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crescendo | noun [ C usually singular ]

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a gradual increase in loudness, or the moment when a noise or piece of music is at its loudest: The music reached a crescendo. an increase in excitement, danger, or action: There has been a rising crescendo of violence in the region.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A diocese is the area over which a bishop has control. Synonyms: bishopric, see

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COUNTABLE NOUN [usu pl] | Epaulets are decorations worn on the shoulders of certain uniforms, especially military ones.

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a group of people who have a great knowledge and understanding of a particular subject, especially one of the arts: Not being one of the cognoscenti, I failed to understand the ballet's subtler points.

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people who claim to have a special understanding or knowledge of something: There seems to be a subtext to this passage, intended for the illuminati only.

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someone who has recently become involved in an activity and is still learning about it

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COMMERCE, LAW fungible goods are easy to exchange for others of the same type and value: Technological advances have given gas the potential to be a fungible global commodity like oil.

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occurring in two or more different forms, especially at different stages in the life cycle.

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a religious group, often living together, whose beliefs are considered extreme or strange by many people: Their son ran away from home and joined a religious cult. [ C ] a particular system of religious belief: the Hindu cult of Shiva

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PLURAL NOUN You can refer to people who have no knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity as the uninitiated. For the uninitiated, Western Swing is a fusion of jazz, rhythm & blues, rock & roll and country music. Its appeal may not be immediately obvious to the uninitiated. Uninitiated is also an adjective. For those uninitiated in scientific ocean drilling, the previous record was a little over 4 km. [+ in] This may not be visible to the uninitiated eye, but the experienced quarryman sees it.

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VERB If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen. I have never encouraged nor condoned violence. [VERB noun] I couldn't condone what she was doing. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overlook, excuse, forgive, pardon

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to reduce the bad effects of something: They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives. MEDICAL specialized to reduce pain without curing its cause: The drugs palliate pain but have no effect on inflammation.

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VERB Something that imperils you puts you in danger. [formal] You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving. [VERB noun] Synonyms: endanger, risk, hazard, jeopardize

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN Someone's disposition is the way that they tend to behave or feel. The rides are unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition. He was a man of decisive action and an adventurous disposition. ...his friendly and cheerful disposition. Synonyms: character, nature, spirit, make-up More Synonyms of disposition 2. SINGULAR NOUN [usually NOUN to-infinitive] A disposition to do something is a willingness to do it. [formal] This has given him a disposition to consider our traditions critically. They show no disposition to improvise or to take risks. Synonyms: tendency, inclination, propensity, habit 3. SINGULAR NOUN If you refer to the disposition of a number of objects, you mean the pattern in which they are arranged or their positions in relation to each other. [formal] ...to understand the buildings from the disposition of walls and entrances. Synonyms: arrangement, grouping, ordering, organization More Synonyms of disposition 4. COUNTABLE NOUN The disposition of money or property is the act of giving or distributing it to a number of people. [law] Judge Stacks was appointed to oversee the disposition of funds. [+ of] Synonyms: control, management, direction, regulation

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1. SINGULAR NOUN You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large. [written, emphasis] The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn. ...the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn. [+ of] Synonyms: size, volume, dimensions, magnitude More Synonyms of bulk 2. SINGULAR NOUN [usually poss NOUN] You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk. Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair. Despite his bulk, he moved lightly on his feet. Synonyms: weight, size, mass, heaviness 3. QUANTIFIER The bulk of something is most of it. The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents. [+ of] The vast bulk of imports and exports are carried by sea. [+ of] Bulk is also a pronoun. They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent. 4. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN [in NOUN, NOUN noun] If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities. Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities. ...bulk purchasing.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A pamphlet is a very thin book, with a paper cover, which gives information about something. Synonyms: booklet, leaflet, brochure, circular

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COUNTABLE NOUN A regimen is a set of rules about food and exercise that some people follow in order to stay healthy. Whatever regimen has been prescribed should be rigorously followed.

