Book1 Flashcards

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Meaning of “dread”

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To fear greatly.

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Meaning of “trunk”

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The usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches

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Fine powder in general, fine flour A fine granular substance produced in flowers.

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Meaning of “pollen”

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Meaning of “crocus”

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زعفران

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Meaning of “reward”

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Something one gets for having done well The greatest reward of being a parent is to see your child make a wise decision.

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Meaning of “advocate”

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To speak in favour of something Some environmentalists advocate removing large dams from the Colombia River.

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Meaning of “dam”

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A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining

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Meaning of “authority”

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The power to make decisions, to tell others what to do. The governor has the authority to call the legislature together for emergency sessions.

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Meaning of “legislature”

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A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. The Islamic Consultative Assembly also called the Iranian Parliament or ICA, is the national legislative body of Iran.

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Meaning of “bitterly”

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Strongly with a lot of bad feelings Senator Thomas bitterly opposed the movement to design a new state flag.

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Meaning of “candidate”

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Someone who wants to be chosen, especially in an election, for a position In most U.S. elections, there are only two major-party candidates for president.

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Meaning of “abdominal”

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<div>Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.</div>

<div>abdominal muscles</div>

<div>abdominal cavity</div>

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Meaning of “coalition”

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A group of several different groups or countries that are working together to achieve a certain goal. Several local churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples formed a coalition to promote understanding among people of different religious.

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Meaning of “contest” as verb

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To challenge Dave Roper, who narrowly lost the mayor’s race, contested the result, demanding a recount of the votes. Usage tips The noun contest can mean a game, especially one played for a prize.

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Meaning of “election”

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A process in which people choose officials Because of problems with vote-counting four years ago, international observer monitored this year’s election to make sure it was fair.

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To bring into public office; to start formally The U.S. president is elected in November but is not …ed until the following January. An effort to bring service to farms and small towns was …ed with the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.

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Meaning of “inaugurate”

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Meaning of “policy”

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An approved way for approaching a certain kind of situation. The policy said that government money could not be given to any private hospital.

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Meaning of “poll”

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To find out a small group’s opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group think The newspaper polled 500 registered voters and found that only 27 percent were in favour of expanding the city zoo.

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Meaning of “hung”

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simple past tense and past participle of hang

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Meaning of “allegedly”

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According to what people say The chief financial officer of the company allegedly took company money for his personal use.

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Meaning of “civil”

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Involving a dispute between two citizens, not a criminal charge In a civil suit against his neighbor, Barney claimed that the neighbor’s dog had bitten him. Usage tips In a court context, civil almost always appears in one of the following phrases: civil action, civil court, civil proceeding, and civil penalties.

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Meaning of “convict”

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To decide that someone is guilty of a crime Dean was convicted of assault after the jury saw a video of him striking another man

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Meaning of “assault”

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To attack, threaten or harass. Parts of speech assail v, assailant n

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Meaning of “strike”

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hit forcibly and deliberately with one’s hand or a weapon or other implement. He raised his hand, as if to strike me

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to belong to or be a part of

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Meaning of “pertaining”

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Meaning of “ventral”

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Related to the abdomen or stomach.

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Meaning of “guilty”

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Responsible for doing something bad The jury found that the director was guilty of embezzlement.

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Meaning of “deed”

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<div>An action or act; something that is done.</div>

<div>I have fulfilled my promise in word and in deed.</div>

Good deed, bad deed

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Meaning of “embezzlement”

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Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belonging to one’s employer.

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Meaning of “fraudulent”

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Dishonest; based on fraud or deception. false, phony

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Meaning of “offence”

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A specific act that breaks a law Convicted twice of reckless driving, Victor will lose his license if he commits another serious traffic offence.

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Meaning of “peer”

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(n) A person who is one’s of social equal In requiring judgment by “a jury of one’s peer”, U.S. law meant to protect lower-class defendant from the possibly biased judgment of upper-class jury. (v) To make equal in rank.

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Meaning of “suspect”

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Someone who, in the opinion of the police, might have committed a certain crime The police were investigating the activities of five suspects in liquor l-store robbery.

