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fetid

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Fetid water or air has a very strong unpleasant smell.
[formal]
…the fetid river of waste.
…the fetid stench of vomit.
Synonyms: stinking, rank, offensive, foul

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incendiary

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  1. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
    জ্বালাময়ী
    হিংসাত্মক
    Incendiary weapons or attacks are ones that cause large fires.
    Five incendiary devices were found in her house.
    …incendiary attacks on shops.
    Synonyms: inflammatory, provocative, subversive, seditious More Synonyms of incendiary
  2. COUNTABLE NOUN
    An incendiary is an incendiary bomb.
    A shower of incendiaries struck the Opera House.
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wizened

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ADJECTIVE
A wizened person is old and has a lot of lines on their skin.
…a little wizened old fellow with no teeth.
Synonyms: wrinkled, lined, worn, withered

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satirical

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ADJECTIVE
A satirical drawing, piece of writing, or comedy show is one in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
…a satirical novel about city life in the late 80s.
Synonyms: mocking, ironical, cynical, cutting

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farcical

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ADJECTIVE
If you describe a situation or event as farcical, you mean that it is so silly or extreme that you are unable to take it seriously.
[disapproval]
…a farcical nine months’ jail sentence imposed yesterday on a killer.
Synonyms: ludicrous, ridiculous, absurd, preposterous

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labile

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ADJECTIVE
1. chemistry
(of a compound) prone to chemical change
2. liable to change or move,restless

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triumphant

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ADJECTIVE
Someone who is triumphant has gained a victory or succeeded in something and feels very happy about it.
Duncan and his triumphant soldiers celebrate their military victory.
The captain’s voice was triumphant.
This trip was not like his first triumphant return home in 1990.
triumphantly ADVERB [ADVERB with verb]
‘I thought so,’ Evelina said triumphantly.
They marched triumphantly into the capital.
Synonyms
victorious
winning
successful
dominant
conquering
undefeated

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peppery

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ADJECTIVE
Food that is peppery has a strong, hot taste like pepper.
…a crisp green salad with a few peppery radishes.
Synonyms: hot, fiery, spicy, pungent
angry,কটু,মেজাজী

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unseemly

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ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone’s behaviour is unseemly, you disapprove of it because it is not polite or not suitable for a particular situation or occasion.
[literary, disapproval]
It would be unseemly for judges to receive pay increases when others are struggling. [+ for]
…unseemly drinking, brawling and gambling.
Synonyms: improper, inappropriate, unsuitable, out of place

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firing

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ইন্ধন

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Wallowing

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  1. VERB
    If you say that someone is wallowing in an unpleasant situation, you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy.
    [disapproval]
    His tired mind continued to wallow in self-pity. [VERB + in]
    I wanted only to wallow in my own grief. [VERB in noun]
    পাপপঙ্কে নিমগ্ন থাকা
  2. VERB
    If a person or animal wallows in water or mud, they lie or roll about in it slowly for pleasure.
    Never have I had such a good excuse for wallowing in deep warm baths. [VERB + in]
    Dogs love splashing in mud and hippos wallow in it.
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Stoic

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complaint to unavoidable necessity
2. (lc)
stoical
NOUN
3. a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy
4. (lc)
a person who maintains or affects the mental attitude advocated by the Stoics
নির্বিকার
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Bogged down

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ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you get bogged down in something, it prevents you from making progress or getting something done.
But why get bogged down in legal details? [+ in]
Sometimes this fact is obscured because churches get so bogged down by unimportant rules.
Synonyms: entangled, involved, overwhelmed, mixed up

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resplendent

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ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone or something as resplendent, you mean that their appearance is very impressive and expensive-looking.
[formal]
Bessie, resplendent in royal blue velvet, was hovering beside the table. [+ in]
…the resplendent hotel banqueting-room.
Synonyms: brilliant, radiant, splendid, glorious

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mired

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ADJECTIVE
1. made muddy or dirty
The wind was brisk, the road mired in mud.
2. involved, esp in difficulties
The bright lights, the key to a future that isn’t mired in the past.

