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C

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Roman numerals 500

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D

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Roman numerals 1000

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M

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》a person whose job is adding fuel to a large closed fire
/司炉，锅炉工/

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stoker#
noun [ C ]#
/ˈstoʊ.kɚ/

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》an herb with a sweet smell that is used to add flavor in cooking

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basil
/ˈbeɪ.zəl/

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》[ C or U ] writing, music, art, speech, etc. that intentionally copies the style of someone famous or copies a particular situation, making the features or qualities of the original more noticeable in a way that is humorous:#
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He was an 18th-century author who wrote p-dies of other people’s works.#
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There is a hint of self=p-y in his later paintings.

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parody#
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noun#
/ˈper.ə.di/

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》[ C, disapproving] something that so obviously fails to achieve the effect that was intended that it is stupid:#
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“It was {a p-y of} a trial,” said one observer.

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parody#
#
noun#
/ˈper.ə.di/

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》to copy the style of someone or something in a humorous way:#
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One of the papers is running a competition in which you have to p-y a well-known author.

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parody#
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verb [ T ]#
/ˈper.ə.di/

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》[formal] unwanted waste material, especially material that is regularly thrown away from a house, factory, etc.:#
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garden r-e#
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kitchen r-e

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refuse#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈref.juːs/

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》what is normal or expected in any given circumstances.#
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Given the high standards of the food, the prices seem {p-r for the c-e}.

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par for the course#
phrase of par

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》a long, thin stick of white bread, of a type that originally came from France。 [UK also French stick]

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baguette#
noun [ C ]#
/bæɡˈet/

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》port vs starboard in the nautical terms

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Sailors use stars to point them in the right direction after they have left port.

port = left
starboard = right

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》bow, stern, fore, aft in nautical term

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bow = fore = front
stern = aft = back

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》a movie shown or a play performed during the day, especially in the afternoon#
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Classes and dances run daily, with both m-e and evening programs.

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matinee#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˌmæt̬.ənˈeɪ/

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》the main artery (= thick tube carrying blood from the heart) that takes blood to the other parts of the body#
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a-a

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/eɪˈɔːr.t̬ə/

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》a sea creature that lives inside two joined flat, round shells and can be eaten

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scallop#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈskɑː.ləp/#
/ˈskæl.əp/

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》in statistics, one of ten equal parts that a set of people or things is divided into, when you are comparing a particular feature relating to them:#
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a top=d-e=performing UK fund#
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Households from {the poorest two} {income d-es} are likely {to be housed in rented accommodation}.

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decile#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈdesəl/#
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Compare#
median#
percentile#
quartile

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》(a tropical plant which produces) a large fruit, the outside of which becomes hard when dried and can be used as a container /瓠瓜/#
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c-h

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calabash#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈkæl.ə.bæʃ/

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》[BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY specialized] any of the chemical substances found in plants and animals that combine to make protein (= a substance necessary for the body to grow)#
/氨基酸/#
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a-o a-d

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amino acid#
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noun [ C ]#
/əˌmiː.noʊ ˈæs.ɪd/

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avenge vs revenge

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avenge [= to take the action]#
verb#
means “to take vengeance for” or “to take vengeance on behalf of.”#
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revenge [= the action taken, the desire]#
[almost always a noun]#
means “an act of retaliating for a prior insult or wrong,” “the desire to enact vengeance,” or “something done in vengeance.”

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》to think about something too much and find it difficult to stop:#
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High achievers sometimes {f-e on} their own flaws.

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fixate#
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verb [ I ]#
/ˈfɪk.seɪt/

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》an herb whose seeds and thin feathery leaves are used in cooking:#
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d-l pickles#
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1 tsp fresh d-l, chopped

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dill#
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noun [ U ]#
/dɪl/

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》[MEDICAL specialized] used on the outside of the body:#
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This lotion is for t-l application only.

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topical#
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/ˈtɑː.pɪ.kəl/#
adjective (MEDICINE)

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》A figure in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), a demigod (= someone who is part human and part god) who stole fire from Mount Olympus:#
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P-s was a Titan, the class of immortals who were around long before Zeus.#
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Some believe that it is the mountain to which P-s was eternally chained.

