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1
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Two-time

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Cheat on

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Ingrained

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Deeply fixed

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Sceptic

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Doubting person

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Equitable

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Fair

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Vent

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Volcano shaft

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Patch up

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Make repairs to

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Shirk

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Evade duty, avoid work

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Aggregate

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Gross amount

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Turn in

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Go to bed

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Compost

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Soil fertiliser

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Choker

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Tight neckband

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Fringe

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Decorative edging

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Emancipation

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The process of giving people social or political freedom and rights

Women’s / female emancipation

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Ravenous

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Extremely hungry

Growing boys have ravenous appetites.

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Grisly (adj)

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Extremely unpleasant

The 55 year old Canadian had suffered a grisly murder.

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Indictment

In’dait.mēnt

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การกล่าวหา
ข้อกล่าวหา

A sign that a policy, system, society is bad or wrong

The charges on the indictment include murder and attempted murder.

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Teetotal

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Non-drinking

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Noose

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Rope loop

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Taper

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Thin candle

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World weary

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แก่ประสบการณ์

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Hindquarters

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Rump

Back of animals

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Gutter

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Water channel

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Skirmisher

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Person involved in a minor fight

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Aerate

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Make fizzy

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Defer

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Postpone

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Grisly (adj)

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Extremely unpleasant

The 55 year old Canadian had suffered a grisly murder.

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Indictment

In’dait.mēnt

A

การกล่าวหา
ข้อกล่าวหา

A sign that a policy, system, society is bad or wrong

The charges on the indictment include murder and attempted murder.

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Tolerance

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Acceptance

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Hellenic

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Greek

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Canopy

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Fabric awning

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Insipid

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Bland

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Fathom

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Understand after much thought

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Laugh off

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Treat as if no importance

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Artful

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Cunning

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Come to

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Regain consciousness

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Adage

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Proverb

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Strife

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Violent or angry disagreement

20 years of civil strife have left the country’s economy in ruins.

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Broach

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To begin a discussion of something difficult

At some point we’ve got to discuss money but I don’t know how to broach the subject with him.

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Lavish sth on so/sth

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To give a lot of sth to so/sth

She lavishes more attention on that dog than she does on her children.

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Split of a full time post

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Job share

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Spinner

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A small wood

Corpse, grove

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Entranced

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Captivated

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Spurious

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False, fake, untrue

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Umbilicus

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Navel

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Innuendo

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การเสียดสี

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Broach

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To begin a discussion of something difficult

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As regards

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In connection with

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Averse to

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Against, strongly dislike

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Bed of roses

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Easy situation

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Sparse

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Meagre

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Roll call

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Attendance check

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Loafer

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Lazy person, idler

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Glum

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Sullen

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Lair

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Den

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Vend

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Sell

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Vie

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Compete

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Preen

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(Birds) Clean feathers

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Notion

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Idea

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Solace

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(n) help and comfort when you are sad or worried.

Music is a great solace for me.

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Valise

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A small suitcase

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Esculent

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Edible, tasty

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Assail

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Assault

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Rend

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Rip, tear

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Pelvis

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Stomach, hip, belly

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Whist

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A kind of card games

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Hover

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Fly

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Kestrel

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Small falcon

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Rig

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Arrange dishonestly

The elections in the country have been rigged by ruling party.

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Cozen

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Trick or deceive someone

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Desist

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Cease, stop

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Cadaver

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Corpse

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Gorse

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Bush

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Riposte

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Sharp reply

She made a sharp riposte.

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Hail

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Greet enthusiastically

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Wilt

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Wither

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Coven

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Group of witches

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Cerise

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Dark reddish pink

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Sag

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Weaken

The dollar held up this morning but the pound sagged.

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Bootee

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Baby’s soft shoes

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Mesh

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Net

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Baron

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Powerful businessman

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Decoy

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Lure

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Digit

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Finger or toe

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Goatee

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Pointed beard

85
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Rile

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To make someone angry

Don’t let her rile you.

86
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Disregard

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Ignore

87
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Wager

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Bet

88
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Font

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Bowl of baptismal water

89
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Licit

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Lawful

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Vehemently

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In a strong and emotional way

Vehemently deny

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Abhor

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Detest vehemently
To hate a way of behaving or thinking often because you think it isn’t moral

I abhor all forms of racism.

92
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Beseech

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Beg

Stay a little longer, I beseech you.

