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PUNY /ˈpjuːni/

Adjective

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(PUNY)

Adjective:
•Small and weak.
Ex: “I wouldn’t mess with him—he makes bodybuilders look puny in comparison.”

•Not very impressive.
Ex: “We laughed at their puny attempt to trick us.”

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BUM /bʌm/
Noun/ Adjective/ Verb
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(BUM)

Noun:
•a homeless person/ lazy.
Ex: “Bums [=vagrants] often sleep on the park’s benches.”
“Get to work, you lazy bum!”

•a person who spends a lot of time relaxing and doing something fun rather than working.
Ex: “a beach bum [=a person who spends a lot of time at the beach]”
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Adjective:
•of bad quality/ wrong or useless.
Ex: “We lost money thanks to your bum [=bad] advice.”

•not legally acceptable : not valid
Ex: "He's known for writing/passing bum checks. [=checks that promise money he does not have; checks that bounce]"
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Verb: 
•+off: to get smt. From smb. By asking/ 
Ex: "Can I bum a cigarette off you?"
"Can I bum [=hitch] a ride with you?"

•+ out: to make smb. Feel upset or disappointed.
Ex: “The news really bummed me out.”

•always used in progressive tenses, [no object] : to feel sad or disappointed about something
Ex: “She’s bumming because she can’t go to the concert.”

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NIMBLE (Adjective) /ˈnɪmbl/

NIMBLY (Adverb) /ˈnɪmbli/

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(NIMBLE)
Adjective:
•Able to move very quickly and easily.
Ex: “the pianist’s nimble fingers.”

•(of the mind) able to think and understand quickly.
Ex: “a nimble [=quick, clever] mind.”

(NIMBLY)
Adverb:
Ex: “She ran nimbly up the stairs.”
“He then took questions, nimbly avoiding one about tax cuts.”

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CONSTIPATION (Noun) /ˌkɑːnstɪˈpeɪʃn/
CONSTIPATED (Adjective) /ˈkɑːnstɪpeɪtɪd/
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(CONSTIPATION)
Noun:
•The condition of being unable to get rid of waste material from the bowels easily (=being constipated).
Ex: “A side effect of the drug is constipation.”

(CONSTIPATED)
Adjective:
Ex: “You should eat more fibre and fruit if you are constipated.”

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PRESUMPTUOUS /prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/

Adjective

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(PRESUMPTUOUS )

Adjective:
•Too confident in a way that is rude.
Ex: “Would it be presumptuous of me to ask to borrow your car?”
“It would be presumptuous (of me) to tell the manager how to do things.”

•Done ir made without permission, right or good reason.
Ex: “a presumptuous question.”

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HUB

Noun

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  • The central and most action or part or place.

* The center of a wheel, fan, etc.

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DRENCH

Verb

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•To make somebody/ something completely wet (Soak)

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SNAZZY

Adjective

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•(of clothes, cars, etc.) fashionable, bright and modern, and attracting your attention.

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PROD

Verb/ Noun

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Verb:
•To push smb./smt. With your finger or with a pointed object (poke)
•To try to make smb. Do smt. Especially when they are unwilling

Noun:
•The act of pushing smb./ smt. With your finger or a pointed object
•An act of encouraging smb. Or reminding smb. To do smt.

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VAIN

Adjective

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  • That does not produce the result you want.
  • Too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements.

+ IN VAIN
•Without success

+ Take smb’s name in vain
•To show lack of respect when using smb.’s name

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FOG (Noun/ Verb)

FOGGY (Adjective)

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Noun:
•A thick cloud in the air close to the land or sea
•A state of mind confusion (in a fog)

Verb:
•To make smt. Foggy(adj.).
•To make smb./ smt. Confused.

Adjective:
FOGGY

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LURCH

Verb/ Noun

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Verb:
•Make an abrupt, unsteady movement (forward or sideways).
•A sudden feeling of fear or excitement (heart/ stomach lurches).

Noun:
• A strong and sudden movement (sideways or forward).

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JERK

Noun/ Verb

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Noun:
•A sudden quick sharp movement.
•A stupid person.
•Meat that is marinated.

Verb:
•To move or to make smt. move with a sudden short sharp movement.

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JOLT

Noun/ Verb

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Noun:
•A sudden rough movement.
•A sudden strong feeling (shock or surprise).

Verb:
•To move or to make smb./ smt. move suddenly and roughly
•Give a surprise or shock to (smo.) in order to make them act or change.

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NEFARIOUS

Adjective

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•Criminal, evil; immoral.

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INFAMOUS

Adjective

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•Well-Known for being bad; Known for evil acts or crimes.

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AMPED

Adjective

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•Also AMPED UP

(Informal) Excited, especially because of an event.

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RESIGNED (Adjective)
RESIGN (Verb)
RESIGNEDLY (Adverb)
RESIGNATION (Noun)

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Adjective:
•Being willing to calmly accept smt. unpleasant or difficult that you cannot change (Resigned to smt./ doing smt.).

Verb:
•To give up (a job or a position).
•Formal (Resign as from smt./ smt).

*RESIGN YOURSELF TO SMT. (Phrasal Verb)
•To accept smt. unpleasant that cannot be changed.

Adverb:
•In a way that calmly accepts accepts smt. unpleasant.

Noun:
•The act of giving up your job or a position; the occasion when you do this.
•Patient willingness to accept a difficult situation that you cannot change.

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MAINSTREAM

Noun/ Adjective/ Verb/ Noun²

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Noun:
•The mainstream The ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people.