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Meaning of “verdict”

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A judgment in a court case It took the jury only 30 minutes to reach a verdict of “guilty”.

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Meaning of “witness”

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To see something, especially a crime, happen. After witnessing the car, Rodney called the police.

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Meaning of “victim”

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Anyone who is harmed by another.

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Meaning of “unanimous”

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(of two or more people) fully in agreement. The doctors were unanimous in their diagnoses

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Meaning of “chase”

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To pursue, to follow at speed.

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Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. An open space between woods.

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Meaning of “lawn”

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Meaning of “mown”

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Past participle of mow

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Meaning of “mow”

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To cut down grass or crops. He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer

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Meaning of “bushy”

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<div>Like a bush in having many widely spread branches.</div>

<div>the bushy tail of a squirrel</div>

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Meaning and synonyms of “apprehend”

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To capture The police apprehended the rubbery suspect as he tried to get on a bus to Chicago. Synonyms: seize, arrest, catch

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To make sure of The police failed to … that the man the arrested was the Gregory Brown they were really looking for.

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Meaning of “ascertain”

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Meaning of “arrest”

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seize (someone) with the authority of the law The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.

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Meaning of “bureacratic”

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Related to a large organization with a lot complicated procedures Before I could speak with chief, I had to go through a bureaucratic runaround of identify checks and written requests unnecessarily complicated.

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Meaning of “evidence”

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Something that makes the truth of a statement seem more likely. The most convincing evidence that Garner robbed the store was a videotape from surveillance cameras.

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Meaning of “surveillance”

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A process of watching something or someone for a long time, usually because the person suspected of something Police surveillance of one suspected car thief resulted in the arrest of a whole gang of carjacking. Close observation of an individual or group

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Meaning of “implicate”

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To suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the type of explosive used implicates the Heartland Freedom Miltia.

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An investigation The FBI launched an …. into the relationship between organized crime and the trucking company.

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Meaning of “inquiry”

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Meaning of “animous” or “animose”

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(Latin) Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.

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Meaning of “intrusively”

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In a way that brings an unwanted person or thing into someone else’s affairs The new consultant from company headquarters appears intrusively at meetings, staff parties, and other functions where he was not wanted.

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Meaning of “vigour”

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Strength; efficacy physical strength and good health. I was 79, but still full of vigour and vitality

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Meaning of “animus”

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A feeling of enmity

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Meaning of “divert”

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To turn aside from a course. The workers diverted the stream away from the road. To distract. Don’t let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.

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Meaning of “unnoticeably”

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In an unnoticeable manner.

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Meaning of “noticeable”

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Worthy of note; significant.

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Meaning of “Amendment”

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An alteration or change for the better (law) Correction of an error in a writ or process.

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Meaning of “Constitution”

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(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions. (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.

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Meaning of “writ”

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Noun: (law) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

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Meaning of “libertarian”

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<div>One who advocates liberty, either generally or in relation to a specific issue.</div>

<div>civil libertarian</div>

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Meaning of “intrude”

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To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome

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Meaning of “raid”

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An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering A police raid of a narcotics factory

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Meaning of “enforcement”

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The act of enforcing

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To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force

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To attack or criticized forcefully With DNA evidence from the crime scene, the defense lawyer assailed the police for falsely arresting his client. Parts of speech assault n, assailant n

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Opposite Contrary to the most studies, Dr. Ito’s work shows the world’s climate is not getting warmer

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To make a guess, the correctness of which will eventually be investigated systematically. Scientists hypothesize that planets capable of supporting life exist beyond our solar system, but they have not yet seen any.

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To cancel, invalidate, annul. to repeal a law

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To examine something by looking at its parts Chemists analyzed the white powder and found it to be only a mixture of sugar and salt.

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To make something less effective than usual The snow impaired John’s ability to hear anyone’s footsteps. Usage tips The object of impair is often [someone’s] ability to.

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A conclusion drawn from evidence Inspector Dowd’s inference that Ms. Miller was South African was based on her accent. Parts of speech infer

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Based on unbiased standards, not on personal opinions I don’t like Mr. Rowan, but looking objectively at his sales numbers, I saw that he was a very valuable employee.