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ADJECTIVE If you describe something as risible, you mean that it is ridiculous and does not deserve to be taken seriously. [formal, disapproval] Synonyms: ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, farcical

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1. having constipation; constipated 2. sluggish 3. niggardly 1a: affected with constipation b: causing constipation 2: slow in action or expression 3: not generous : STINGY

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ADJECTIVE You can describe something as sluggish if it moves, works, or reacts much slower than you would like or is normal. The economy remains sluggish. Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands. ...the sluggish pace of reforms. Synonyms: inactive, slow, lethargic, listless More Synonyms of sluggish sluggishly GRADED ADVERB [ADVERB after verb, also ADVERB adjective] The company has responded sluggishly to these changes in technology. sluggishness UNCOUNTABLE NOUN ...the sluggishness of Britain's economic recovery. Synonyms: inactivity, lethargy, drowsiness, apathy

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ADJECTIVE If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something. [disapproval] It seems a little niggardly not to include any photographs. ...a niggardly supply of hot water. 1: grudgingly mean about spending or granting : BEGRUDGING … management was being niggardly with raises. — Dana Canedy 2: provided in meanly limited supply … niggardly funding of planetary science. — Richard Wolkomir

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN In literary criticism, bathos is a sudden change in speech or writing from a serious or important subject to a ridiculous or very ordinary one. [technical] Synonyms: anticlimax, disappointment, sentimentality, letdown

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A suave man is very polite, pleasant, and usually attractive, often in a way that is slightly false: He's very suave and sophisticated. He’s a suave Texas-bred lawyer.

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1. literary agricultural NOUN 2. a poem about rural or agricultural life

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1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe clothes, especially men's clothes, as natty, you mean that they are smart and neat. [informal, approval] ...a natty pin stripe suit. Cliff was a natty dresser. Synonyms: smart, sharp [informal], dashing [old-fashioned], elegant More Synonyms of natty 2. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something as natty, you think it is smart and cleverly designed. [informal, approval] ...natty little houses.

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1. ADJECTIVE If you describe something as drab, you think that it is dull and boring to look at or experience. Mary was wearing the same drab grey dress. ...his drab little office. The rest of the day's activities often seemed drab or depressing. Synonyms: dull, grey, gloomy, dismal More Synonyms of drab drabness UNCOUNTABLE NOUN ...the dusty drabness of nearby villages. [+ of] Synonyms: dullness, gloom, sobriety, monotony

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Penury is the state of being extremely poor. [formal] He was brought up in penury, without education. Synonyms: poverty, want, need, privation [formal]

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1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Malaise is a state in which there is something wrong with a society or group, for which there does not seem to be a quick or easy solution. [formal] There is no easy short-term solution to Britain's chronic economic malaise. Unification has brought soaring unemployment and social malaise. 2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Malaise is a state in which people feel dissatisfied or unhappy but feel unable to change, usually because they do not know what is wrong. [formal] He complained of depression, headaches and malaise. Synonyms: unease, illness, depression, anxiety

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Sophistry is the practice of using clever arguments that sound convincing but are in fact false. [formal] Political selection is more dependent on sophistry and less on economic literacy. Synonyms: fallacy, quibble, casuistry, sophism

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Grandstanding means behaving in a way that makes people pay attention to you instead of thinking about more important matters.

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ADJECTIVE | atrociously wicked; vicious; outrageous

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually singular] A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post. [+ of] This has brought a deluge of criticism. [+ of] 2. VERB [usually passive] If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time. During 1933, Papen's office was deluged with complaints. [beV-ed + with/by] Synonyms: overwhelm, swamp, engulf, overload More Synonyms of deluge 3. COUNTABLE NOUN A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge. Synonyms: flood, spate, overflowing, torrent More Synonyms of deluge 4. VERB If rain deluges a place, it falls very heavily there, sometimes causing floods. [written] At least 150 people died after two days of torrential rain deluged the capital. [VERB noun]

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ADJECTIVE Antediluvian things are old or old-fashioned. [humorous] ...antediluvian attitudes to women.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A platitude is a statement which is considered meaningless and boring because it has been made many times before in similar situations. [disapproval] Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes? ...a stream of platitudes, outlining many problems but offering few solutions.

