Cambridge Dictionary: Part 2

Cambridge Dictionary:

📚 Letter, noun.

❓ Definition: any of the set of symbols used to write a language, in many languages, representing a sound in the language.

❗️ Examples:

1. She wrote her name on the board in large letters.

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📚 State, noun.

❓ Definition: one of the political units that some countries, such as the US, are divided into.

❗️ Examples:

1. New York State

2. The State of Arizona

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📚 Activity, noun (A2).

❓ Definition: something that is done for enjoyment, especially an organized event.

❗️ Examples:

1. His spare-time activities include cooking, tennis, and windsurfing.

2. We offer our guests a wide range of outdoor/sporting activities.

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📚 Multiple, noun.

❓ Definition: a number that results from multiplying one number by another when at least one of them is a whole number (= a number with no part of a number after it).

❗️ Examples:

1. 18 is a multiple of 3, because 6×3=18.

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📚 Coach, verb (B2).

❓ Definition: to give special classes in sports or a school subject, especially privately, to one person or a small group.

❗️ Examples:

1. She coaches students in French, usually for exams.

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📚 Mess, verb.

🔉 /mes/ 🇬🇧 /mes/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to make something untidy.

❗️ Examples:

1. Don't you dare mess my hair!

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📚 Rot, verb (C2).

🔉 /rɒt/ 🇬🇧 /rɑːt/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to (cause something to) decay.

❗️ Examples:

1. The fruit had been left to rot on the trees.

2. Rain has got in and rotted (away) the woodwork.

3. The smell of rotting fruit

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📚 Sign, verb (B1).

❓ Definition: to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself.

❗️ Examples:

1. To sign a letter/cheque/contract/lease/agreement

2. Sign here, please.

3. He signed his name at the end of the letter.

4. He signed himself "Mark Taylor".

5. She said the painting was by Picasso, but it wasn't signed.

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📚 Straight, adjective.

❓ Definition: without anything added or changed; basic or true.

❗️ Examples:

1. Things have gotten so bad, I think it’s time for some straight talk.

2. She couldn’t give a straight answer to any question.

3. It’s important to tell the story straight, exactly as it happened.

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📚 Strictly, adverb.

🔉  /ˈstrɪkt·li/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: completely or entirely.

❗️ Examples:

1. Photography is strictly forbidden.

2. Public assistance is strictly limited to those who are willing to work.

3. Strictly speaking (= Being completely accurate), pollen is like a virus in that both cannot reproduce independently.

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📚 Especially, adverb.

❓ Definition: (used to emphasize the importance of one thing among others of its type or to point to one thing among others) very; particularly.

❗️ Examples:

1. He was especially fond of his youngest brother.

2. She campaigned throughout the US, but especially in the northeast.

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📚 Glue, verb.

🔉  /ɡlu/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to join something to something else with a sticky substance that makes the two things stay together when it dries.

❗️ Examples:

1. I’ll just glue the handle back on the cup.

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📚 Attractively, adverb.

❓ Definition: in a way that causes interest or makes people want to do something.

❗️ Examples:

1. The area offers plenty of attractively priced accommodation.

2. We always need to price our products attractively.

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📚 Obey, verb.

🔉 /əʊˈbeɪ/ 🇬🇧 /oʊˈbeɪ/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to behave according to a scientific principle.

❗️ Examples:

1. Falling objects obey the law of gravity.

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📚 Well, adverb (C1).

❓ Definition: used to emphasize some prepositions.

❗️ Examples:

1. The results are well above/below what we expected.

2. Keep well away from the edge of the cliff.

3. It cost well over £100.

4. Stand well clear of the doors!

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📚 Accomplishment, noun.

❓ Definition: a skill.

❗️ Examples:

1. Cordon bleu cookery is just one of her many accomplishments.

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📚 Neat, adjective.

🔉  /nit/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: arranged well, with everything in its place.

❗️ Examples:

1. Neat handwriting

2. She keeps her room neat and clean.

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📚 Straight, adjective.

❓ Definition: not bending or curving.

❗️ Examples:

1. Draw a straight line between the two dots.

2. Stand up straight.

3. The car seemed to be coming straight at me.

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📚 Quality, noun (B1).

🔉 /ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: a high standard.

❗️ Examples:

1. He's not interested in quality. All he cares about is making money.

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📚 Decay, noun.

🔉  /dɪˈkeɪ/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: undefined.

❗️ Examples:

1. Empty lots stand next to abandoned, decaying buildings.

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📚 Obvious, adjective (B1).