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volleys

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  1. VERB
    In sport, if someone volleys the ball, they hit it before it touches the ground.
    He volleyed the ball spectacularly into the far corner of the net. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
    McNeil volleyed more effectively in the second set. [VERB]
    Volley is also a noun.
    She hit most of the winning volleys.
  2. COUNTABLE NOUN
    A volley of gunfire is a lot of bullets that travel through the air at the same time.
    It’s still not known how many died in the volleys of gunfire. [+ of]
    Three mounted officers rode into the field after the volley.
    Synonyms: barrage, blast, burst, explosion
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raze

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VERB [usually passive]
If buildings, villages or towns are razed or razed to the ground, they are completely destroyed.
Dozens of villages have been razed. [be VERB-ed]
Towns such as Mittelwihr and Bennwihr were virtually razed to the ground. [be VERB-ed + to]
Synonyms: destroy, level, remove, ruin

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eerie

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অতিপ্রাকৃত

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flout

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VERB
If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.
…illegal campers who persist in flouting the law. [VERB noun]
Building regulations have been habitually flouted. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: defy, scorn, spurn, scoff at

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teem

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VERB [usually cont]
If you say that a place is teeming with people or animals, you mean that it is crowded and the people and animals are moving around a lot.
For most of the year, the area is teeming with tourists. [

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stew

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  1. VARIABLE NOUN
    A stew is a meal which you make by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature.
    She served him a bowl of lamb stew.
    They made a stew.
    Synonyms: hash, casserole, goulash, ragout More Synonyms of stew
  2. VERB
    When you stew meat, vegetables, or fruit, you cook them slowly in liquid in a closed dish.
    Stew the apple and blackberries to make a thick pulp. [VERB noun]
    …stewed prunes. [VERB-ed]
    Synonyms: braise, boil, simmer, casserole
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vaunt

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VERB
1. (transitive)
to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
2. (intransitive) rare or literary
to use boastful language; brag
NOUN
3. a boast
4.  archaic
ostentatious display
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cosseted

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ADJECTIVE
pampered; spoilt
I don’t want to be treated like a cosseted movie queen.

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smattering

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VERB TRANSITIVE Rare
1. to speak or utter (a language, words, etc.) with only slight knowledge
2. to study or learn (a subject) superficially
NOUN
3. smattering

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opulent

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  1. ADJECTIVE
    Opulent things or places look grand and expensive.
    [formal]
    …an opulent office on Wimpole Street in London’s West End.
    opulence UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
    …the elegant opulence of the German embassy. [+ of]
    Synonyms: luxury, riches, wealth, splendour More Synonyms of opulent
    Synonyms: wealth, means, riches [informal], capital More Synonyms of opulent
    Synonyms: abundance, richness, profusion, fullness More Synonyms of opulent
  2. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
    Opulent people are very wealthy and spend a lot of money
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ramshackle

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  1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
    A ramshackle building is badly made or in bad condition, and looks as if it is likely to fall down.
    They entered the shop, which was a curious ramshackle building.
  2. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
    A ramshackle system, union, or collection of things has been put together without much thought and is not likely to work very well.
    They joined with a ramshackle alliance of other rebels.
    …the present tax system, which the opposition says is ramshackle and complicated.
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ford

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  1. COUNTABLE NOUN
    A ford is a shallow place in a river or stream where it is possible to cross safely without using a boat.
    Synonyms: crossing, causeway, crossing place More Synonyms of ford
  2. VERB
    If you ford a river or stream, you cross it without using a boat, usually at a shallow point.
    They were guarding the bridge, so we forded the river. [VERB noun]
    Synonyms: cross, pass over, traverse, go across
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perilous

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ADJECTIVE
Something that is perilous is very dangerous.
[literary]
…a perilous journey across the war-zone.
The road grew even steeper and more perilous.
…perilous cliffs.
Synonyms: dangerous, threatening, exposed, vulnerable More Synonyms of perilous
perilously ADVERB [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB adjective]
The track snaked perilously upwards.
…a perilously narrow bridge.