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1. VERB If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down. Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning. [VERB noun] Everything he dictated was signed and sent out the same day. [VERB noun] [Also VERB] 2. VERB If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do. We don't want to dictate to anyone how to live their lives. [VERB to noun] What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another? [VERB noun] He cannot be allowed to dictate what can and cannot be inspected. [VERB wh] What gives them the right to dictate to us what we should eat? [VERB + to] The officers were more or less able to dictate terms to successive governments. [VERB noun + to] The rules of court dictate that a defendant is entitled to all evidence which may help his case. [VERB that] 3. VERB If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing. The film's budget dictated a tough schedule. [VERB noun] The way in which they dress is dictated by very rigid fashion rules. [VERB noun] Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive. [VERB wh] Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game. [VERB that] Synonyms: determine, demand, command, establish More Synonyms of dictate 4. VERB You say that reason or common sense dictates that a particular thing is the case when you believe strongly that it is the case and that reason or common sense will cause other people to agree. Commonsense now dictates that it would be wise to sell a few shares. [VERB that] 5. COUNTABLE NOUN A dictate is an order which you have to obey. Their job is to ensure that the dictates of the Party are followed. [+ of] 6. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural] Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important. We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty. [+ of] Synonyms: principle, law, rule, standard

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VERB If you dissuade someone from doing or believing something, you persuade them not to do or believe it. [formal] Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking. [VERB noun + from] She maintained that her son was innocent, and nothing could dissuade her from that belief. [V n from -ing/n] He considered emigrating, but his family managed to dissuade him. [VERB noun]

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spur on To urge, encourage, or goad someone onward in some task or activity. Likened to applying the spurs on one's boots to compel a horse to move forward or go faster. A noun or pronoun can be used between "spur" and "on." There were times when she wanted to give up, but her desire to beat her rival in the championship spurred her on. Analysts think the president's recent actions have spurred on the economy.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A hypochondriac is a person who continually worries about their health, although there is really nothing wrong with them. She's a terrible hypochondriac - she's always at the doctor's. Synonyms: neurotic, valetudinarian, cyberchondriac

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ADVERB [ADVERB with verb] If you do something gingerly, you do it in a careful manner, usually because you expect it to be dangerous, unpleasant, or painful. [written] She was touching the dressing gingerly with both hands. I drove gingerly past the security check points. Synonyms: cautiously, carefully, reluctantly, suspiciously

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ADJECTIVE If you describe someone or something as imposing, you mean that they have an impressive appearance or manner. He was an imposing man. ...the imposing wrought-iron gates at the entrance to the estate. Synonyms: impressive, striking, grand, august

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation. [formal] Synonyms: recovery, rehabilitation, recuperation, return to health

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VERB If someone embezzles money that their organization or company has placed in their care, they take it and use it illegally for their own purposes. One former director embezzled $34 million in company funds. [VERB noun]

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VERB If someone pilfers, they steal things, usually small cheap things. Staff were pilfering behind the bar. [VERB] When food stores close, they go to work, pilfering food for resale on the black market. [VERB noun] Synonyms: steal, take, rob, lift [informal]

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wrongdoing; crime

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COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural] Peccadilloes are small, unimportant sins or faults. [written] People are prepared to be tolerant of extra-marital peccadilloes by public figures. Synonyms: misdeed, slip, error, lapse

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1. VERB If someone trespasses, they go onto someone else's land without their permission. They were trespassing on private property. [VERB preposition] You're trespassing! [VERB] Synonyms: intrude, infringe, encroach, enter without permission More Synonyms of trespass Trespass is the act of trespassing. You could be prosecuted for trespass. ...trespasses and demonstrations on privately-owned land. trespasser Word forms: plural trespassers COUNTABLE NOUN Trespassers will be prosecuted. Synonyms: sinner, criminal, offender, delinquent More Synonyms of trespass Synonyms: intruder, unwelcome visitor, invader, poacher More Synonyms of trespass 2. VERB If you say that someone is trespassing on something, you mean that they are involving themselves in something that is not their concern. They were acting to prevent the state from trespassing on family matters such as sex education. [VERB preposition] [Also VERB]

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ADJECTIVE If you describe something as risqué, you mean that it is slightly rude because it refers to sex. The script is incredibly risqué - some marvellously crude lines. Synonyms: suggestive, blue, daring, naughty

