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Plane 5 surface technical a completely flat surface in geometry

Slit a long straight narrow cut or hole
Observe formal to see and notice something
Hang on a) used to ask or tell someone to wait syn hold on
Fill out 1 fill something out to write all the necessary information on an official
document, form etc
Commit 1 crime [transitive] to do something wrong or illegal
Fraud 1 [countable, uncountable] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain
something such as money or goods
Deceive 1 to make someone believe something that is not true deception
Offspring 1 someones child or children often used humorously
Hostess 1 a woman at a party, meal etc who has invited all the guests and
provides them with food, drink etc host
Fractional 1 very small in amount syn tiny
Yearn literary to have a strong desire for something, especially something that is
difficult or impossible to get syn long
Pin 1 to fasten something somewhere, or to join two things together, using a
pinpin something to/on something
Wind up 1 to bring an activity, meeting etc to an end
Toddler a very young child who is just learning to walk
Renege renege on an agreement/deal/promise etc
to not do something you have promised or agreed to do syn go back on
Proffer 1 to offer something to someone, especially by holding it out in your
hands
Trip to hit something with your foot by accident so that you fall or almost fall
syn stumble
Clavicle
Boarding 1 the act of getting on a ship, plane etc in order to travel somewhere
Evidently 1 used to say that something is true because you can see that it is true
syn clearly
Significant 1 having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen
in the future opp insignificant
1 pound = 16 ounces = 0.454 kilograms
Transvestite someone, especially a man, who enjoys dressing like a person of the
opposite sex transsexual
Interrupt to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by
suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc
Heterosexual sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex syn straight, bisexual,
homosexual
Commentary 1 a spoken description of an event, given while the event
is happening, especially on the television or radio
Widen 1 [intransitive, transitive] to become wider, or to make something wider
opp narrow
Invite SB to ask someone to come to your home, usually for a drink or a meal
over/round
Comforting making you feel less worried, unhappy, or upset syn reassuring
it is comforting to think/have/know etc
Curry
Laxative a medicine or something that you eat which makes your bowels empty
easily
Bowels [plural] the system of tubes inside your body where food is made into
solid waste material and through which it passes out of your body
 intestine
Colon 1 technical the lower part of the bowels, in which food is changed into
waste matter
Context 1 the situation, events, or information that are related to something and
that help you to understand it
Luncheon formal lunch
Make yourself at home
Doodle to draw shapes, lines, or patterns without really thinking about what you
are doing
Spoof a funny book, play, or film that copies something serious or important and
makes it seem silly take-off
Derivative 1 something that has developed or been produced from something else
derivative of
Scribble 1 [transitive] (also scribble down) to write something quickly and untidily
Come out 5 if something comes out in a particular way, that is what it is like after it
has been made or produced
Perspiration liquid that appears on your skin when you are hot or nervous syn sweat,
antiperspirant
Breeze 1 a gentle wind breezy
Discouraging making you lose the confidence or determination you need to continue
doing something opp encouraging
Parallax
Distant 1 [intransitive, transitive] to change the appearance, sound, or shape of
something so that it is strange or unclear
Implication 1 [countable usually plural] a possible future effect or result of an action,
event, decision etc implication of
Sagittarius 1 [uncountable] the ninth sign of the zodiac, represented by an animal
that is half horse and half human, which some people believe affects the
character and life of people born between November 23 and December 21
Delusion 1 [countable, uncountable] a false belief about yourself or the situation
you are in
Apparent Obvious
Arbitrary decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly
Constellation 1 a group of stars that forms a particular pattern and has a name
Intolerant 1 not willing to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different
from your own opp tolerant
Screenplay the words that are written down for actors to say in a film, and the
instructions that tell them what they should do syn script
Pathetic 1 something or someone that is pathetic is so useless, unsuccessful, or
weak that they annoy you
Guts a) guts [plural] all the organs in someones body, especially when they
have come out of their body
Particle a very small piece of something
Gross nasty spoken very unpleasant to look at or think about - disgusting
Rip out to remove something quickly and violently, using your handsrip
something out/off/away/down
Carve 3 cut meat [intransitive, transitive] to cut a large piece of cooked meat
into smaller pieces using a knife
Species a group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed
together to produce young animals or plants
Hypothetical based on a situation that is not real, but that might happen
Carnal carnal knowledge/relations formal : sexual activity
Hinder to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed
Creepy making you feel nervous and slightly frightened
Coitus technical the act of having sex - sexual intercourse
Anticipate 2 to think about something that is going to happen, especially something
pleasant syn look forward to
Tub 3 bath American English a large container in which you sit to wash
yourself syn bathtub
Applied applied science/physics/linguistics etc : science etc that has a practical
