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1) Accuse verb

/ kju z/ [T]

to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal or unkind

"It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."

He's been accused of robbery/murder.

Are you accusing me of lying?

The surgeon was accused of negligence.

stand accused of sth formal

If you stand accused of doing something wrong, people say that you have done it

The government stands accused of eroding freedom of speech.

accuser noun

/ kju .z r /

2. bribe

verb

/bra b/ [T]

Definition

to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents or something

else that they want

He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.

[+ to infinitive] They bribed the waiter to find them a better table.


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1) Accuse verb

/ kju z/ [T]

accuser noun

/ kju .z r /

/-z / [C]

to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal or unkind

"It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you."

3.clarify

verb (

EXPLAIN )

/ klr. .fa /

/ kler-/ [T]

Definition

to make something clear or easier to understand by giving more details or a simpler

explanation

Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely.

The position of all shareholders will be clarified next month when we finalize our proposals.

. 4. dehydrate

verb

/ di .ha dre t/ [I or T]

Definition

to (cause to) lose water

Air travel dehydrates the body.

You'll dehydrate (= lose water from your body) very quickly in this heat, if you don't drink lots of

water.

dehydration noun

/ di .ha dre . n/ [U]

More than 11,000 children die every day around the world because of dehydration caused by

diarrhoea.


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He's been accused of robbery/murder.

Are you accusing me of lying?

The surgeon was accused of negligence.

stand accused of sth formal

If you stand accused of doing something wrong, people say that you have done it

The government stands accused of eroding freedom of speech.

2. bribe

verb

/bra b/ [T]

Definition

to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents or something

else that they want

He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.

[+ to infinitive] They bribed the waiter to find them a better table.

3. clarify

verb (

EXPLAIN )

/ klr. .fa /

/ kler-/ [T]

5.elucidate

verb

/ lu .s .de t/ [I or T] formal

Definition

to explain or make clear

I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate.

The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been elucidated by several scientists.

elucidation noun

/ lu .s de . n/ [U]

These figures need elucidation.

6. flourish

verb (

SUCCEED )

/ fl r. /

/ fl -/

Definition

[I] to grow or develop successfully

My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather.

Watercolour painting began to flourish in Britain around 1750.


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Definition

to make something clear or easier to understand by giving more details or a simpler explanation

Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely.

The position of all shareholders will be clarified next month when we finalize our proposals.

4. dehydrate

verb

/ di .ha dre t/ [I or T]

Definition

7. gauge

verb (

MEASURE ) (US also gage)

/ge d / [T]

Definition

to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device

Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.

I tried to gauge (= guess) the weight of the box.

8. hospitalize

verb (UK usually hospitalise)

/ h s.p .t l.a z/

/ h .sp .tl-/

[T often passive]

Definition

to take someone to hospital and keep them there for treatment

His wife's been hospitalized for depression.

hospitalization noun UK usually hospitalisation

/ h s.p .t l.a ze . n/

/h .sp.t l-/ [U]


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9. impoverished

adjective

/ m p v. r. t/

/- p .v -/ formal

Definition

very poor

She's going out with an impoverished young actor.

made weaker or worse in quality

He warned that the breakdown of the family unit would lead to an impoverished society.

impoverish verb

/ m p v. r. /

/- p .v -/ [T]

Excessive farming had impoverished the soil.

The new law is likely to further impoverish single parents.

impoverishment noun

/ m p v. r. .m nt/

/- p .v -/ [U] formal

cultural/economic/spiritual impoverishment


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10. juxtapose

verb

/d k.st pz/

/- po z/ [T]

Definition

to put things which are not similar next to each other

The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.

juxtaposition noun

/ d k.st .p z . n/ [U]

the juxtaposition of two very different cultures

11. knit

verb (

MAKE CLOTHES )

/n t/

Definition

[I or T] (knitting, knitted or knit, knitted or knit) to make clothes, etc. by using two long needles

to connect wool or another type of thread into joined rows

She's forever knitting.

She's busy knitting baby clothes.

[+ two objects] My granny knitted me some gloves/knitted some gloves for me.

See also: knitwear


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12. lull

verb

/l l/ [T]

Definition

to cause someone to feel calm or to feel as if they want to sleep

The motion of the car almost lulled her to sleep.