❓ Definition: easy to see, recognize, or understand.

❗️ Examples:

1. It's obvious (that) she doesn't like him.

2. They have a small child so for obvious reasons they need money.

3. I know you don't like her, but do you have to make it so obvious?

4. Am I stating the obvious (= saying what everyone already knows)?

5. There is no obvious solution.

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📚 Plane, noun (A1).

❓ Definition: a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or more engines.

❗️ Examples:

1. A fighter/transport/passenger plane

2. We'll be boarding the plane in about 20 minutes.

3. He hates travelling by plane.

4. A plane ticket

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📚 Peaceful, adjective.

❓ Definition: calm and quiet; free from worries or annoyances.

❗️ Examples:

1. It’s so peaceful by the lake.

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📚 Echo, verb (C2).

❓ Definition: If a sound echoes or a place echoes with a sound, you hear the sound again because you are in a large, empty space.

❗️ Examples:

1. The sound of footsteps echoed around the hall.

2. Suddenly, the building echoed with the sound of gunfire.

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📚 Fluent, adjective.

❓ Definition: flowing in a smooth attractive way.

❗️ Examples:

1. The dancers are fluent and poetic in their movement.

2. Arsenal were no match for Barcelona's fluent passing.

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📚 Receive, verb (A2).

❓ Definition: to get or be given something.

❗️ Examples:

1. Did you receive my letter?

2. I received a phone call from your mother.

3. They received a visit from the police.

4. She died after receiving a blow to the head.

5. Members of Parliament received a 4.2 percent pay increase this year.

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📚 Fasten, verb (B1).

🔉 /ˈfɑː.s(ə)n/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfæs.(ə)n/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed.

❗️ Examples:

1. Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened.

2. This shirt fastens at the back.

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📚 Disturb, verb.

🔉  /dɪˈstɜrb/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to interrupt what someone is doing.

❗️ Examples:

1. It’s deeply disturbing to see intelligent and educated people make fun of us.

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📚 Blame, verb (B1).

🔉 /bleɪm/ 🇬🇧 /bleɪm/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening.

❗️ Examples:

1. Don't blame me (= it is not my fault) if you miss the bus!

2. Hugh blames his mother for his lack of confidence.

3. Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother.

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📚 Mindless, adjective.

❓ Definition: not needing much mental effort.

❗️ Examples:

1. It's fairly mindless work - opening mail and keying data into a computer.

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📚 Profit, verb.

❓ Definition: earn money, or benefit.

❗️ Examples:

1. It’s sickening that somebody would profit from her misfortune.

2. Fml What will it profit us to make this bargain (= How will we benefit)?

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📚 Challenge, noun.

❓ Definition: something needing great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully, or the situation of facing this kind of effort.

❗️ Examples:

1. It’s a challenge being in a marriage when both partners have high-pressure jobs.

2. No matter how long you write, poetry remains a challenge.

3. Germany faces broad challenges in the coming years.

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📚 Back, verb.

❓ Definition: to risk money by saying that you think a horse, team, etc. will win a race, game, or competition in order to win more money if they do.

❗️ Examples:

1. The horse I backed came in last.

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📚 Please, verb (B1).

🔉 /pliːz/ 🇬🇧 /pliːz/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to make someone feel happy or satisfied, or to give someone pleasure.

❗️ Examples:

1. I only got married to please my parents.

2. He was always a good boy, very friendly and eager to please.

3. It always pleases me to see a well-designed book!

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📚 Please (A1).

🔉 /pliːz/ 🇬🇧 /pliːz/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: used when accepting something politely or enthusiastically.

❗️ Examples:

1. "More potatoes?" "Please."

2. "May I bring my husband?" "Please do."

3. "Would you like dessert?" "Oh, yes please."

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📚 Spread, noun.

❓ Definition: the area or range covered by something.

❗️ Examples:

1. The survey found a wide spread of opinion over the proposed new building.

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📚 Dive, verb.

🔉 /daɪv/ 🇬🇧 /daɪv/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to move quickly, often in order to avoid something.

❗️ Examples:

1. They dived for cover when they heard the shooting start.

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📚 Effect, noun.

❓ Definition: a person's possessions, especially after their death.

❗️ Examples:

1. It says on the form that the insurance covers all personal effects.

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📚 Whatever, pronoun.

🔉  /hwʌt̬ˈev·ər/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: something whose particular nature or type you do not know.