use
Sentiment an opinion or feeling you have about something
Stick to attach something to something else using a substance, or to become
attached to a surface
Examine to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find
out more about it
Causality the relationship between a cause and the effect that it has
Retrieve 1 formal - to find something and bring it back recover
the mentioned before in an earlier part of a document, article, book etc
aforemention
ed
in formal in contrast to or compared to something
contradistinc
tion to
something
Defect a fault or a lack of something that means that something or someone is
not perfect
Mend Repair - a) to repair a tear or hole in a piece of clothing
Dispute 1 a serious argument or disagreement
Custody 3 formal when someone is responsible for keeping and looking after
something`
Ergo Therefore
Hitch Noun 1 a small problem that makes something difficult or delays it for a
short time
Aftermath the period of time after something such as a war, storm, or accident when
people are still dealing with the results
Privilege a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people
Grab 1 with your hand- to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or
violent movement syn snatch
Intercom 1 with your hand to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or
violent movement syn snatch
Kick back to relax
Quest 1 a long search for something that is difficult to find
Self- clear and easy to understand without needing any more explanation
explanatory
Hypothesis an idea that is suggested as an explanation for something, but that has
not yet been proved to be true syn theory
Cuisine 1 a particular style of cooking
Gastronomic relating to the art of cooking good food or the pleasure of eating it
Odds 2 difficulties difficulties which make a good result seem very unlikely
Veritable a word used to emphasize a description of someone or something syn real
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Swell 1 size [intransitive] (also swell up) to become larger and rounder than
normal used especially about parts of the body
Latter 2 the latter part of a period of time is nearest to the end of it
Napkin 1 a square piece of cloth or paper used for protecting your clothes and for
 cleaning your hands and lips during a meal
Dare 4 [transitive] to try to persuade someone to do something dangerous or
embarrassing as a way of proving that they are bravedare somebody to
do something
Grammar
Patterns with dare
You say that someone dares to do something: Karen dared to ask why. Not many people
dared to argue.
Dare can also be used as a modal verb, followed by the base form (=infinitive without
to), especially in negatives and questions: Not many people dared argue. Dare we go
back?
Dont use a to infinitive with darent. You say: I darent look. Dont say: I darent to
look.
Using the progressive
Dare is not used in the progressive. You say: I darent say anything. Dont say: I am not
daring say anything.
Puffy 1 if a part of your body is puffy, it is swollen
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help: to make it easier for someone to do something, by doing something for them or
giving them something they need
assist: formal to help someone
aid: formal help someone to do something used especially when saying that something
helps your body to do.
help out: to help someone, especially because there are not enough people to do all the
work, or they need someone to give them something
give somebody a hand: informal to help someone to do something, especially by carrying
or lifting things lend a hand informal to help someone, especially when there are not
enough people to do something.
Pathology the study of the causes and effects of illnesses
Scented with a particular smell, especially a pleasant one
Spare spare key/battery/clothes etc - a key etc that you keep in addition to the
one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use
breaks, gets lost etc
Swoosh to make a sound by moving quickly through the air
Rife rife with something : full of something bad or unpleasant
Swoop 1 if a bird or aircraft swoops, it moves suddenly down through the air,
especially in order to attack something
Reach out reach out to somebody phrasal verbto show people that you are
interested in them and want to listen to them
Decelerate to go slower, especially in a vehicle syn slow down opp accelerate
Pavement 1 [countable] British English a hard level surface or path at the side of a
road for people to walk on
Merciful merciful death/end/release : a death or end to something that seems
fortunate because it ends someones suffering syn welcome
Predicate be predicated on/upon something - formal if an action or event is
predicated on a belief or situation, it is based on it or depends on it
Feat something that is an impressive achievement, because it needs a lot of
skill, strength etc to do
Extension 4 include/affect more than before [singular, uncountable] the
development of something in order to make it affect more people,
situations, areas than before
Leap 1 jump a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to jump high into the
 air or to jump in order to land in a different place
Exposure 1 to danger [uncountable] when someone is in a situation where they are
not protected from something dangerous or unpleasantexposure to
Wash up 1 British English to wash plates, dishes, knives etc washing-up2
American English to wash your hands
Lock out 1 to keep someone out of a place by locking the door
Dolly 2 technical a flat frame on wheels used for moving heavy objects
Intellectual 1 relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently
Descendant 1 someone who is related to a person who lived a long time ago, or to a
family, group of people etc that existed in the past ancestor -
somebodys descendants/the descendants of somebody
Fulcrum the point on which a lever (=bar) turns, balances, or is supported in
turning or lifting something