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Prometheus#
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noun#
/prəˈmiː.θi.əs/

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》[in ancient stories] a being who is partly human and partly a god:#
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Some football players {become like d-ds to} their fans.

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demigod#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈdem.i.ɡɑːd/

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》relating to buying and selling:#
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You can download all your t-l information on your credit cards and bank account.#
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t-l charges/costs/fees #
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Customers must be made aware of the t-l charges associated with their purchases.

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transactional#
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adjective#
/trænˈzækʃənəl/

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》[a state or federal] prison:#
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a federal/state p-y

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penitentiary#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˌpen·ɪˈten·tʃər·i/

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》a large open area just inside the entrance of a public building such as a theater or a hotel, where people can wait and meet each other:#
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I’ll see you downstairs {in the f-r} in half an hour.

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foyer#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈfɔɪ.ɚ/#
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in the foyer

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》to give someone strong feelings of happiness and excitement#
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Speeding through the wet mist of the fog was e-ting.

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exhilarate#
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verb [ T ]#
/ɪɡˈzɪl.ə.reɪt/

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a thick mixture of avocado, tomato, onion, and spices, usually eaten cold

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guacamole#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˌɡwɑːk.əˈmoʊ.li/

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》a song or other piece of music sung or played by two people

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duet#
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noun [ C ]#
US /duːˈet/

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》[MATHEMATICS specialized] The m-n value is the middle one in a set of values arranged in order of size:#
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M-n household income fell last year.

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median#
adjective#
/ˈmiː.di.ən/

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》[MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE specialized] one of the points into which a large range of numbers, results, etc. is divided to make 100 groups of the same size:#
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That score puts you in the 97th p-e.

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percentile#
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noun [ C ]#
/pɚˈsen.taɪl/

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percentage vs percentile

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Percentage: a value presented out of 100, which compares qualities. If you score 55 marks out of 100, then 55% is your scored percentage.#
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Percentile: the per cent of values below a specific value, which displays position or rank. If you beat 80% of the class in the exam, you have 80th percentile on the exam.#
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A data point that falls at the 80th percentile has a value greater than 80 percent of the data points within the dataset.

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》[formal] to do harm to or punish the person responsible for something bad done to you or your family or friends in order to achieve a fair situation:#
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He swore he would {a-e his brother’s death}.#
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She determined to {a-e herself on} the killer.#
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At the end of the film, the murderer is killed by his victim’s {a-ving girlfriend}.

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avenge#
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verb [ T ]#
/əˈvendʒ/

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》harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else:#
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She {took/got/exacted (her) r-e on} him for leaving her by smashing up his car.#
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He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang {in r-e for} the shootings last week.

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revenge#
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noun [ U ]#
/rɪˈvendʒ/

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》[informal] alcohol#
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The party’s at Kate’s on Friday night - bring some b-e.

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booze#
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noun [ U ]#
/buːz/

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》A person who is p-s shows little respect for others by doing things they have no right to do:#
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It would be p-s of me to comment on the matter.

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presumptuous#
#
adjective#
/prɪˈzʌmp.tʃuː.əs/

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》[informal] an idea, plan, or person with no chance of success:#
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The proposal was a n-n=s-r from the beginning because there was no possibility of funding.

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non-starter#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˌnɑːnˈstɑːr.t̬ɚ/

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layover vs overlay

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layover = [UK] stopover#
noun [synonym] stop#
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a short stay in a place that you make while you are on a longer trip to somewhere else:#
We had a four-hour layover in Chicago.#
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overlay#
verb [ T often passive ] overlaid | overlaid#
to cover something with a layer of something:#
The tiny carvings were overlaid with silver.

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anatomy vs autopsy

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anatomy#
the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged:#
An understanding of [human anatomy] is important to a dancer.#
He later became professor of anatomy at Kiel.#
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autopsy#
[synonym] post-mortem
the cutting open and examination of a dead body in order to discover the cause of death:#
They carried out/performed an autopsy.#
The body arrived for autopsy at the Dallas hospital.