❗️ Examples:

1. Whatever happens, you’ll be all right.

2. You seem to criticize me whatever I do.

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📚 Event, noun (C1).

❓ Definition: if something happens.

❗️ Examples:

1. In the event of a strike, the army will take over responsibility for firefighting.

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📚 Crew, noun (B1).

❓ Definition: a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc..

❗️ Examples:

1. An ambulance/lifeboat crew

2. A TV/film/camera crew

3. The aircraft has/carries a crew of seven.

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📚 Annoy, verb.

❓ Definition: to make someone angry.

❗️ Examples:

1. It’s annoying to have to explain this a second time.

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📚 Inclination, noun (C2).

❓ Definition: a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing.

❗️ Examples:

1. My own inclination would be to look for another job.

2. We should be basing our decisions on solid facts, not inclinations and hunches.

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📚 Enthusiasm, noun.

🔉 /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.(ə)m/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈθuː.zi.æz.(ə)m/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: a subject or activity that interests you very much.

❗️ Examples:

1. One of his greatest enthusiasms was yoga.

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📚 Test, noun.

❓ Definition: A test is also an act of using something to find out whether it is working correctly or how effective it is.

❗️ Examples:

1. A safety test

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📚 Use, noun (B2).

❓ Definition: to use something that is available.

❗️ Examples:

1. We might as well make use of the hotel's facilities.

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📚 Occasion, noun.

❓ Definition: a reason or cause.

❗️ Examples:

1. I’ve never had occasion to worry about my children’s school work.

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📚 Proper, adjective.

🔉  /ˈprɑp·ər/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: correct, or considered to be correct.

❗️ Examples:

1. The coach showed him the proper way to hold a bat.

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📚 Satisfied, adjective (C1).

❓ Definition: If you are satisfied that something is true, you believe it.

❗️ Examples:

1. The judge was satisfied (that) she was telling the truth.

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📚 Couch, verb.

❓ Definition: to express something in a particular way.

❗️ Examples:

1. I don't understand this form - it's all couched in legal terminology.

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📚 Pod, noun.

❓ Definition: a small simple building, or a small simple structure in a building, often rounded in shape.

❗️ Examples:

1. You can camp, or stay in a single-storey "eco pod" with a wood-burning stove.

2. The club has been fitted with wooden sleeping pods for the homeless.

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📚 Skin, noun.

❓ Definition: a thin, solid surface.

❗️ Examples:

1. Those airplanes have titanium skins to survive the heat.

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📚 Thus, adverb (B2).

🔉 /ðʌs/ 🇬🇧 /ðʌs/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: with this result.

❗️ Examples:

1. They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.

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📚 Shepherd, verb.

🔉 /ˈʃep.əd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃep.ɚd/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to make a group of people move to where you want them to go, especially in a kind, helpful, and careful way.

❗️ Examples:

1. He shepherded the old people towards the dining room.

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📚 Awful, adjective (A2).

❓ Definition: extremely bad or unpleasant.

❗️ Examples:

1. He suffered awful injuries in the crash.

2. We had awful weather.

3. She has an awful boss.

4. What an awful thing to say!

5. Would life be so awful without a car?

6. The food was awful.

7. She'd been ill and she looked awful.

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📚 Finally, adverb (B1).

❓ Definition: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea.

❗️ Examples:

1. Finally, I'd like to thank everyone for coming this evening.

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📚 Immediately, adverb (A2).

❓ Definition: now or without waiting or thinking.

❗️ Examples:

1. We really ought to leave immediately.

2. The purpose of the meeting wasn't immediately obvious.

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📚 Demand, verb.

🔉  /dɪˈmænd/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be accepted.

❗️ Examples:

1. The library demanded $5 for each book returned late.

2. I demand to see the person in charge.

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📚 Severe, adjective.

❓ Definition: causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious.

❗️ Examples:

1. A severe earthquake

2. The family faced severe challenges when he lost his job.

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📚 Ability, noun (B1).

❓ Definition: the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something.

❗️ Examples:

1. There's no doubting her ability.

2. She had the ability to explain things clearly and concisely.

3. She's a woman of considerable abilities.

4. I have children in my class of very mixed abilities (= different levels of skill or intelligence).

5. A mixed-ability class

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📚 Cope, verb.

🔉  /koʊp/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to deal with problems or difficulties, esp. with a degree of success.

❗️ Examples:

1. Inside homes, many residents coped with broken glass and collapsed walls and chimneys.

2. Victims cope with feelings of anxiety, pain, anger, and fear.

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📚 Beforehand, adverb.

