Compounds Flashcards
1
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Upswell
A
upswell
/ˈʌpswɛl/
an increase or upsurge.
A huge upswell of emotion
“Tolstoy’s Christian anarchism comes into full play as a great upswell of moral fury”
- remontée
2
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Payoff
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a payment made to someone, as a bribe or on leaving a job.
“he left the company with an £800,000 pay-off”
3
Q
Knock-off
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a copy or imitation, especially of an expensive product.
“knock-off merchandise”
- contrefaçons
4
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Acné, révélation
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Breakouts
used to describe someone or something that suddenly becomes very well known or successful in a particular type of activity, or an achievement that helps them do this:
She was the breakout star of this year’s Women’s World Cup.
This was the breakout book by one of the most original writers of his generation.