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》[old-fashioned] a person who has little knowledge or experience of ships and traveling by sea#
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In l-r terms, this is about 1.15 miles per hour or 1.852 kilometers per hour.

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landlubber#
#
noun [ C ]#
/ˈlændˌlʌb.ɚ/

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》[MEDICAL specialized] a form of arteriosclerosis (= hardening of the arteries, the thick tubes carrying blood from the heart) that is caused by {a fatty substance} building up inside the arteries#
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One of the causes of a-s is {blood platelets} {clumping together}, a process called aggregation.

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atherosclerosis#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˌæθ.ə.roʊ.skləˈroʊ.sɪs/#
#
platelet /ˈpleɪt.lət/

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》[informal] to get things, especially money or food, by asking for them instead of buying them or working for them:#
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Peter never buys anything - he just s-es (off his friends).#
#
She {s-ed around} in the tool box for a tack or nail to hang the sign up with.#
#
At college he was always broke and {on the s-e}.

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scrounge#
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verb [ I or T ]#
noun#
/skraʊndʒ/

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》to cut a large piece out of rock, stone, or another hard material in a rough way:#
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The monument {was h-n out of} the side of a mountain.

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hew#
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verb [ T ]#
/hjuː/#
hewed | hewed or hewn

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》to obey or behave according to (rules, principles, or expectations):#
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He never states his own opinion but {h-ws to} {the party line}.

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hew#
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/hjuː/#
verb (OBEY)#
#
[ I ]#
past tense hewed#
past participle hewed#
Compare:#
toe the party line#
hew to the party line

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》a small wheel, usually one of a set, that is attached to the bottom of a piece of furniture so that it can be moved easily#
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c-r

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castor [US]#
caster [UK]#
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noun [ C ]
/ˈkæs.tɚ/

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》a thick usually yellow oil, used especially as a medicine to help people pass the solid waste in their bowels out of the body#
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c-r o-l (plant)

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castor oil#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˌkæs.tɚ ˈɔɪl/

62
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-柿子-

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persimmon#
#
/pɚˈsɪm.ən/

63
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》in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), the greatest of the gods, the god of the sky and the weather, who ruled over human beings and the other gods:#
#
Before Z-s hurled his first thunderbolt from Olympus, the pre-Greek people occupying the land presumably offered sacrifices to their own gods and goddesses.

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Zeus#
#
noun#
/zuːs/

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》in Roman mythology (= ancient stories), the greatest of the gods, the god of the sky and the weather, who ruled over human beings and the other gods:#
#
In Roman times a temple to J-r stood here.#
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J-r was the Roman god of thunder and storms.#
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Compare#
Zeus

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Jupiter#
#
noun [S]

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》used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else#
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So who are {the i-s people} of this land?#
#
{The i-s population} has long suffered exclusion and profound injustice.#
#
He studied Mixtec, {an i-s language} of Mexico.

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indigenous#
#
adjective#
/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/

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》used to refer to plants and animals that grow or live naturally in a place, and have not been brought there from somewhere else:#
#
Are there any species of frog {i-s to the area}?#
#
The snakes are a serious threat to i-s wildlife owing to their big appetites.

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indigenous#
#
adjective#
/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/

67
Q

》not foreign or from outside an area:#
#
The rise of i-s Chinese enterprises has posed a threat to Hong Kong companies.#
#
They are doing this by the import of arms from Western sources and by the development of i-s industries.

A

indigenous#
#
adjective#
/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/

68
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a fruit similar to a grapefruit but larger and sweeter, with pale green or yellow skin and white flesh

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pomelo#
#
noun [ C ]#
/ˈpɑː.mə.loʊ/

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》a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal or not acceptable to most people:#
#
juvenile d-ts

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delinquent#
#
noun [ C ]#
/dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/

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》to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an income for it:#
#
The state of Michigan has {e-wed three institutes} to do research for industry.#
#
This {hospital was e-wed} by the citizens of Strasbourg in the 16th century.