🔉 /bɪˈfɔː.hænd/ 🇬🇧 /bɪˈfɔːr.hænd/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: earlier (than a particular time).

❗️ Examples:

1. I knew she was coming that afternoon because she had phoned beforehand to say so.

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📚 Unaware, adjective (B2).

🔉 /ˌʌn.əˈweə(r)/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌn.əˈwer/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: not understanding or realizing something.

❗️ Examples:

1. He was unaware that the police were watching him.

2. I was completely unaware of the problem.

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📚 Blame, verb (C2).

🔉 /bleɪm/ 🇬🇧 /bleɪm/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: said in order to tell someone that you understand why they are doing something and that you agree with the reason for doing it.

❗️ Examples:

1. I don't blame him for getting angry - she's being really annoying.

2. "I decided to leave." "I don't blame you!"

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📚 Demand, verb.

🔉  /dɪˈmænd/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: To demand is also to need something.

❗️ Examples:

1. The twins demand a lot of attention.

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📚 Arrangement, noun.

❓ Definition: a plan or preparation for something, esp. for something to happen in a particular way.

❗️ Examples:

1. She had an arrangement to work at home two days a week.

2. Since the hotel was full, we had to make other arrangements.

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📚 Straight, adjective.

❓ Definition: plain and basic, or without anything added.

❗️ Examples:

1. No tonic for me, please, I like my vodka straight.

2. Straight pasta is very bland - you need some kind of sauce to make it interesting.

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📚 Reach, verb.

❓ Definition: to understand and communicate with someone.

❗️ Examples:

1. He's a strange child and his teachers find it difficult to reach him.

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📚 Adopted, adjective (B2).

🔉 /əˈdɒp.tɪd/ 🇬🇧 /əˈdɑːp.tɪd/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: An adopted child has been legally taken by another family to be taken care of as their own child.

❗️ Examples:

1. They've got two adopted children and one of their own.

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📚 Stick, verb.

🔉 /stɪk/ 🇬🇧 /stɪk/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: If a name sticks, it continues to be used.

❗️ Examples:

1. Although her name is Clare, her little sister called her Lali, and somehow the name stuck.

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📚 Fly, noun.

❓ Definition: in baseball, a ball that has been hit high into the air.

❗️ Examples:

1. He caught the fly in deep center field.

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📚 Grain, noun.

🔉  /ɡreɪn/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: the natural pattern of lines in the surface of a material, such as wood or rock, or the direction in which the fibers that form these substances lie.

❗️ Examples:

1. Polishing the wood brings out its grain.

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📚 Grain, noun.

🔉 /ɡreɪn/ 🇬🇧 /ɡreɪn/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: the natural patterns of lines in the surface of wood or cloth.

❗️ Examples:

1. To cut something along/against the grain

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📚 Quality, adjective.

🔉 /ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: very good.

❗️ Examples:

1. That gig was quality.

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📚 Nest, verb.

🔉 /nest/ 🇬🇧 /nest/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to put a piece of information, text, etc. inside another, or at a lower level in a system.

❗️ Examples:

1. Each document has a root element and all elements must be nested within other elements.

2. Text documents often comprise nested regions like lists within lists or procedures within procedures.

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📚 Challenge, verb.

❓ Definition: to express or represent doubt about the truth of something.

❗️ Examples:

1. Advanced computers challenge long-held notions about intelligence and thought.

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📚 State, adjective (B2).

❓ Definition: provided, created, or done by the state (= government of a country).

❗️ Examples:

1. State education/industries

2. State legislature/law

3. State control

4. State funding/pensions/subsidies

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📚 Body, noun (A1).

❓ Definition: the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal.

❗️ Examples:

1. A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body healthy.

2. She rubbed suncream over her entire body.

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📚 Awkward, adjective.

❓ Definition: Someone who feels awkward feels embarrassed or nervous.

❗️ Examples:

1. We were the first to arrive at the party and felt a little awkward.

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📚 Proper, adjective.

🔉  /ˈprɑp·ər/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: according to socially accepted standards of behavior.

❗️ Examples:

1. I didn’t think it was proper to just invite myself in.

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📚 Satisfaction, noun (C2).

❓ Definition: in a way that a particular person can believe or accept.

❗️ Examples:

1. The boy explained to the satisfaction of the court why he had lied.

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📚 Substance, noun.

🔉 /ˈsʌb.st(ə)ns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsʌb.st(ə)ns/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: importance, seriousness, or relationship to real facts.