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canyon

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COUNTABLE NOUN
A canyon is a long, narrow valley with very steep sides.
…the Grand Canyon.
Synonyms: gorge, pass, gulf, valley

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wend

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VERB TRANSITIVE
1.  to proceed or go on (one's way)
VERB INTRANSITIVE
2.  Archaic
to go; journey; travel
A weaver to Canterbury his way did wend, And to Heaven his soul I did send.
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insurgent

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বিদ্রোহী

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myrmidon

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  1. Greek mythology
    one of a race of people whom Zeus made from a nest of ants. They settled in Thessaly and were led against Troy by Achilles
  2. (often not capital)
    a follower or henchman
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rapscallion

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NOUN

a disreputable person; rascal or rogue

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quisling

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COUNTABLE NOUN
A quisling is someone who helps an enemy army that has taken control of their country.
[old-fashioned]
Synonyms: traitor, betrayer, collaborator, renegade ,defector

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impasse

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SINGULAR NOUN
If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as an impasse.
The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
Synonyms: deadlock, stalemate, standstill, dead

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excruciate

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VERB (transitive)
1. to inflict mental suffering on; torment,যন্ত্রণা দেত্তয়া
2. obsolete
to inflict physical pain on; torture

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retail

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খুচরো বিক্রি

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gadfly

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NOUN
Word forms: plural -flies
1. any of various flies, as a stable fly or warble fly, that bite or annoy domestic animals
2. a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc
How grey and narrow the arts world will seem without his gadfly brilliance.

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chump

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COUNTABLE NOUN
If you call someone who you like a chump, you are telling them that they have done something rather stupid or foolish, or that they are always doing stupid things.
[informal, disapproval]
The guy’s a chump. I could do a better job myself.

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forte

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  1. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually singular]
    You can say that a particular activity is your forte if you are very good at it.
    Originality was never his forte.
    Synonyms: speciality, strength, talent, strong point More Synonyms of forte
  2. ADVERB [ADVERB after verb]
    A piece of music that is played forte is played loudly.
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theosophy

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NOUN

  1. any of various religious or philosophical systems claiming to be based on or to express an intuitive insight into the divine nature
  2. the system of beliefs of the Theosophical Society founded in 1875, claiming to be derived from the sacred writings of Brahmanism and Buddhism, but denying the existence of any personal God
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esoteric

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ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as esoteric, you mean it is known, understood, or appreciated by only a small number of people.
[formal]
…esoteric knowledge.
His esoteric interests set him apart from his contemporaries.
Synonyms: obscure, private, secret, hidden

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investiture

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COUNTABLE NOUN
An investiture is a ceremony in which someone is given an official title.
…Edward VIII’s investiture as Prince of Wales in 1911.
Synonyms: installation, ordination, inauguration, investment

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Estrangement

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VARIABLE NOUN
Estrangement is the state of being estranged from someone or the length of time for which you are estranged.
[formal]
The trip will bring to an end years of estrangement between the two countries. [+between]
That day marked the beginning of a 20-year estrangement.
Synonyms: alienation, parting, division, split

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squalid

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  1. ADJECTIVE
    A squalid place is dirty, untidy, and in bad condition.
    He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit.
    The migrants have been living in squalid conditions.
    Synonyms: dirty, filthy, seedy, sleazy More Synonyms of squalid
  2. ADJECTIVE
    Squalid activities are unpleasant and often dishonest.
    [disapproval]
    They called the bill ‘a squalid measure’.
    …the squalid pursuit of profit.
    Synonyms: unseemly, sordid, inappropriate, unsuitable
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stolid

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe someone as stolid, you mean that they do not show much emotion or are not very exciting or interesting.
He glanced furtively at the stolid faces of the two detectives.
…stolid countryfolk.
Synonyms: apathetic, unemotional, dull, heavy

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juror

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COUNTABLE NOUN

A juror is a member of a jury.

