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/ æps /Semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome.
avoidable
/ əˈvɔɪdəbl /Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
cajole
/ kəˈʤəul /(transitive and intransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
callus
/ ˈkæləs /Thickened and hardened area of skin.
discount
/ ˈdɪskaunt /To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.
earthy
/ ˈə:θɪ /Resembling dirt or soil.
epee
/ eˈpeɪ /A number of different bladed weapons.
gist
/ ʤɪst /The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.
heal
/ hi:l /(of a person or treatment) cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again.
heave
/ hi:v /(transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
hobos
Migratory worker or homeless vagabond.
idea
/ aɪˈdɪə /Mental image or concept.
inconveniently
In an inconvenient manner.
letup
A pause or period of slackening.
levy
/ ˈlevɪ /To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
linen
/ ˈlɪnɪn /Textile made from spun flax fiber.
liner
/ ˈlaɪnə /Someone who fits a lining to something.
linger
/ ˈlɪŋgə /(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.
lyre
/ ˈlaɪə /String instrument from Greek classical antiquity.
movie
/ ˈmu:vɪ /Sequence of images that give the impression of movement.
muff
/ mʌf /(historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
nutritional
/ nju:ˈtrɪʃənl /Provision to cells and organisms to support life.
outcome
/ ˈautkʌm /That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
platter
/ ˈplætə /A tray for serving foods.
plier
Tool with two legs, can fix or modify a workpiece.
ramp
/ ræmp /Tilted flat surface; flat supporting surface tilted at an angle, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load.
recoil
/ rɪˈkɔɪl /Backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged.
rummy
Card game.
salesmen
Act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation.
sari
/ ˈsa:ri: /Woman's draped garment of South Asia.
scab
/ skæb /An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
sell
/ sel /(transitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
/ slɔb /(informal, disapproving) A lazy and slovenly person.
slug
/ slʌg /Common name for an apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc.
staunch
/ stɔ:nʧ /Device for raising and lowering boats or ships.
stew
/ stju: /A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
sting
/ stɪŋ /A small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
stub
/ stʌb /The truncated remnant of a pencil or similar-shaped object after use.
table
/ ˈteɪbl /A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface on which objects may be placed.
tact
/ tækt /The sense of touch.
tong
An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
tonne
Metric unit of mass.
treadmill
/ ˈtredmɪl /Exercise machine.
truanting
Unexcused absence from school.
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