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English vocabulary #8

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genre /ˈʒɑːn.rə/ a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics

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hang in there /hæŋ ɪn ðer/ to continue despite difficulties to keep trying

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deposit /dɪˈpɑː.zɪt/ to leave something somewhere deposit account /dɪˈpɑː.zɪt əˈkaʊnt/ a type of bank account

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counter-act /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚˈækt/ to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing opposite effect

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masquerade /ˌmæs.kəˈreɪd/ behaviour that is intended to prevent the truth about something unpleasant or not wanted to becoming known

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hubris /ˈhjuː.brɪs/ a way of behaving that is so proud

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lexicalgraphic /ˈlek.sɪ.kəl ˈɡræf.ɪk/ = lexicalgraphical order = dictionary order = alphabetical order

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precedence president resident
/ˈpres.ə.dens/ /ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/ /ˈrez.ə.dənt/
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national nation
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ /ˈneɪ.ʃən/

economic /iː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/ relating to trade and money