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abuse
- cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it
- cruel: someone who is cruel enjoys causing pain to other people or animals, or enjoys amking them unhappy or upsetthe use of something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way
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acquaint
to give someone information about something
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afford
- if you can afford something, you have enough money to be able to pay for it
- if you can afford something you can do it without having to worry about it causing problems for you
Drive inexpensive cars, but own the best house you can afford
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alienate
- to make someone dislike you, or not want to help or support you
- to make someone feel that they do ot belong in a place or group
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attire
the clothes that someone is wearing
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audacious
done with extream confidence, despite difficulties, risks, or the negative attitudes of other people
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bias
- an attitude that you have that makes treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people
- the edge of a piece of cloth cut at a slight angle to the fibres
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bore
to make someone feel impatient or dissatisfied, especially by talking to them about things that are not very interesting
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brisk
- moving or acting quickly
- if it is brisk, the weather is fairly cold and a fairly strong wind is blowing
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burden
- a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with
- a negative feeling that is difficult to deal with and that you cannot get rid of
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burglar
someone who enters a building illegally in order to syeal things
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charity
- an organization to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support
- kindness that you show towards other people by not judging them or criticizing them too severely
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cherish
- to keep something pleasant in your mind for a long time
- to look after someone or something because you love them very much
- to think that something is very important and to wish to keep it
Make new friends but cherish the old ones.
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convertible
something that is convertible can be changed from one form, use, or system into another
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critic
- someone who dose not like something and states their opinion about it
- someone whose job is to write or broadcast their opinions about things such as books, films, or plays
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daisy
- a type of small white flower with a yellow centre
- deprive to take something away from someone
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dire
- serious
- severe and extreme
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discipline
- the practice of making people obey rules of behaviour and purnishing them if they do not
- a subject that people study, especially at a university
Hug children after you discipline them.
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discrimination
- unfair treatment of someone because of their religion, race, or other personal feature
- the ability to judge whether or not something is good or suitable
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distruptive technology
산업계를 교란 시키고 결국에는 시장을 대부분 점령하는 새로운 제품이나 서비스
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empathy
- the ability to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them
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enthusiastic
very interested in something or excited by it
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envy
the unhappy feeling that you have when you want very much to do something that someone else done or to have something that they have
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faucet
a water tap on a bath or sink
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fireplace
a place in a room where a fire burns
Never buy a house without fireplace
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generous
- giving people more of your time or money than is usual or expected
- a generous amount is larger than is usual or necessary
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grieve
- to feel extremely sad because someone has died
- to upset someone
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impeccable
perfect in every way
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inattentive
not giving much attention to someone or something
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insatiably
always wanting more and never feeling satisfied
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insist
- to say very firmly that something must happen or must be done
- to keep saying very firmly that something is true when other people will not believe you
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integrity
- the quality of always behaving according to the moral principles that you believe in, so that people respect and trust you
- the quality of being complete or whole, whitout any missing parts
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jaywalking
a dangerous or illegal way of crossing a street at a place where cars do not usually stop
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lawsuit
a case that a court of law is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or organizations
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matrimony
relating to marriage and types of marriage
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nag
to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not want to do
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obedience
"the practice of doing what someone tells you to do, or obeying a law or rule"
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overhear
to hear what people are saying during a conversation that you are not involving in
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pew
a long wooden chair in church
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plumber
someone whose job is to fit and repair pipes, water tanks, and oher equipment used for supplying and storing water
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posture
- the position that your body is in when you sit, stand, or walk
- an attitude, or the way that someone behaves towards other people
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prejudice
an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a paticular group of people
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profanity
a word or language that is offensive because it is rude, or shows a lack of respect for God or people's religious beliefs
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promptly
- immediately