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render

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প্রতিদানে দেওয়া

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Perils

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  1. VARIABLE NOUN
    Perils are great dangers.
    [formal]
    …the perils of the sea. [+ of]
    In spite of great peril, I have survived.
    We are in the gravest peril.
  2. PLURAL NOUN [with poss]
    The perils of a particular activity or course of action are the dangers or problems it may involve.
    …the perils of starring in a television commercial. [+ of]
    Synonyms: pitfall, problem, risk, hazard
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transmute

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VERB
If something transmutes or is transmuted into a different form, it is changed into that form.
[formal]
She ceased to think, as anger transmuted into passion. [VERB + into]
Scientists transmuted matter into pure energy and exploded the first atomic bomb. [VERB noun + into]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: transform, change, convert, alter

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stipulate

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VERB
If you stipulate a condition or stipulate that something must be done, you say clearly that it must be done.
She could have stipulated that she would pay when she collected the computer. [V that/wh]
International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: specify, state, agree, require More Synonyms of stipulate
stipulation (stɪpjʊleɪʃən )
Word forms: plural stipulations
COUNTABLE NOUN
Clifford’s only stipulation is that his clients obey his advice.
Synonyms: condition, requirement, provision, term

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proscribe

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VERB [usually passive]
If something is proscribed by people in authority, the existence or the use of that thing is forbidden.
[formal]
In some cultures surgery is proscribed. [be VERB-ed]
They are proscribed by federal law from owning guns. [be VERB-ed + from]
Synonyms: prohibit, ban, forbid, boycott

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flagitious

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ADJECTIVE

atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous

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perspicacious

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ADJECTIVE
Someone who is perspicacious notices, realizes, and understands things quickly.
[formal]
…one of the most perspicacious and perceptive historians of that period.
Synonyms: perceptive, aware, sharp, keen More Synonyms of perspicacious
perspicacity (pɜːʳspɪkæsɪti ) UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Channel 4’s overseas buyers have foreseen the audience demand with their usual perspicacity.
Synonyms: insight, discrimination, penetration, acumen

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contemptible

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ADJECTIVE
If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
[formal]
Catherine was ready to explode. ‘I think you’re contemptible!’.
…this contemptible act of violence.
Synonyms: despicable, mean, low, base

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sprint

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  1. SINGULAR NOUN
    The sprint is a short, fast running race.
    Rob Harmeling won the sprint in Bordeaux.
    …the women’s 100-metres sprint.
  2. COUNTABLE NOUN
    A sprint is a short race in which the competitors run, drive, ride, or swim very fast.
    Lewis will compete in both sprints in Stuttgart.
    I knew there were other riders who could beat me in a sprint.
  3. SINGULAR NOUN
    A sprint is a fast run that someone does, either at the end of a race or because they are in a hurry.
    He won the race in a sprint finish yesterday.
    The police retreated at a sprint.
    I broke into a sprint.
  4. VERB
    If you sprint, you run or ride as fast as you can over a short distance.
    Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. [VERB adverb/preposition]
    Synonyms: run, race, shoot, tear
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gallivanting

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VERB
Someone who is gallivanting around goes to a lot of different places looking for amusement and entertainment.
[old-fashioned]
A girl’s place is in the home, not gallivanting around and filling her head with nonsense. [VERB preposition/adverb]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: gad about, wander, roam, run around

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tergiversate

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VERB (intransitive)

  1. to change sides or loyalties; apostatize
  2. to be evasive or ambiguous; equivocate
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traipse

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VERB
If you traipse somewhere, you go there unwillingly, often because you are tired or unhappy.
If traipsing around shops does not appeal to you, perhaps using a catalogue will. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Joyce traipsed from one doctor to another, praying that someone would listen. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: trudge, trail, tramp, slouch More Synonyms of traipse
2. VERB
If you talk about people traipsing somewhere, you mean that they are going there or moving about there in a way that annoys someone or gets in their way.

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passe

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শ্রেষ্ঠ সময় অতিক্রম করিয়াছে এমন

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pantheon

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COUNTABLE NOUN
You can refer to a group of gods or a group of important people as a pantheon.
[written]
…the birthplace of Krishna, another god of the Hindu pantheon. [+ of]
…the Communist Party’s pantheon of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin.

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plethora

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SINGULAR NOUN
A plethora of something is a large amount of it, especially an amount of it that is greater than you need, want, or can cope with.
[formal]
A plethora of new operators will be allowed to enter the market. [+ of]
Synonyms: excess, surplus, glut, profusion

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satire

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  1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
    Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people’s behaviour or ideas are.
    The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.
  2. COUNTABLE NOUN
    A satire is a play, film, or novel in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
    …a sharp satire on the American political process. [+ on]
    Synonyms: parody, mockery, caricature, send-up

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