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Alimentary Canal
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The passage in the body that carries food from the mouth to the anus
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Rue
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To feel bad about something that happened
He rued the day they had bought such a large house
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Harrow hærow
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A piece of farming equipment that is pulled over land that has been ploughed to break up the earth before planting
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Harrowing
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Very shocking or frightening and making you feel upset
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Ken
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Range of what one can know or understand.
The range of vision
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Mar
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- Make imperfect
2. Destroy or injure severely
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Nigh
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- Not far distant in time or space or circumstances.
- Being on the left side
Adverb.1. Near
2. Slightly short of or not quite accomplished
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Quart
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2 pints. 1.136 liters
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Vie
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Compete for something
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Admonish
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- To tell sb firmly that you do not approve of something they have done SYN reprove.
She was admonished for chewing gum in the class - To strongly advise sb to do sth.
A warning voice admonished him not to let this happen
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Occlude
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To cover or block (technical word)
An occluded artery
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Ignominy
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Public shame and loss of honor
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Implore
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To ask to do sth in an anxious way because you want it or need it very much SYN beseech, beg
She implored him to stay.
Help me he implored.
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Deplore
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Strongly disapprove of something and criticize it, especially publicly
Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.
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Premonition
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A feeling that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant.
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Apprehend. æpri’hend
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To catch and arrest
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Bifurcate. Baifērkeit
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(Of roads, rivers, etc). To divide into two separate parts
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Partridge
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Perdika
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Dreary. Driree
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That makes you feel sad;
Dull and not interesting
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Sneer
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An unpleasant look, smile or comment that shows you do not respect somebody/something.
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Smirk
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To smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people do not know, etc.
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Yeoman’s service
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An allusion to stouthearted, dutiful labor performed by a yeoman.
Yeoman is a clerk in the US navy
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Onerous
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Needing great effort;
Causing trouble or worry
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Beset
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To affect something in an unpleasant or harmful way.
The team was beset by injury all season.
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Bare
1. Not covered by any clothes
2. Not covered with leaves. Without plants &trees
3. (of surfaces) not covered with or protected by anything.
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Concise. Kœn'sais
Expressing much in few words
ANT prolix
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Rather
Fairly or to some degree
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Dodge
1. To move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid something.
2. To avoid doing something especially in a dishonest way
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Embed
To fix something firmly into a substance or solid object.
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Flip
1. to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement.
2. To throw something somewhere using your thumb and or fingers.
3. To become very angry excited or unable to think clearly.
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Fusion
The process or result of joining two or more things together to form one.
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Grave
1. (of situations,feelings,etc) very serious and important; giving you a reason to feel worried.
2. (of people) serious in manner, as if something sad, important or worrying just happened.
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Herald
1. To be a sign that something is going to happen
| 2. To say in public that something is good or important
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Hub
1. The central and most important part of a particular place or activity.
2. The central part of a wheel.
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Millieu
The social environment that you live or work in.
SYN background
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Peer
To look closely or carefully at something especially when you cannot see it clearly
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RAID
(Of police) to visit a person or place without warning to look for criminals, drugs, etc.
2. To attack. A place without warning.
3. To enter a place, usually using force and steal from it.
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Summit
1. The highest point of something.
| 2. An official meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more governments
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Jaunty
1.Showing that you are feeling confident and pleased with yourself SYN cheerful.
A jaunty smile
2. Lively.
A jaunty tune.
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Veer
1 To change direction suddenly. SYN swerve
The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road.
2. To change in the way it develops.
The debate veered away from the main topic of discussion.
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Taper. Teipœr
To be become gradually narrower
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Snitch
(Informal disapproving) to tell a parent, teacher etc about something wrong that another child has done.
Johnny snitched on me to his mom.
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Genial
Friendly and cheerful.
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Peccadillo
A small unimportant thing that somebody does wrong.
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Glutinous
Sticky
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Forthright
Direct and honest in manner and speech.
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Latent. leitnt
Existing, but not very noticeable, active or well developed.
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Snicker at
To laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at something rude or at somebody's problems or mistakes.
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Titter
To laugh quietly, especially in a nervous or embarrassed way.
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Frustreit
1. To make someone feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want.
2. To prevent somebody from doing something
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Emolument
(Formal). Money paid to somebody for work they have done.
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Guffaw.
To laugh noisily
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Thwart. Θw>rt
To prevent somebody from doing what they want to do.
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Boisterous
Noisy and full of life and energy.