93
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Ewer

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Water jug

94
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Beefy

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Manly
Muscular

A beefy football player

95
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Rustic

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Rural

A rustic bench

96
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Taut

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Tight

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Dram

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Tot

A small amount of strong alcoholic drinks

A dram of whisky

98
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Jetty

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Pier

99
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The blower

A

A telephone

Get on the blower and invite him round.

100
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Badger

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Persuade repeatedly

Stop badgering me! I’ll do it when I am ready.

101
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Pontiff

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Formal word for pope

102
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Ear

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The flower part of a plant like grass

An ear of corn

103
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Glib

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Speaking in a confident way but without careful thought or honesty

No one was convinced by his glib answers.

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Spiel, jive

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Glib talk

105
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Melee

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A large noisy uncontrolled crowd

We lost sight of each other in the melee.

106
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Pram

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Baby carriage

I saw her pushing a pram down the street.

107
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Don

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Put on, wear

108
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Abseil

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Descend by rope

Team members had to abseil down sheer cliffs to reach the couple.

109
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Transgression

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An action that breaks a law

It is hard to keep the transgressions of famous people out of the news.

110
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Sheen

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A bright, smooth surface

The conditioner gives hair a beautiful soft sheen.

111
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Bit part

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Small acting role

112
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Extort

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Get sth by force or threats

He had extorted money from the old lady for years.

Extort a confession from the victim

113
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Veer

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To change direction

All of a sudden, the car veered off the road.

114
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Rotary

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Having a part that moves around in a circle

A rotary engine

115
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Totem

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An object that is respected by a group of people

Television could be seen as a totem of modern society.

116
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Demigod

A

ครึ่งคนครึ่งเทพ

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Haven

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A safe or peaceful place

The garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city.

118
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Gen

A

Information about a particular subject

So who is going to give me the gen on what has been happening while I have been away?

119
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Morose

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Unhappy, annoyed and unwilling to speak or smile

A morose expression

120
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Atoll

A

Circular coral reef

ปะการังเรียงตัวกลมๆเหมือนเกาะ

121
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Time, prong

A

One of the sharp pointed parts on a comb or fork

122
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Tyke

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A child who behaves badly in a way that is funny rather than serious

Come here, you cheeky little tyke.

123
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Fare

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Diet, food

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Ascribe

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To consider sth to be caused or owned by someone or sth

To what do you ascribe the enormous success of your latest book?

125
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Car shed

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Garage

Shed = a small building

126
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Traverse

A

To move or travel through an area

Stanley traversed the continent from west to east.

127
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Indigenous

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Native

128
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Agog

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Eager or excited

We waited agog for news.
Adj. after verb

129
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Fib

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A small lie

130
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Undulate

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Move in waves
To have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea

The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb.

131
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Stash

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To store or hide sth.

The stolen pictures were stashed away in a warehouse.

132
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Nadir

A

The worst moment
The lowest point

The defeat was the nadir of her career.

133
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Regale

A

To entertain someone with stories or jokes

Grandpa regaled us with tales of his childhood.

134
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Falter

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To lose strength or purpose and stop

Her friends never faltered in their belief in her.
The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.

135
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Cabal

A

A small group of people who plan secretly to take action

He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.

136
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Defer

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Postpone

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Missive

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An official, formal or long letter

She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections.

138
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Perspire

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Sweat

He was perspiring in his thick suit.

139
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Banal

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Boring, ordinary

Banal pop songs

140
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Fatuous

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Stupid, not carefully thoughts about

A fatuous idea

141
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Deal

A

Give out cards

แจกไพ่

142
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Lasso, lariat

A

ห่วงเชือกคาวบอย

People think Texas is all cowboys with lariats.

143
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Lines

A

A school punishment in which a sentence has to be written repeatedly

She got 200 lines for swearing at her teacher.

144
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Abate

A

To become less strong

The wind has started to abate.

145
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Talon

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Claw

A sharp nail on the foot of a bird

146
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Fiendish / demonic

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Evil
A fiendish attack

Clever and difficult
A fiendish crossword

He had a demonic gleam in his eye.

147
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Per se

A

By or in itself

Research shows that it isn’t divorce per se that harms children, but the continuing conflict between parents.

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Outgrow

A

To grow bigger than something

My son outgrew his new shoes.
The company outgrew its office space.

To lose interest in an idea as you get older

He eventually outgrew his adolescent interest in war and guns.