❗️ Examples:

1. There is no substance in/to the allegation.

2. This new information gives substance to the stories we have heard.

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📚 Punch, verb.

🔉  /pʌntʃ/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to cut a hole in a material by pushing a piece of metal through it.

❗️ Examples:

1. The rod came loose, punching a hole in the box.

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📚 Punch, noun.

🔉  /pʌntʃ/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices, pieces of fruit, and sometimes alcohol.

❗️ Examples:

1. Would you like a glass of punch?

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📚 Rather, adverb.

🔉  /ˈræð·ər/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: more accurately; more exactly.

❗️ Examples:

1. These were not common criminals, but rather enemies of the state.

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📚 Gather, verb.

❓ Definition: (of people or animals) to come together in a group.

❗️ Examples:

1. A crowd gathered to hear her speak.

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📚 Advice, noun (A2).

🔉 /ədˈvaɪs/ 🇬🇧 /ədˈvaɪs/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation.

❗️ Examples:

1. Steven gave me some good advice.

2. I think I'll take your advice (= do what you suggest) and get the green dress.

3. Can I give you a piece of advice?

4. I need some advice on which computer to buy.

5. My advice is to go by train.

6. We went to Paris on Sarah's advice.

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📚 Well, adverb.

❓ Definition: with good reason.

❗️ Examples:

1. I couldn’t very well say no.

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📚 Appointment, noun (A2).

❓ Definition: a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place.

❗️ Examples:

1. I'd like to make an appointment with Dr Evans, please.

2. She had to cancel her dental appointment.

3. I've got an appointment to see Ms Edwards at two o'clock.

4. I've got a two o'clock appointment with Ms Edwards.

5. If he didn't have a secretary to remind him, he wouldn't keep (= remember to be present at) any of his appointments.

6. That's the second appointment he's missed.

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📚 Tie, verb.

🔉  /tɑɪ/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: to finish at the same time or score the same number of points as someone or something else in a competition.

❗️ Examples:

1. Jane and I tied for first place.

2. The score is tied (up) at 3 to 3.

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📚 Ashamed, adjective.

🔉  /əˈʃeɪmd/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: feeling bad because you are aware that others know that you or someone connected with you has done something wrong or embarrassing.

❗️ Examples:

1. Pedro was never ashamed to admit his mistakes.

2. I felt deeply ashamed for my father’s impoliteness.

3. You have nothing to be ashamed of.

4. She was ashamed to ask her brother for money.

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📚 Dive, noun.

🔉 /daɪv/ 🇬🇧 /daɪv/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: a restaurant, hotel, bar, or place for entertainment or social activities that is unpleasant because of the condition of the building or the type of people that go there.

❗️ Examples:

1. The place is a real dive, but the drinks are cheap and the food's great.

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📚 Steep, adjective.

❓ Definition: A steep rise or fall is one that goes very quickly from low to high or from high to low.

❗️ Examples:

1. Yesterday’s steep decline in the value of the dollar was unexpected.

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📚 Seed, noun.

🔉 /siːd/ 🇬🇧 /siːd/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: especially in tennis, a good player who is given a place on the list of those expected to win games in a particular competition because of the way they have played in the past.

❗️ Examples:

1. Turner's opponent in the quarter-finals is the number one seed.

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📚 Erupt, verb.

❓ Definition: If spots erupt on your skin, they suddenly appear.

❗️ Examples:

1. Two days after he'd been exposed to the substance, a painful rash erupted on his neck.

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📚 Accept, verb.

🔉  /ɪkˈsept/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: To accept is also to consider someone as now belonging to your group as an equal.

❗️ Examples:

1. She never felt accepted by the other girls in her sorority.

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📚 Admiration, noun (B2).

❓ Definition: the feeling of admiring someone or something.

❗️ Examples:

1. My admiration for that woman grows daily.

2. She gazed in admiration at his broad, muscular shoulders.

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📚 Satisfy, verb.

🔉  /ˈsæt̬·əsˌfɑɪ/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: To satisfy a standard is to show that you are qualified for it.

❗️ Examples:

1. I’d like to go to that college if I can satisfy the entrance requirements.

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📚 Outcome, noun (C1).

❓ Definition: a result or effect of an action, situation, etc..

❗️ Examples:

1. It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

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📚 Nest, noun.

🔉 /nest/ 🇬🇧 /nest/ 🇺🇸

    

❓ Definition: a comfortable home.

❗️ Examples:

1. One day the children grow up and leave the nest.

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