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Dissonance. Disœnœns
1. A combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together. OPP consonance
2. (Formal) lack of agreement.
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Flout. Flaωt
To show that you have no respect for a law, etc by openly not obeying it.
Motorists regularly flout the law.
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Dilate
To become or to make something larger, wider or more open.
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Nostrum nästrœm
(formal) an idea that is intended to solve a problem but will probably not succeed.
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Arduous. Ärdζuœs
Involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time.
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Relegate religeit
To give somebody a lower or less important position, rank, than before.
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Implicate
To show or suggest that somebody is involved in something bad or criminal
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Derelict
(Formal) a person without a home
2. Not used or cared for and in bad condition.
The canal has been derelict for many years.
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Gadfly
A person who annoys or criticizes other people in order to make them do something
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Repercussion
An indirect and usually bad result of an action or event that may happen some time afterwards.
SYN consequence
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Vegetate
To spend time doing very little and feeling bored
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Rapture
A feeling of extreme pleasure and happiness
| SYN delight
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Squeamish
1. Easily upset, or made to feel sick by unpleasant sights or situations, especially when the sight of blood is involved.
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Dissemble
(Formal) to hide your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones.
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Surly
Bad-tempered and rude
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Carp
To keep complaining about sb/sth in an annoying way
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Quibble
A small complaint or criticism especially one that is not important
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Interdict
(Law) an official order from a court that orders you not to do something
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Braid
To twist three or more long pieces of hair, rope, etc together to make one long piece
She braided her hair
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Asperity
Harshness (formal)
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Abominate
To feel hatred or disgust for sth/sb
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Coy
1shy or pretending to be shy and innocent,sometimes to make people more interested in you.
2 not willing to give information about.
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Humdrum
Boring and always the same
| SYN dull, tedious
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Zany. Zeini
Strange or unusual in an amusing way
SYN wacky
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Fluster
To make sb nervous and/or confused, especially by giving them a lot to do or by making them hurry
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Garbled
Told in a way that confuses the person listening, usually by sb who is shocked or in a hurry
He gave a garbled account of what had happened.
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Avid
Vary enthusiastic about sth
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Oaf
A stupid, unpleasant or awkward person, especially a man
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Blotch
A mark, usually not regular in shape, on skin, plants
Etc.
He had come out in dark red blotches
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Intractable
(Of a problem or person) very difficult to deal with
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Livid
Extremely angry SYN furious
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Lint
Small soft pieces of wool, cotton, etc. that stick on the surface of cloth.
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Coddle somebody
(Often disapproving) to treat sb with too much care and attention
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Stickler for something
A person who thinks that a particular quality or type of behavior is very important and expects other people to think and behave in the same way
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Falter. F0ltœr
To become weaker or less effective SYN waver
| 2. To speak in a way that shows that you are not confident
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Poise
1. A calm and confident manner with control of your feelings and behavior.
2. The ability to move or stand in an elegant way with good control of your body.
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Mellow. Mœlœô
1. (Of color or sound) soft, rich and pleasant.
2. (Of a taste or flavor) smooth and pleasant.
3. (Of people) calm, gentle and reasonable because of age or experience.
4. (Informal) (of people) relaxed, calm and happy, especially after drinking alcohol.
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Taunt
To try to make somebody angry or upset by saying unkind things about them, laughing at their failures, etc.
The other kids continually taunted him about his size.
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Broach. Broôch
To begin talking about a subject that is difficult to discuss, especially because it is embarrassing or because people disagree about it.
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Gritty. Gritee
1) containing or like grit.
2) showing courage and determination to continue doing something difficult or unpleasant.
3) showing something unpleasant as it really is
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Strut
1) a long thin piece of wood or metal used to support or make part of a vehicle or building stronger.
2) (disapproving) an act of walking in a proud and confident way.
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Ramble
To talk about something in a confused way, especially for a long time.
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Wicked
1 morally bad. "A wicked deed"
2 (informal) slightly bad but in a way that is amusing.
3dangerous, harmful or powerful
"He has a wicked punch"
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Vile
Extremely unpleasant SYN disgusting
"A vile smell"
2 (formal) morally bad; completely unacceptable
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All but
Almost, very nearly
"We all but given up hope"
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Blemish
To spoil something that is beautiful or perfect in other ways.
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Vicious
Violent and cruel
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Epigram
A short poem or phrase that expresses an idea in a clever or amusing way