149
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Gymkhana

A

An event at which people ride horses, taking part in variously competitions

A horse show

150
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Ninepins

A

(Go down/ fall like ninepins)
To fall, break or be damaged in large numbers

Trees were going down like ninepins in the strong wind.

151
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Smother

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To kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe

Suffocate

They smothered the animals with plastic bags.

152
Q

Conversation piece

A

Something that stimulates conversation

153
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Chaste

A

Adj
Not having had sex, มีแค่กับคู่ของตัวเอง

In the past, a woman needed to be chaste to make a good marriage.

Used to describe decoration that is very simple and smooth

I like the simple, chaste lines of their architecture.

154
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Furore

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A sudden excited or angry reaction by a lot of people

Rage, bustle, outcry

The government’s decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore.

155
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Hypodermic

A

A hypodermic needle

เกี่ยวกับการฉีดยา

156
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Tongue

A

Language

Immigrants struggled to learn a foreign tongue.

157
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Abomination

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Horrible thing

Cruelty to animals is an abomination.

158
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Seamanship

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Skill in managing a ship

159
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Nautical

A

Relating to ships and sailors

160
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Loft

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Attic

161
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Infuriate

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To make someone extremely angry

Exasperate

His attitude infuriated me.

162
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Convulse

A

Shake violently

To convulse with pain

163
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Crib (v)

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To copy or take someone else’s work

I sometimes wonder what TV show he cribbed that line from.

164
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Fetid

A

Smelling extremely bad and stale

Fetid air / breath

165
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Corsair

A

Pirate

166
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Elucidate

A

Explain something

167
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Laden

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Carrying or loading

A tree laden with apples.

168
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Frolic, romp

A

To play and behave in a happy way

A group of suntanned children were frolicking on beach.

The children romped happily around in the garden.

169
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Stein

A

A beer mug

170
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Nudist, naturist

A

A person who likes to be naked and believes that people should not have to wear clothes

171
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Dilute

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Make a liquid weaker by mixing in something else

Dilute the juice with water before you drink it.

172
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Elated

A

Very happy

The prince was reported to be elated at/by the birth of his daughter.

173
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Breather

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A short rest

He’d been working hard and felt he needed to take a breather.

174
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Esculent

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Edible

One method for defining vegetables was based on the part of the plant considered most esculent for consumption.

175
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Concord

A

Agreement

Nations living in concord

176
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Palaver

A

Unnecessary work

Organizing the annual office lunch was such a palaver.

Discussion that goes on for too long and is not important

That’s enough palaver for now.

177
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Entranced

A

Captivated

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Oratory

A

Skillful and effective public speaking

The prime minister has a reputation for powerful oratory.

179
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Answerable

A

Responsible

180
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Expenditure

A

Outgoings

181
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Crowned head

A

Monarch

182
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Hansom cab

A

รถม้า 2 ล้อ

183
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Irreverent

A

Disrespectful

An irreverent comment/attitude

184
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Indefatigable

A

Tireless
Always determined in trying to achieve something

Annie was an indefatigable campaigner for better community services.

185
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Reticent

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Reserved
Unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings

He is very reticent about his past.

Most of the students were reticent about answering questions.

186
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Hearty

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Vigorous and enthusiastic

A hearty welcome/laugh

187
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Esculent

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Edible

One method for defining vegetables was based on the part of the plant considered most esculent for consumption.

188
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Concord

A

Agreement

Nations living in concord

189
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Palaver

A

Unnecessary work

Organizing the annual office lunch was such a palaver.

Discussion that goes on for too long and is not important

That’s enough palaver for now.

190
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Entranced

A

Captivated

191
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Oratory

A

Skillful and effective public speaking

The prime minister has a reputation for powerful oratory.

192
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Answerable

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Responsible

193
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Expenditure

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Outgoings

194
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Crowned head

A

Monarch

195
Q

Hansom cab

A

รถม้า 2 ล้อ

196
Q

Irreverent

A

Disrespectful

An irreverent comment/attitude

197
Q

Indefatigable

A

Tireless
Always determined in trying to achieve something

Annie was an indefatigable campaigner for better community services.

198
Q

Reticent

A

Reserved
Unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings

He is very reticent about his past.

Most of the students were reticent about answering questions.

199
Q

Hearty

A

Vigorous and enthusiastic

A hearty welcome/laugh

200
Q

Ranch

A

A large farm

A cattle ranch
A sheep ranch

He went to work on a ranch.

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