collect unknown or unfamiliar words

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captivate

to hold attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive

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underwrite

If a bank or other organization underwrites an activity, it gives it financial support and takes responsibility for paying any costs if it fails If a company underwrites an insurance policy, someone's property, etc., that company has an agreement to pay out money in cases of damage or loss.

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mitigation

a reduction in how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is

in mitigation

in order to try to make a crime seem less serious

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nitrogen

a chemical element that is a gas with no colour or taste, forms most of the earth's atmosphere, and is a part of all live things

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skylight

a window built into a roof to allow light in

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indifference

lack of interest in someone or something

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the frontier of something

the limits of what is known or what has been done before in an area of the knowledge or an activity

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pod

a long, narrow, flat part of some plants, such as beans and peas, that contains the seeds and usually has a thick skin. a long, narrow container that is attached to an aircraft for carrying engines, weapons, extra fuel, etc

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mess around

to spend time doing various things that are not important, without any particular purpose or plan to behave in a stupid or annoying way

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push sth out

to produce large quantities of something

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millennial

relating to millennium or to the year 2000 born around year 2000

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gigantic

extremely large

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phonetic

use special signs to represent the different sounds made by the voice in speech A spelling system can be described as phonetic if you can understand how words are pronounced simply by looking at their spelling.

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turtle

an animal which lives in or near water and has a thick shell covering its body into which it can move its head and legs for protection.

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jocular

funny or intended to make someone laugh used to describe someone who is happy and like to make jokes

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meagre

(of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough

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cosmology

the study of the nature and origin of the universe

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clutter

(a lot of objects in) a state of being untidy

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paradox

a situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics

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realm

an area of interest or activity a country ruled by a king or queen

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rigorous

carefully to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe

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norm

an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with

the norm

a situation or type of behaviour that is expected and considered to be typical

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convoluted

very twisted convoluted sentences, explanations, arguments, etc. are unreasonably long and difficult to understand

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entwine

to twist something together or around something

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convolve

roll or coil together; entwine

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haste

(too much) speed

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hop

to jump on one foot or to move about in this way to go somewhere quickly or to get into or out of a vehicle quickly If a small animal, bird, or insect hops, it moves by jumping on all or two of its feet at the same time

be a short hop

to be a short distance, especially by plane

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Renault

a car manufacturer

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wetback

Crossing the Rio Grande, which forms the border between Texas and Mexico, presumably by swimming or wading across the river and get wet.

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arrogant

unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know about than, other people

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biography

the life story of a person written by someone else

autobiography

a book about a person's life, written by that person

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Lady Liberty

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turnpike

a main road that you usually have to pay to use

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sleeping bag

a large, thick bag for sleeping in, especially when you are sleeping outside, for example in a tent

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workaholic

a person who works a lot of the time and find it very difficult not to work

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glorify

to praise and honour God or a person to describe or represent something in a way that makes it seem better or more important than it really is

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ingenious

(of a person) very intelligent and skillful, or (of a thing) skillfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods

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campground

a piece of land where people on holiday can camp, usually with toilets and places for washing

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omnipotent

having unlimited power and able to do anything

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carpentry

the skill or work of making and repairing wooden objects

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condense

to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water to change or make something change from a gas to a liquid or solid state

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manoeuvre

a movement or set of movements needing skill and care a planned or controlled movement or operation by the armed forces for training purposes and in war a cleverly planned action that is intended to get an advantage to turn and direct an object to try to make someone act in a particular way

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aerobatics

skilfull changes of position of an aircraft, such as flying upside down or in a circle

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legible

legible writing or print can be read easily

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mop

a stick with soft material attached to the end, especially used for washing floors to use a mop to wash something to use a cloth to remove sweat from the face

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cast sb/sth aside/away/off

to get rid of someone or something

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cheetah

a wild animal of the cat family, with yellowish-brown fur and black spots, that can run faster than any other animal

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discern

to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear

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dub

to give something or someone particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him, or her to change the sounds and speech on a film or television programme a style of music or poetry connected with reggae in which the main part of the tune is removed and various special effects are added