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endow#
#
verb [ T ]#
/ɪnˈdaʊ/

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》If someone or something is {e-wed w-h} a particular quality or feature, the person or thing naturally has that quality or feature:#
#
People think Jefferson {was e-wed w-h great wisdom}.

A

endowed with
/ɪnˈdaʊ/

72
Q

》to pour hot fat and liquid over meat while it is cooking:#
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B-e the turkey at regular intervals.

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baste#
#
verb [ T ]#
/beɪst/

73
Q

》[specialized] a machine that uses an electric current to make someone’s heart beat (= move) in a normal, regular way when it has stopped doing this, or to start a heart beating again when it has stopped:#
#
The paramedic had to use a d-r to shock the woman’s heart into restarting.#
#
We have installed portable d-rs in public buildings.

A

defibrillator#
#
noun [ C ]#
/ˌdiːˈfɪb.rə.leɪ.t̬ɚ/

74
Q

》able to cure or cause to get better:#
#
Do you believe in the {c-e powers} of {the local mineral water}?

A

curative#
#
adjective#
/ˈkjʊr.ə.t̬ɪv/#
#
Synonym
therapeutic

75
Q

》to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring:#
#
I know I have to deal with the problem at some point - I’m just p-ting.#
#
Synonym
dilly-dally [old-fashioned informal]

A

procrastinate#
#
verb [ I ]#
/proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/

76
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》[old-fashioned informal] to waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision:#
#
Don’t d-y=d-y - just get your bags and let’s go!

A

dilly-dally#
#
verb [ I ]#
US /ˈdɪl.iˌdæl.i/

77
Q

》[disapproving] spoken or written words that have no meaning:#
#
I was so nervous, I just started {talking g-h}.

A

gibberish#
#
noun [ U ]#
/ˈdʒɪb.ɚ.ɪʃ/

78
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》[LANGUAGE specialized] the use of anaphors (= words that refer to and replace other words used earlier in a text):#
#
{In a-a}, the meaning of an expression depends on its antecedent.

A

anaphora#
#
noun [ U ]#
/ə.’næf.ə.rə/#
#
Compare#
cataphora

79
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》the practice in literature or rhetoric (= speech or writing intended to impress or persuade people) of repeating the same word at the start of several sentences to achieve an effect:#
#
The repetition of “we” at the start of each sentence is a-a.#
#
No poet has used a-a more effectively than he does in this work, with every line beginning “Because.”#

A

anaphora#
#
noun [ U ]#
/ə.’næf.ə.rə/

80
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》[LANGUAGE specialized] the use of cataphors (= words that refer to and replace other words used later in a text):#
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An example of c-a would be: “If you want some, there’s coffee in the pot.”#
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The interest lies in the writers’ selection of pronouns, either he or they {in anaphora}, or he/they/those {in c-a}.

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cataphora#
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noun [ U ]#
/kəˈtæf.ər.ə/#
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Compare#
anaphora

81
Q

》[LANGUAGE specialized] a word or phrase that refers to a word or phrase used earlier in a text and replaces it, for example the word “it” in the sentence “Joe dropped a glass and it broke.”:#
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In the sentence “I arrived, but nobody saw me” the pronoun “me” is an a-r.#
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An a-r refers back to an antecedent.

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anaphor#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈæn.ə.fɔːr/

82
Q

》[LANGUAGE specialized] a word that refers to a word used later in a text and replaces it, for example “he” in the sentence “When he saw me, Joe smiled.”:#
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In the following sentence, the pronoun “she” (the c-r) appears earlier than the noun “Kate” that it refers to.

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cataphor#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈkæt̬.əˌfɔːr/#
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Compare#
anaphor

83
Q

》[formal] someone or something existing or happening before, especially as the cause or origin of something existing or happening later:#
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Charles Babbage’s mechanical calculating engines were the a-ts of the modern computer.#
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Many people feel a great curiosity to find out about their a-ts.

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antecedent#
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noun [ C ]
/ˌæn.t̬əˈsiː.dənt/

84
Q

》[LANGUAGE specialized] a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to:#
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In the sentence “He picked a book off the shelf and handed it to Sally,” “book” is the a-t of “it.”