Lever 2 a long thin piece of metal that you use to lift something heavy by
putting one end under the object and pushing the other end down
Lantern a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides
that surrounds a flame or light
Incline a slope
Thou spoken - a thousand or a thousandth
old use - a word meaning you, used as the subject of a sentence
Chaos /ke-s $ -s/ --1 a situation in which everything is happening in a
confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order
Tray 1 a flat piece of plastic, metal, or wood, with raised edges, used for
carrying things such as plates, food etc
Flatware knives, forks, and spoons syn cutlery
Infer to form an opinion that something is probably true because of information
that you have
Compulsive 1 compulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a
result of or a sign of a mental problem obsessive
Straighten up 2 straighten something up to make something tidy
Swirl 1 [intransitive, transitive] to move around quickly in a twisting circular
movement, or to make something do this`
Vortex 1 a mass of wind or water that spins quickly and pulls things into its
centre
Entropy a lack of order in a system, including the idea that the lack of order
increases over a period of time
Immaculate 1 very clean and tidy opp messy
Gown 1 a long dress that a woman wears on formal occasions -
wedding/evening/ball gown
Cocktail 1 an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of different drinks
Insane 1 informal completely stupid or crazy, often in a way that is dangerous
Adjacent a room, building, piece of land etc that is adjacent to something is next to
it
Jury 1 a group of often 12 ordinary people who listen to the details of a case in
court and decide whether someone is guilty or not
Peer 1 [usually plural] formal your peers are the people who are the same age
as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc
Register 3 music [countable] technical the range of musical notes that someones
voice or a musical instrument can reachthe upper/middle/lower register
High-pitched a high-pitched voice or sound is very high opp low-pitched
Roused Angry
Premise statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for
developing other ideas
Lean 1 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or bend your body in
a particular direction
Splendid 1 old-fashioned very good syn excellent
Folk cure A traditional type of medical treatment that uses plants or simple
treatments rather than scientific methods.
Sarcasm a way of speaking or writing that involves saying the opposite of what you
really mean in order to make an unkind joke or to show that you are
annoyed
Unorthodox unorthodox opinions or methods are different from what is usual or
accepted by most people
Enhance to improve something
Convince 1 to make someone feel certain that something is true
for Gods spoken used to emphasize something you are saying when you are
sake annoyed
Geek informal someone who is not popular because they wear unfashionable
clothes, do not know how to behave in social situations, or do strange
things syn nerd
Per se used to say that something is being considered alone, not with other
connected things
Snore to breathe in a noisy way through your mouth and nose while you are
asleep
Infection 1 [countable] a disease that affects a particular part of your body and is
caused by bacteria or a virus
Clarify 1 formal to make something clearer or easier to understand clarification
Objection 1 [countable, uncountable] a reason that you have for opposing or
disapproving of something, or something you say that expresses this
Solely not involving anything or anyone else syn only
Imposition 1 [uncountable] the introduction of something such as a rule, punishment,
tax etc
Paradigm 1 technical a model or example that shows how something works or is
produced
March 4 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to force someone to walk
somewhere with you, often pushing or pulling them roughly
Thorough
Wound 1 an injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a
bullet
Chatty 1 liking to talk a lot in a friendly way
Lullaby a slow quiet song sung to children to make them go to sleep
Rough 3 problems/difficulties a rough period is one in which you have a lot of
problems or difficulties syn tough
Nod 1 to move your head up and down, especially in order to show agreement
or understanding shake
Doll 3 [singular] American English informal a very nice person
Napkin 1 a square piece of cloth or paper used for protecting your clothes and for
cleaning your hands and lips during a meal syn serviette
Grab 3 get something for yourself to get something for yourself, sometimes in
an unfair way
Intoxicating 1 formal intoxicating drinks can make you drunk2 making you feel happy,
excited, and unable to think clearly
Contribution 1 [countable] something that you give or do in order to help something be
successful
Hallmark 1 an idea, method, or quality that is typical of a particular person or thing
Willingness the state of being prepared to do something
Dowel a wooden pin for holding two pieces of wood, metal, or stone together
Screw 1 a thin pointed piece of metal that you push and turn in order to fasten
pieces of metal or wood together nail
Infrared infra-red light gives out heat but cannot be seen
Corrugated in the shape of waves or folds, or made like this in order to give
something strength
Drip to let liquid fall in drops
Sluice a passage for water to flow through, with a special gate which can be
opened or closed to control it
Reservoir 1 a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is
supplied to peoples houses
Crossbar 1 a bar that joins two upright posts, especially two goalposts
Scrap 2 old objects [uncountable] materials or objects that are no longer used
for the purpose they were made for, but can be used again in another way
Torch 1 British English a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand syn
flashlight
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