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To formally revoke the validity of. the decision was annulled by the courts

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Believing that something is wrong The neighbour’s became suspicious of Jim when he bought a big new car and some fancy clothes. Acting in a way that make people believe you have done something wrong Jim’s suspicious purchases made his neighbors think he might be getting money illegally.

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To avoid getting upset about something My math teacher tolerate a lot of talking in her class, but my history teacher tells us to be quiet.

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Against In the debate, it was pro-war senators versus antiwar senators. Usage tips Versus is often abbreviated as vs. in sports contexts, or simply v. in legal contexts.

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To establish or apply by authority. Congress imposed new tariffs. to enforce

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To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing Your driver’s license will be revoked.

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<div>A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.</div>

<div>A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.</div>

<div>(cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.</div>

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An elevated location smaller than a mountain. The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east.

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To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.

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Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic.

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An impression; the mark left behind by printing something. The day left an imprint in my mind.

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Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick. a humorous or malicious deception. The evidence had been planted as part of an elaborate hoax

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The amount that can fit on a bus. a group of people travelling in a bus. They have two busloads of kids coming to the museum

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<div>To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.</div>

<div>People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.</div>

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To come together; to assemble; to meet. some 4,000 demonstrators had congregated at a border point

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Giving money or other gifts to a government official or other person in authority in order to get special advantages Bribery of police officers is common in countries where police salaries are very low. Parts of speech bribe v, bribe n

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Disrespectfully; emphasizing the weakness of otherwise respected things Employees of the Roadways Department … referred to boss as “the banker” because he took so many bribes.

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a small piece, part, or quantity of something. “give the duck a bit of bread”

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place (things) one on top of the other. “she piled all the groceries on the counter”

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Meaning of “heap”

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Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite

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Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another’s misfortune. Synonym: evilness, ill will

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/ˌhæpˈhæz.əd.li/ in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

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Invoke: To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance. Revoke: To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing Provoke: To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

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To wear away and become smaller People’s respect for the government eroded as more officials were arrested for corruption. Usage tips Erode can be intransitive (the beach eroded) or transitive (the wave eroded the beach) (figuratively) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process. to erode a person’s trust

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(grammar, of a verb) Taking an object or objects. Antonym: intransitive The English verb “to notice” is a transitive verb, because we say things like “She noticed a problem”.

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To get away from something that tries to catch you The robbery suspects tried to evade the police by fleeing to Canada. Parts of speech evasion n, evasive adj

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Extremely unattractive, in a way that catches a lot of attention Spending $3.5 million to redecorate the governor’s house is a grotesque misuse of public money.

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An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something.

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Personal honesty and Good character We don’t have a problem with our employees stealing from the store because we hire only people with a lot of integrity.

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Common; easy to find because it exists in great amounts Distrust of elected officials was prevalent in our country because many of them were friends with certain candidates. Parts of speech prevail v, prevalence n

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(transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid. The mercenaries plundered the small town. The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.

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To make big improvement The new law was an attempt to reform the system of giving money to political candidates.

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A case of wrongdoing that hurts someone’s reputation In the Watergate scandal, some of the president’s top advisors were revealed to be criminals.

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Made of lace or decorated with it. lacy lingerie

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A strip of pleated material used as decoration or trim

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a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure. “she gave a low moan of despair”

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a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army. he had planned to seize power with the aid of a group of mercenaries

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a double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side.

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A single item of clothing He’s fussy about how a garment fits him.

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a loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting.

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Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders. Paint the house white with blue trim. To cut He trimmed his beard before the interview.

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A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.

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<div>(transitive) To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together.</div>

<div>Balls were first made of grass or leaves held together by strings, and later of pieces of animal skin sewn together and stuffed with feathers or hay</div>

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To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

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<div>the ability to produce a desired or intended result.</div>

<div>There is little information on the efficacy of this treatment</div>

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(v transitive) to mix or confuse (n) A mixture of unrelated things. the books were in a chaotic jumble A jumble of thoughts/ideas

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Kidnapping Pirates got many crew members by abduction, snatching unlucky citizens from seaport towns.