- at exactly a particular time
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provoke
- to deliberately try to make someone angry
- to cause reaction, especially angry one
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punctual
arriving or happening at the time agreed on
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refrain
to stop yourself from doing something
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rein
- a long narrow piece of leather fastened to a horse's head that the ride uses to control the horse
- a set of bands fastened around a small child that an adult holds so that chile can walk alone but cannot run away
- control of a company, government, or organization
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relish
to get great pleasure or satisfaction from something
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rude
- not polite
- used about things that happen suddenly and have a strong effect on you
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sarcastic
- using sarcasm to upset someone or to show anger
- sarcasm: the activity of saying or writing the opposite of what: you mean, or of speaking in a way intended to make someone else feel stupid or show them that you are angry
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scrimp
to spend money only on what is necessary and to save as much as you can
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solemn
- involving serious behaviour or serious attitudes
- used about things such as promises that express serious intentions
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strive
to make a lot of effort to achieve something
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suspicious
- believing that someone has probably done something wrong
- making you believe that something is wrong, dangerous, or illegal
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tactful
someone who is tactful is very careful in the way that they speak and behave so that they do not upset other people
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temper
- a tendency to get angry very quickly
- a particular emotional state or mood
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whine
- to complain in a way that annoys other people
- annoy: to make someone feel slightly angry or impatient
- if a dog whines, it makes a high noise, usually because it wants something
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rekindle
- to make you start feeling or thinking about something that you have not felt ot thought about for long time
- to start a friendship or relationship again with someone
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exclamation
something that you say suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, impressed, anger etc
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spluge
- to spend a lot of money. especially on something special as a way of making yourself fell good
- to eat a lot of nice food
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wary
careful or nervous about someone or something because you think they might cause a problem
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epitaph
a short piece of writing that honours a dead person, especially one written on their grave
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quarrel
- an argument, especially one about something unimportant between people who know each other well
- a reason for not being friendly or for not agreeing with someone
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bold
- involving a risk
- confident and not afraid of people
- very bright, clear, or strong in color and therefore easy to notice
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thesaurus
a book that contains lists of words that have similar meanings
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decisive
- makingthe final result of a situation completely cirtain
- a decisive victory ordefeat is one in which the winner does much better than the loser
- able to make choices or decide what to do quickly and confidently
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urinal
a toilet fixed on a wall for men to use in a public building, or a room containing several toilets of this type
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acquire
- to get something , for example by buying it or being given it
- to get new knowledge or a new skill by learning it
- to get a particular reputation, position, or name
- to get a disease, illness, or infection
- infection: the process of becoming infected with a disease
- to gradually develop or learn something
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refrain
- to stop yourself from doing something
- a phrase or an idea that is often repeated
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enthusiastic
very interested in something or excited by it
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insure
to regularly pay an insurance company an amount money of so that they will give you money if something that you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are ill or injured
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possession
- something that you own
- a situation in which you have or own something
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prestige
- the high reputation and respect that someone or something has earned, based on their impressive achievements, quality etc
- a prestige job or position involves dealing with important people and making important decisions
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weird
strange and unusual, sometimes in a way that upsets you
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intimidated
feeling nervous or frightened of someone or something
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in favor of
- something that you do for someone in order to help them
- support or admiration from people
- be haviour that helps someone and gives them an advantage in an unfair way
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wage
- an amount money that you earn for working
- to start and to continue a war or a fight
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inferior
- not as good as someone or something else
- lower in status or rank than someone or something else
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procrastinate
to delay doing something until later, usually something that you do not want to do
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tailgate
- a door at the back of a car, van, or truck
- to drive very close to the vehicle in foront of you
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peel
- to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable
- to remove something from the surface of something else, especially by taking one end or side and pulling it up
- if something peels, small pieces of it or of something covering it start to become seperated from it
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compromise
a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have everything they want
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integrity
- the quality of always behaving according to the moral principles that you believe in, so that people respect snd trust you