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1. VERB If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or ideas and giving you very little in return. Critics claim he exploited Black musicians for personal gain. [VERB noun] ...the plight of the exploited sugar cane workers. [VERB-ed] exploitation (eksplɔɪteɪʃən ) UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Extra payments should be made to protect the interests of the staff and prevent exploitation. Synonyms: misuse, abuse, manipulation, imposition More Synonyms of exploit 2. VERB If you say that someone is exploiting a situation, you disapprove of them because they are using it to gain an advantage for themselves, rather than trying to help other people or do what is right. [disapproval] The government and its opponents compete to exploit the troubles to their advantage. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make the best use of, use, make use of, utilize More Synonyms of exploit exploitation SINGULAR NOUN ...the exploitation of the famine by local politicians. [+ of] Synonyms: misuse, abuse, manipulation, imposition More Synonyms of exploit Synonyms: capitalization, utilization, using to good advantage, trading upon More Synonyms of exploit 3. VERB If you exploit something, you use it well, and achieve something or gain an advantage from it. You'll need a good aerial to exploit the radio's performance. [VERB noun] Cary is hoping to exploit new opportunities in Europe. [VERB noun] So you feel that your skills have never been fully appreciated or exploited? [VERB noun] 4. VERB To exploit resources or raw materials means to develop them and use them for industry or commercial activities. I think we're being very short sighted in not exploiting our own coal. [VERB noun] exploitation UNCOUNTABLE NOUN ...the planned exploitation of its potential oil and natural gas reserves. [+ of] Synonyms: misuse, abuse, manipulation, imposition More Synonyms of exploit 5. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural, with poss] If you refer to someone's exploits, you mean the brave, interesting, or amusing things that they have done. His wartime exploits were later made into a film. Synonyms: feat, act, achievement, enterprise

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1. VERB To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened. The series chronicles the everyday adventures of two eternal bachelors. [VERB noun] [Also VERB wh] Synonyms: record, tell, report, enter More Synonyms of chronicle chronicler Word forms: plural chroniclers COUNTABLE NOUN ...the chronicler of the English civil war. [+ of] Synonyms: recorder, reporter, historian, narrator More Synonyms of chronicle 2. COUNTABLE NOUN A chronicle is an account or record of a series of events. ...this vast chronicle of Napoleonic times. [+ of] Synonyms: record, story, history, account More Synonyms of chronicle 3. COUNTABLE NOUN Chronicle is sometimes used as part of the name of a newspaper. ...the San Francisco Chronicle.

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN Someone who is a protagonist of an idea or movement is a supporter of it. [formal] ...the main protagonists of their countries' integration into the world market. [+ of] 2. COUNTABLE NOUN A protagonist in a play, novel, or real event is one of the main people in it. [formal] ...the protagonist of J. D. Salinger's novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'. [+ of] Synonyms: leading character, lead, principal, central character

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Catharsis is getting rid of unhappy memories or strong emotions such as anger or sadness by expressing them in some way. He wrote out his rage, which gradually became a form of catharsis.

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1. ADJECTIVE If research or evidence is inconclusive, it has not proved anything. Research has so far proved inconclusive. I find the evidence inconclusive. Synonyms: uncertain, vague, ambiguous, open More Synonyms of inconclusive 2. ADJECTIVE If a contest or conflict is inconclusive, it is not clear who has won or who is winning. The past two elections were inconclusive. ...eight years of bloody and inconclusive war.

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a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble: Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine. I'm not sure it's worth the upheaval of moving to gain just a little more space.

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slow, continuous and not exciting: I'll try not to bore you with lots of plodding details. The novel is heavy and plodding, with little excitement in it.

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on the way to or from somewhere: I stopped en route (to the party) and got some wine. The bomb exploded while the plane was en route from Paris to Tokyo.

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1. ADJECTIVE Stringent laws, rules, or conditions are very severe or are strictly controlled. [formal] He announced that there would be more stringent controls on the possession of weapons. Its drug-testing procedures are the most stringent in the world. Synonyms: strict, tough, rigorous, demanding More Synonyms of stringent stringently ADVERB [ADVERB with verb] He is determined to see the Act enforced more stringently. 2. ADJECTIVE Stringent financial conditions are difficult and strictly controlled because there is not much money. [formal] More stringent financial regulations were approved and introduced in September.

