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+ - Glossary

• bloc
  / blɔk / A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
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• cessation
  / seˈseɪʃən / (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
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• convent
  / ˈkɔnvənt / Religious community.
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• corrode
  / kəˈrəud / Gradual destruction of materials by chemical reaction with its environment.
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• covert
  Practice of hiding information.
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• crib
  / krɪb / (US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
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• deft
  / deft / Quick and neat in action; skillful.
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• dirt
  / də:t / Unclean matter.
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• dissipation
  / dɪsɪˈpeɪʃən / Result of an irreversible process that takes place in inhomogeneous thermodynamic systems.
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• enema
  / ˈenɪmə / Procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and colon via the anus.
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• eras
  / ˈ'ɪərəz / (plural noun) a long and distinct period of history.
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• flail
  / fleɪl / Agricultural tool used for threshing, the process of separating grains from their husks.
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• flog
  / flɔg / (transitive) To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment.
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• ghost
  / gəust / The spirit of a dead person believed to appear to the living.
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• girlhood
  / ˈgə:lhud / A female person's early years, between infancy and maturity.
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• grab
  / græb / (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
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• halon
  A bromine-containing compound used in certain fire-extinguishing systems.
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• lofty
  / ˈlɔftɪ / high, tall, having great height or stature.
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• maggot
  / ˈmægət / Non-standard term for various flies.
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• maligning
  Medical description of a continuously destructive illness; tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse; characterization of cancer, characterized by anaplasia, invasiveness, and metastasis.
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• mamma
  / məˈma: / An organ that produces milk to feed an animal's young; a breast or udder.
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• matron
  / ˈmeɪtrən / Profession.
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• name
  / neɪm / A word or phrase used to identify a person, place, animal, or thing.
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• pearl
  / pə:l / Hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusc.
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• pram
  / pra:m / (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position; a perambulator.
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• prefab
  Process of assembling components of a structure before transporting them to the construction.
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• raft
  / ra:ft / Flat structure for support or transportation over water.
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• revamp
  / ˈri:ˈvæmp / (transitive) To renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch.
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• robber
  / ˈrɔbə / Criminal.
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• sauna
  Small room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions.
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• shoo
  / ʃu: / (transitive, informal) To induce someone or something to leave.
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• snub
  / snʌb / A refusal to socially acknowledge an acquaintance.
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• swamp
  / swɔmp / An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh.
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• throb
  / θrɔb / Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.
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• transcription
  / trænsˈkrɪpʃən / The act or process of transcribing.
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• tusk
  / tʌsk / Elongated, continuously growing front teeth.
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• twang
  / twæŋ / The sound of a vibrating string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
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• usurp
  / ju:ˈzə:p / Illegitimate or controversial claimant to state power.
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• vane
  / veɪn / A movable device attached to an elevated object (such as a spire) for showing the direction of the wind.
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• woof
  / wu:f / The barking sound made by a dog.
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• zinc
  / zɪŋk / Chemical element with the atomic number of 30.
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