13. mock

verb

/m k/

/m k/ [T]

Definition

slightly formal to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way

They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike.

She made fun of him by mocking his limp.

to make something appear stupid or not effective

The wind mocked their attempts to reach the shore by pushing the boat further and further out

to sea.


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14 nullify

verb

/ n l. .fa / [T]

Definition

formal to make a legal agreement or decision have no legal force

The state death penalty law was nullified in 1977.

to cause something to have no value or effect

All my hard work was nullified when I lost my notes.

15. oblige

verb (

FORCE )

/ bla d /

Definition

[T + object + to infinitive] (mainly US or formal obligate) to force someone to do something, orto make it necessary for someone to do something

The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees.

Sellers are not legally obliged to accept the highest offer.


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16. paraphrase

verb

/ pr. .fre z/

/ per-/ [I or T]

Definition

to repeat something written or spoken using different words, often in a humorous form or in a

simpler and shorter form that makes the original meaning clearer

paraphrase noun [C]

She gave us a quick paraphrase of what had been said.

17. 17. qualify

verb (

FINISH TRAINING )

/ kw l. .fa /

/ kw .l -/

Definition

[I or T] to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or

achieve the necessary skills, etc

She hopes to qualify (as a lawyer) at the end of the year.

[+ object + to infinitive] This course qualifies you to teach in any secondary school.


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to cause something to have no value or effect

All my hard work was nullified when I lost my notes.

to (cause to) lose water


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Air travel dehydrates the body.

You'll dehydrate (= lose water from your body) very quickly in this heat, if you don't drink lots of

water.

dehydration noun

/ di .ha dre . n/ [U]

More than 11,000 children die every day around the world because of dehydration caused by

diarrhoea.

5.elucidate

verb

/ lu .s .de t/ [I or T] formal

Definition

to explain or make clear

I don't understand. You'll have to elucidate.


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The reasons for the change in weather conditions have been elucidated by several scientists.

elucidation noun

/ lu .s de . n/ [U]

These figures need elucidation.

6. flourish

verb (

SUCCEED )

/ fl r. /

/ fl -/

Definition

[I] to grow or develop successfully

My tomatoes are flourishing this summer - it must be the warm weather.

Watercolour painting began to flourish in Britain around 1750.

7. gauge

verb (

MEASURE ) (US also gage)

/ge d / [T]

Definition

to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device

Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.

I tried to gauge (= guess) the weight of the box.

8. hospitalize

verb (UK usually hospitalise)

/ h s.p .t l.a z/

/ h .sp .tl-/

[T often passive]

Definition

to take someone to hospital and keep them there for treatment


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His wife's been hospitalized for depression.

hospitalization noun UK usually hospitalisation

/ h s.p .t l.a ze . n/

/h .sp.t l-/ [U]

9. impoverished

adjective

/ m p v. r. t/

/- p .v -/ formal

Definition

very poor

She's going out with an impoverished young actor.

made weaker or worse in quality

He warned that the breakdown of the family unit would lead to an impoverished society.

impoverish verb

/ m p v. r. /

/- p .v -/ [T]

Excessive farming had impoverished the soil.

The new law is likely to further impoverish single parents.

impoverishment noun

/ m p v. r. .m nt/

/- p .v -/ [U] formal

cultural/economic/spiritual impoverishment

10. juxtapose

verb

/d k.st pz/

/- po z/ [T]

Definition


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to put things which are not similar next to each other

The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his later works.

juxtaposition noun

/ d k.st .p z . n/ [U]

the juxtaposition of two very different cultures

11. knit

verb (

MAKE CLOTHES )

/n t/

Definition

[I or T] (knitting, knitted or knit, knitted or knit) to make clothes, etc. by using two long needles

to connect wool or another type of thread into joined rows

She's forever knitting.

She's busy knitting baby clothes.

[+ two objects] My granny knitted me some gloves/knitted some gloves for me.

See also: knitwear

[T] (knitting, knitted or knit, knitted or knit) specialized to do the most basic type of stitch,

when knitting something

Knit one, purl one.

12. lynch

verb

/l nt / [T]

Definition

If a crowd of people lynch someone who they believe is guilty of a crime, they kill them without

a legal trial, usually by hanging (= killing using a rope round the neck) .

lynching noun

/ l n.t / [C or U]

13. lull

verb


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FORCE )

/ bla d /

Definition

[T + object + to infinitive] (mainly US or formal obligate) to force someone to do something, or

to make it necessary for someone to do something

The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees.