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antecedent#
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noun [ C ]
/ˌæn.t̬əˈsiː.dənt/

85
Q

》If a place is u-d, it has not been changed from being a poor area to a richer one, by people of a higher social class moving to live there:#
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We lived on a street of u-d old houses and apartments.#
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He comes from an u-d part of London’s East End.

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ungentrified#
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adjective#
/ˌʌnˈdʒen.trə.faɪd/

86
Q

》a plant whose white and yellow flowers are used to make tea

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chamomile [mainly US]#
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camomile [usually UK]#
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noun [ U ]#
/ˈkæm.ə.maɪl/

87
Q

》unable to think or act clearly because you are extremely worried, angry, or excited by something:#
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She {was almost d-d with worry} when her son didn’t come home.

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demented#
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adjective#
/dɪˈmen.t̬ɪd/

88
Q

》[old-fashioned or informal] crazy:#
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The man is d-d - he’s going to wreck the whole operation.

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demented#
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adjective#
/dɪˈmen.t̬ɪd/

89
Q

》unavailable or unreachable#
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Dr. Jones couldn’t perform the surgery this week because she was traveling out of the country and was {o-t of p-t}.

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out of pocket

90
Q

》[person] acting out of character or acting in a way that is wildly inappropriate.
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My brother can’t help himself from being {o-t of p-t} on social media. I’m surprised he hasn’t been banned yet.

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out of pocket

91
Q

》[literary] a feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon:#
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There’s {a sense of f-g} in the capital, as if fighting might at any minute break out.#
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Her {f-gs about the future} were to prove justified.#
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[ + (that) ] He had a strange f-g (that) something would go wrong.

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foreboding#
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noun [ C or U ]#
/fɔːrˈboʊ.dɪŋ/

92
Q

》[formal] a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen:#
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She had {had a p-t of} what might lie ahead.

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presentiment#
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noun [ C ]#
/prɪˈzen.tɪ.mənt/

93
Q

》made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public:#
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The money was donated by {an a-s benefactor}.#
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Police said {an a-s caller} warned that a bomb was about to go off.#
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An attempt to implant an embryo using an egg from {an a-s woman donor} was unsuccessful.

He received {an a-s letter} threatening to disclose details of his affair if he didn’t pay the money.#
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For reasons of personal safety, the informant wishes {to remain a-s}.

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anonymous#
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adjective#
/əˈnɑː.nə.məs/

94
Q

》[disapproving] difficult to please:#
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a f-y eater#
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He’s terribly {f-y about} his food.

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finicky#
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adjective#
/ˈfɪn.ɪ.ki/

95
Q

》[UK] needing a lot of attention to detail:#
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Repairing watches must be a very f-y job.

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finicky#
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adjective#
/ˈfɪn.ɪ.ki/

96
Q

》someone who has returned, especially someone who returns to life after being dead:#
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The dead son becomes a ghostly r-t.

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revenant#
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noun [ C ]#
/ˈrev.ən.ənt/

97
Q

》a pig’s foot used for food:#
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a dish of pigs’ t-rs

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trotter#
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noun [ C usually plural ]#
/ˈtrɑː.t̬ɚ/

98
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orangutan#
/ɔːˈræŋ.ə.tæn/

99
Q

》in some societies, an amount of money or property that a woman’s parents give to the man she marries
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〉[FINANCE] money or other assets in addition to the selling price that a company offers to another company it wants to buy:#
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The buyers added a d-y of $500 million to get the firm’s board to agree to the takeover.

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dowry#
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noun [ C ]
/ˈdɑʊər·i/

100
Q

》a new house that a home builder constructs on the speculation that it will sell easily for a profit.#
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s-e house

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speculative house#
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spec house (short for speculative house)

101
Q

》involving a nerve or the system of nerves that includes the brain:#
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Some people suffered severe {n-l damage} as a result of the disease.

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neural#
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adjective [ before noun ]#
/ˈnʊr.əl/

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