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alpha
/ ˈælfə /Letter in the Greek alphabet.
besiege
/ bɪˈsi:ʤ /Military blockade of a city or fortress.
caving
Recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems.
comb
/ kəum /Toothed device used for styling, cleaning and managing hair and scalp.
commemorate
/ kəˈmeməreɪt /(transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
croup
/ kru:p /Respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway.
cylindrical
/ sɪˈlɪndrɪkəl /Surface formed by the points at a fixed distance from a given straight line called the axis of the cylinder; one of the most basic curvilinear geometric shapes.
dorsal
/ ˈdɔ:səl /(anatomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
easel
/ ˈi:zl /Painting implement.
economist
/ i:ˈkɔnəmɪst /Professional in the social science discipline of economics.
employee
/ emplɔɪˈi: /Relationship between the employee and the employer.
eras
/ ˈ'ɪərəz /(plural noun) a long and distinct period of history.
espionage
/ espɪəˈna:з /Clandestine acquisition of confidential information.
excitable
/ ɪkˈsaɪtəbl /Easily excited.
exhort
/ ɪgˈzɔ:t /To urge; to advise earnestly.
fury
/ ˈfjuərɪ /Extreme anger.
heat
/ hi:t /Energy transfer process, or its amount (and direction), that is associated with a temperature difference.
homonym
/ ˈhɔməunɪm /One of a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings.
insolvency
/ ɪnˈsɔlvənsɪ /State of being unable to pay the money owed, by a person or company, on time.
item
/ ˈaɪtəm /A distinct physical object.
loam
/ ləum /Soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even proportions.
molar
/ ˈməulə /A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
muse
/ mju:z /Goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science and the arts.
nuance
/ nju:ˈa:ns /A minor distinction.
payee
/ peɪˈi: /Transfer of an item of value from one party (such as a person or company) to another in exchange for the provision of goods, services or both, or to fulfill a legal obligation.
scripting
The act by which something is scripted.
soccer
/ ˈsɔkə /Sport in which two teams (usually of 11 players) compete to kick a ball into a defended goal.
thud
/ θʌd /The sound of a dull impact.
tuna
/ ˈtu:nə /Tribe of fishes.
venom
/ ˈvenəm /Form of toxin secreted by an animal for the purpose of causing harm to another; poisonous substance injected by animals into a victim.
yonder
/ ˈjɔndə /(informal, dialect) In a distant, indicated place; over there.
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