- the quality of being complete or whole, without any missing parts
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trivial
not very important, serious, or valueable
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disguise
- to hide something such as your feelings or intensions
- to make changes in the way that someone looks so that other people will not recognize them
- something that you wear to change the way that you look so that people will not recognize you
- something that hides what something really is, especially by making it seem better than is
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slick
- done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort
- a slick persons clever and good at persuading people but probably not honest or sincere
- persuade: to make someone believe that something is true
- smooth and shiny or wet
- to make something, especially hair, flat and shiny by putting water or oil on it
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admit
to agree that something is true, especially when you are unhappy, sorry, or surprised about it
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sled
- a sledge: a vehiclethat you sit on to travel over snow
- to ride on a sledge
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decent
- good or good enough
- behaving towards other people in an honest, fair, and nice way
- considered by most people to be moral, good, or reasonable
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reconcile
- to find a way to make ideas, beliefs, needs etc that are opposed to each other capable of exising together
- to make someone accept a situation even though they do not like it
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reconvene
to start meeting again
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rake
- to use a rake to make an area of soil level or to remove leaves from the ground
- soil: the substance of the Earth in which plants grow
- substance: a particular type of liquid, solid, or gas
- to pull your finger through or along something, for example your hair or skin
- to use a tools to seperate the pieces of burning coal or wood in a fire
- to move a gun slowly across a wide area when firinf it
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conceal
- to prevent someone from seeing or knowing your feelings
- to hide something so that it cannot be found
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reckless
- not thinking about the possible bad effects of your action
- recklessly: not showing careful thought or good judgement
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curb
- to control or limit something that is harmful
- a rule or control that stops or limits something
- a kerb at the edge of a road
- kerb: the edge of a pavement that is nearest to the road
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betray
- to be cruel or unkind to someone
- cruel: someone who is cruel enjoys causing pain to other people or animals, or enjoys making them unhappy or upset
- to cause problems for someone or something
- to change your opinion, attitudes, or behaviour
- to be a sign or symbol of something
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drapes
curtains made of heavy cloth
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prematuturely
early and ahead of time
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punishment
- a way in which someone is punished
- the process of punishing someone, or of being punished
- punish: to make someone suffer because they have done something against the law or against the rules
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dispute
- to argu
- arguments and arguing
- to try to show that an idea or belief is wrong
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injure
- to hurt someone and cause damage to their body
- to cause harm to someone or something
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distress
- a feeling that you havewhen you are very unhappt, worried, or upset
- great pain
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neat
- carefully arranged and looking nice
- producing a result in a simple but intelligent way
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messy
- very untidy or dirty
- a tidy place: looks nice because everything is in correct place or arranged, or is organized properly
- a tidy person: always puts their things away in the correct place
- complicated, difficult, and unpleasant deal with
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imperfection
- a fault, or a bad quality
- a make on something that spoils is appearance
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realistic
- able to understand and accept things as they really are
- based on fact and situations as they really are
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attain
- to succeed in achieving something, especially after a lot of effort
- to reach a particular age, amount, or level
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persuade
- to make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons why thet should
- to make someone believe that something is true
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mow
to cut grass using a machine or tool with blades
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inspire
- to give someone the enthusiasm to do or create something
- to give people a particular feeling
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darn
- to repair a piece of clothing by sewing stitches across the hole
- ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angry
- annoy: to make someone feel slightly angry or impatient
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flea
a small jumping insect
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intuition
an ability to know or understand something through your feelings, rather than by considering facts or evidence
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eccentric
- someone who is eccentric often behaves in slightly or unusual ways
- used about actions, decisions, or things that people make that are strange or unusual
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bladder
- a part inside your body that is like a bag where urine collects before being passed from body
- urine: liquid from a person's or animal's body
- a soft bag that holds air or water, for example inside a football
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dismiss
- to refuse to accept that something might be true or important
- to force someone to leave their job
- to officially tell people that they can leave a place
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boast
- to proudly tell other people about what you or someone connected with you has done or can do, or about something you own, especially in order to make them admire you
- to have something good, often an attractive feature that other people admire
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sermon
- a speech made by a priest or religious leader, especially as part of a religious ceremony
- a talk in which someone tells you how to behave in a morally correct way, although you do not want to hear it
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