Sellers are not legally obliged to accept the highest offer.

16. paraphrase

verb

/ pr. .fre z/

/ per-/ [I or T]

Definition

to repeat something written or spoken using different words, often in a humorous form or in a

simpler and shorter form that makes the original meaning clearer

paraphrase noun [C]

She gave us a quick paraphrase of what had been said.

17. qualify

verb (

FINISH TRAINING )

/ kw l. .fa /

/ kw .l -/

Definition

[I or T] to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or

achieve the necessary skills, etc

She hopes to qualify (as a lawyer) at the end of the year.

[+ object + to infinitive] This course qualifies you to teach in any secondary school.

18. redeem

verb (

IMPROVE )

/r di m/


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Definition

[T] formal to make something or someone seem less bad

A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a couple of superb goals from Anthony

Edwards.

[R] He was an hour late, but he redeemed himself in her eyes by giving her a huge bunch of

flowers.

She took me to see a really dull film, the only redeeming feature of which (= the only thing

which prevented it from being completely bad) was the soundtrack.

19. shear

verb (

CUT )

/ r/

/ r/ (sheared, sheared or shorn)

Definition

[T] to cut the wool off a sheep

The farmer taught her how to shear sheep.

[T] to cut the hair on a person's head close to the skin, especially without care

He recalled the humiliation of having his hair shorn and exchanging his clothes for the prison

uniform.

be shorn of sth

to have something taken away from you

The ex-President, although shorn of his official powers, still has influence.

shearing noun

/ .r /

/ r. / [U]

sheep shearing

20. tyrannize

verb (UK usually tyrannise)

/ t r. n.a z/ [T]


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Definition

to treat someone cruelly, controlling everything that they do

He was one of those school bullies who tyrannized the whole playground.

21. undergo

verb

/ n.d g /

/-d go / [T] (undergoing, underwent,

undergone)

Definition

to experience something which is unpleasant or which involves a change

She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.

Cinema in Britain is undergoing a revival of popularity.

22. vegetate

verb

/ ved . .te t/ [I]

Definition

to live in a way that has no physical and mental activity

A report has shown that children spend too much time vegetating in front of the TV.

23. wiggle

verb

/ w g.l/ [I or T] informal

Definition

to (cause to) move up and down and/or from side to side with small quick movements

He tried wiggling the control stick but nothing happened.

She wiggled her toes in the water.

Her hips wiggle as she walks.

24. yawn


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verb

/j n/

/j n/ [I]

Definition

to open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when

tired or bored

I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.

25. zoom

verb

/zu m/ informal

Definition

[I + adverb or preposition] to move very quickly

They got into the car and zoomed off.

In the last few metres of the race, she suddenly zoomed ahead.

[I] If prices or sales zoom, they increase suddenly and quickly

House prices suddenly zoomed last year.

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creep

verb

/kri p/ [I usually + adverb or preposition] (crept, crept)

Definition

to move slowly, quietly and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed

She turned off the light and crept through the door.

Someone was creeping around outside my window.

The spider crept up the wall.

The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace.

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crucify

verb

/ kru .s .fa / [T]

Definition

to kill someone by tying or fastening them with nails to a cross and leaving them there to die

informal to severely punish or damage someone or something

He's going to crucify me when he finds out what I've done!

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cuddle

verb

/ k d.l/ [I or T]

Definition

to put your arms around someone and hold them in a loving way, or (of two people) to hold

each other close to show love or for comfort

She cuddled the baby and eventually it stopped crying.

They sat in the back row of the cinema kissing and cuddling.

cuddle noun [C]

Come here and give me a cuddle.

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conciliate

verb

/k n s l.i.e t/ [I or T]

Definition

to end a disagreement or someone's anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your

opinions, or to satisfy someone who disagrees with you by acting in this way

An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the

conflict.

These changes have been made in an attempt to conciliate critics of the plan.


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conciliation noun

/k n s l.i e . n/ [U] formal

All attempts at conciliation failed and the dispute continued.

conciliatory adjective

/k n s l.i. .tri/

/-t r.i/

a conciliatory gesture/remark

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