Adjective:
•Considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people
•Mainstream Education is for children who do not have any special needs or difficulties.

Verb:
•To make a particular idea or opinion accepted by most people.
•To include children with mental or physical problems in ordinary school classes.

Mainstream Media (Noun²)
•Traditional media such as newspapers and broadcastings (MSM)

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STRAIGHTFORWARD (Adjective)
STRAIGHTFORWARDLY (Adverb)
STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS (Noun)

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Adjective:
•Easy to understand; not complicated
•(of a person or their behavior) Honest and open; not trying to trick somebody or hide something.

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EXCEED

Verb

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  • To be greater or more than (something).
  • To be better than (something).
  • To go beyond the limit of (something).
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VIAL

Noun

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•Also Phial

A small glass container, for medicine or perfume.

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TWOFER

Noun

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•An item or offer that comprises two items but sold for the price of one.

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MERRIMENT

Noun

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•Happy talk, enjoyment and the sound of people laughing.

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GARLAND

Noun/ Verb

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Noun:
•A ring or rope that is made of leaves, flowers, or some other material and that is used as decoration.

Verb:
•To put a garland on (smb. or smt.)
•Usually used as (be) garlanded.

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NESTLE

Verb

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  • +adv./prep to sit or lie down in a warm or soft place.
  • Nestle smb./ smt. +adv/ prep. To put or hold smb./ smt. in a comfortable position in a warm or soft place.
  • +adv./ prep. to be located in a position that is protected, sheltered or partly hidden.
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ASTOUNDING (Adjective)

ASTOUND (Verb)

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Adjective:
•So surprising that is difficult to believe.

Verb:
•Astound smb. to surprise or shock somebody very much.

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RANCID (Adjective)

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  • (of food generally food containing fat) Having a strong and unpleasant smell smell or taste from not longer being fresh.
  • Chiefly US: Full of anger and bitterness.
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CUNT

Noun

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  • (Offensive) a woman’s sexual organs; vagina.

* A very offensive word used to insult smb. and to show anger or dislike.

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PERCHANCE

Adverb

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•Maybe but not definitely (Perhaps).

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AUTUMNAL

Adjective

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•Like or connected with autumn.

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EQUINOX

Noun

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•A day when day and night are the same length.

Spring/ Vernal or Autumn/ Autumnal Equinox.

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JIZZ

Noun

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•Semen

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AKA

Abbreviation

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•Also known as

-Used to indicate another name that a person or thing has or uses.

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SASS

Verb/ Noun

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Verb:
•To talk to someone in a rude way that does not show proper respect (also to behavior in rude way)

Noun:
•Backtalk.

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FLUKE

Noun

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•A lucky or unusual thing that happens by accident, no because of planning or skill.

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BLIZZARD

Noun

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  • A severe snowstorm with very strong winds that goes on for a long time.
  • A large quantity of things that may seem to be attacking you.
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FLAB (Noun)
FLABBY (Adjective)
FLABBINESS (Noun)

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Noun:
•Extra soft flesh on a person’s body: excess body fat (informal)

Adjective:
•weak.
• having soft, loose fat.

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GAGGLE

Noun

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  • A group of noisy people.

* A group of geese: a flock of geese.

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BLOATED (Adjective)
BLOAT (Verb)
BLOATEDNESS (Noun)

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Adjective:
•Very swollen: to full of liquid, gas, food, etc.
•Figurative: With too many people in it.

Verb:
•Too much growth.
•Bloat smt. To swell or make smt. swell, especially in an unpleasant way.

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PERJURE (Verb)
PERJURER (Noun)
PERJURY (Noun²)

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Verb:
•Perjure yourself: (law) to tell a lie in court after you have sworn to tell the truth.

Noun:
•A person who tells a lie in court after they have sworn to tell the truth.

Noun²:
•The crime of telling a lie in court.

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STABLE (Adjective/ Verb/ Noun)

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Adjective:
•Firmly fixed, steady.
•(of a person) Calm and reasonable.
•(of a substance) Staying in the same chemical or atomic state.

Verb:
•To put or keep (a horse) in a stable.

Noun:
•A building in which horses are kept.
•The group of race horses that belong to the same owner.
•A group of people who work or trained in the same place.
•A group of products made by the same company.

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BUSBOY

Noun

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•A person who works in a restaurant and whose job is to clear the dirty dishes, clean tables, etc.

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COMPELLING (Adjective)
COMPEL (Verb)
COMPELLINGLY (Adverb)

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Adjective:
•Very interesting.
•That makes you think it is true.
•So strong that you feel that you must do something about it.

Verb:
•To force (smo.) to do smt.
•To cause a particular reaction.

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VOLUPTUOUS (Adjective)
VOLUPTUOUSLY (Adverb)
VOLUPTUOUSNESS (Noun)

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Adjective:
•Of a woman: Very attractive because of having large hips and breasts.
•Giving you physical pleasure; giving pleasure to the senses.

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BANTER

Verb/ Noun

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Verb:
•To joke with someone.

Noun:
•Friendly remarks and jokes.

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WITTY (Adjective)
WITTILY (Adverb)
WITTINESS (Noun)

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Adjective:

•Able to say or write smart, and amusing things; Funny and clever.

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CLINGY (Adjective)

CLING (Verb)

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Adjective:
•Also Clinging:
(of clothes or material) Sticking to the body and showing its shape.
•(usually disapproving) needing another person too much.

Verb:

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