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1. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Substantial means large in amount or degree. [formal] The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats. That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation. important Synonyms: big, significant, considerable, goodly More Synonyms of substantial 2. GRADED ADJECTIVE A substantial building is large and strongly built. [formal] ...those fortunate enough to have a fairly substantial property to sell. Synonyms: solid, sound, sturdy, strong

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ADJECTIVE Something that is insubstantial is not large, solid, or strong. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide. Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent. Synonyms: flimsy, thin, weak, slight

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1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Profundity is great intellectual depth and understanding. The profundity of this book is achieved with breathtaking lightness. [+ of] 2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN If you refer to the profundity of a feeling, experience, or change, you mean that it is deep, powerful, or serious. ...the profundity of the structural problems besetting the country. [+ of] Synonyms: intensity, strength, depth, seriousness More Synonyms of profundity 3. COUNTABLE NOUN A profundity is a remark that shows great intellectual depth and understanding. His work is full of profundities and asides concerning the human condition.

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1. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun] A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill or very poor, or who have a disability. ...charitable work for cancer awareness. 2. ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] Someone who is charitable to people is kind or understanding towards them. They were rather less than charitable towards the referee. [+ towards] charitably (tʃærɪtəbli ) GRADED ADVERB [ADVERB with verb] Still, he reflected charitably, it was hardly her fault.

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VERB If you sneer at someone or something, you express your contempt for them by the expression on your face or by what you say. There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the Opposition does. [VERB + at] If you go to a club and you don't look right, you're sneered at. [VERB at noun] 'Hypocrite,' he sneered. [VERB with quote] Although some may sneer, working as a secretary can be a route to career success. [VERB] [Also VERB that] Synonyms: scorn, mock, ridicule, laugh

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an extremely small amount: | I haven't seen one iota of evidence to support his claim.

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1. SINGULAR NOUN [adjective NOUN] If you refer to the pleasant way that someone or something appears as a veneer, you are critical of them because you believe that their true, hidden nature is not good. [disapproval] He was able to fool the world with his veneer of education. His super-clean image gave a veneer of respectability to the new professional set-up. [+ of] Synonyms: mask, show, façade, front [informal] More Synonyms of veneer 2. VARIABLE NOUN Veneer is a thin layer of wood or plastic which is used to improve the appearance of something. The wood was cut into large sheets of veneer. Only the finest timbers and veneers are used.

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN In music, a medley is a collection of different tunes or songs that are played one after the other as a single piece of music. ...a medley of traditional songs. [+ of] Synonyms: mixture, confusion, jumble, assortment More Synonyms of medley 2. COUNTABLE NOUN In sport, a medley is a swimming race in which the four main strokes are used one after the other. He won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley. 3. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually NOUN of noun] A medley of different foods or other things is a mixture of them. ...a medley of four fish in a cream sauce. We communicated in a medley of foreign words and universal gestures.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A tome is a very large, heavy book. [formal] Synonyms: book, work, title, volume

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ADJECTIVE If you describe food as toothsome, you mean that it tastes very good. ...the toothsome honey-sweetened gingerbread. Synonyms: appetizing, nice, sweet, tempting

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verb | to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing

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VERB If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful. [formal] He did what he could to allay his wife's fears. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reduce, quiet, relax, ease

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1. a rhetorical device by which objections are anticipated and answered in advance 2. use of a word after a verb in anticipation of its becoming applicable through the action of the verb, as flat in hammer it flat

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VERB If a government or a group of people in power rescind a law or agreement, they officially withdraw it and state that it is no longer valid. [formal] Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise. [VERB noun] Synonyms: annul, recall, reverse, cancel

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to make something last for a long time or last longer than necessary: I have no desire to protract the process. Their guest did not protract his stay an hour longer.

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VERB If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true. Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter. [VERB that] The date of the document can be deduced from references to the Civil War. [be VERB-ed + from] She hoped he hadn't deduced the reason for her visit. [VERB noun] [Also V n from n, V with quote] Synonyms: work out, reason, understand, gather

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1. (transitive) to block or stop up (a passage or opening); obstruct 2. (transitive) to prevent the passage of 3. (transitive) chemistry (of a solid) to incorporate (a substance) by absorption or adsorption 4. meteorology to form or cause to form an occluded front 5. dentistry to produce or cause to produce occlusion, as in chewing

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural] Gauntlets are long, thick, protective gloves. ...a pair of black leather driving gauntlets.

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in knitting, to make special stitches to start the thing you are making

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criticism or censure. "her animadversion against science" a comment or remark, especially a critical one. plural noun: animadversions "animadversions that the poet receives quite humbly"

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Condign punishment is suitable or right for a particular crime: Expropriation of property seemed condign punishment for treason.

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