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ache
/ eɪk /To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
ahoy
/ əˈhɔɪ /(nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
annul
/ əˈnʌl /Legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void.
avow
/ əˈvau /(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
barge
/ ba:ʤ /Flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal transport of heavy goods, usually pushed by tugboats.
beset
/ bɪˈset /Egyptian deity.
bourgeois
/ bə:ˈʤɔɪs /Polysemous French term which denotes the wealthy stratum of the middle class that originated during the latter part of the Middle Ages.
broil
/ brɔɪl /Form of cooking that involves dry heat applied to the surface of food.
brute
/ bru:t /Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
candy
/ ˈkændɪ /Sweet confection.
dispense
/ dɪsˈpens /To issue, distribute, or put out.
dude
/ dju:d /Slang term.
eras
/ ˈ'ɪərəz /(plural noun) a long and distinct period of history.
feast
/ fi:st /A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
flair
/ flɛə /A natural or innate talent or aptitude; a knack.
garb
/ ga:b /Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
isle
/ aɪl /A (small) island, compare with islet.
kilos
Prefix denoting 10 to the 3rd power.
legality
/ li:ˈgælɪtɪ /Legal admissibility of an action, toleration or omission.
lieu
/ lju: /place, stead; See in lieu or in lieu of.
lisa
/ 'li:sə /a first name for girls.
mauve
/ məuv /Mauve colour.
megaton
/ ˈmegətʌn /A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
muse
/ mju:z /Goddesses of the inspiration of literature, science and the arts.
nosy
prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
oven
/ ˈʌvn /Thermally insulated chamber used for the heating, baking or drying of a substance.
ovum
/ ˈəuvəm /Haploid female reproductive cell or gamete.
promenade
/ prɔmɪˈna:d /Long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk.
pummel
/ ˈpʌml /To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
sari
/ ˈsa:ri: /Woman's draped garment of South Asia.
senate
/ ˈsenɪt /Type of legislative body, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature.
snooty
/ ˈsnu:tɪ /pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
sort
/ sɔ:t /A general type.
spaghetti
Type of pasta.
stride
/ straɪd /To walk with long steps.
subordinate
A person under the authority or control of another within an organization.
tally
/ ˈtælɪ /A current score or amount.
taxi
/ ˈtæksɪ /Type of vehicle for hire with a driver.
tree
/ tri: /Perennial woody plant.
trite
/ traɪt /(of a remark, opinion, or idea) overused and consequently of little import.
virtuoso
Individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art or field.
wept
/ wept /Secretion that clean and lubricate the eyes.
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