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(transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.<dl style="background-color: $C13;"><dd>He snatched up the phone.</dd><dd>She snatched the letter out of the secretary’s hand.</dd></dl>(intransitive) To attempt to seize something suddenly.<dl style="background-color: $C13;"><dd>to snatch at a rope</dd></dl>

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To force; to put pressure on someone to do something A criminal’s confession is not usable in court if the police coerce him or her into giving it. Parts of speech coercion n, coercive adj

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To prevent someone, for a relatively short time, from going on thier way The police detained at least 20 men for questioning, but charged none of them with crime. Parts of speech detention n, detainee n

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To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. To understand I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity.

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In a style that is not normal and is offensive to many The artist based his reputation on creating deviant works of art that disgust most of the public Usage tips Deviant always implies a bad opinion of someone or something Parts of speech deviant v, deviation, deviate v

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To twist or misrepresent; to make something seem different from what is really is If you hold a pencil in a glass of water, the water distorts the appearance of the pencil.

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On purpose, not by accident Danny intentionally lost his last golf ball because he was tired of playing.

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Stealing a ship or taking its cargo; the unlawful copying of books, music, film, etc Modern- day piracy occurs mostly near groups of small, uninhabitted Island where pirates can hide. The software company constantly battled piracy.

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A difficult situation, one that is hard to get out of College basketball stars face the predicament of wanting the graduate but being tempted by high professional salaries.

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To illegally bring things into a country The pirate Ben Dewar smuggled guns to British and Indian fighters in North America.

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Exceptional badness, as demonstrated by many serious evil deeds. Fred was not a natural criminal, but he learned all kind of villainy while being jailed for a minor crime.

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Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.<dl style="background-color: $C13;"><dd>They were held for two million dollars ransom.</dd><dd>They were held to ransom.</dd></dl>

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a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition. “three hostages were released but only after their families paid an estimated $200,000 to the guerrillas”

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A soldier in a small independent group, fighting against the government or regular forces by surprise raids.

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Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century; similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation. A pirate. uk /ˌbʌk.əˈnɪər/ us /ˌbʌk.əˈnɪr/

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<ol><li>(now historical) A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo. [from 17th c.]</li></ol>

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Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

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Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste. Lemons have a sour taste.

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To keep something from reaching a certain place With faster patrol boats, the Coast Guard can more easily interdict drugs being smuggled by sea.

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The guard or men who go the rounds for observation;

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<div>To sail about, especially for pleasure.</div>

<div>(intransitive) To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.</div>

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<div>(archaic) Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; </div>

<div>anything taken by force from an enemy in war</div>

<div>Synonyms: plunder</div>

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Place next to one another If you juxtapose these two similar flowers, you can see clear differences between them.

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A mistaken belief A common misconception about rabbits is that they are a kind of rodent.

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Make a small change in order to get a certain result People who live in high mountains often modify their car engines to run well in the thinner air.

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Powerful A very potent type of marijuana with surprisingly strong effects became available in Burrytown.

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Left behind after most of thing has gone In the airplane, agents found residual traces of heroin.

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In a quiet, hard-to-notice way By subtly changing the soft drink’s formula, we improved its taste and make production cheaper.

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To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

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<div> A large house or building, usually built for the wealthy.</div>

<div>(Britain) A luxurious flat (apartment).</div>

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(informal) One who sniffs. (informal) The nose. (networking) A software or hardware tool for intercepting and logging network traffic.

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Relating to family members from earlier generations. Sweden is my ancestral homeland, from which my great-grandfather emigrated in 1922.

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Ability to stay together as a unit Family cohesion is difficult if young people have to go far away to find work. Usage tips Cohesion can also be used to describe forces that keep material or structure together.

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A direct relative in a later generation (such as one’s son, daughter, or grandchild) Billy Sobieski claimed to be a descendant of Jon Sobeiski, a former king of Poland.

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Things pass down to you from yor ansector My inheritance from my grandmother included her favorite necklace.

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an ornamental chain or string of beads, jewels, or links worn round the neck. “a diamond necklace”

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having no purpose other than to make more beautiful

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