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lithe
He had the lithe, athletic body of a ballet dancer.
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(of a body) thin and attractive, and able to move easily and gracefully, or (of movements) easy and graceful:
intermittent
Although she made intermittent movie appearances, she was essentially a stage actress.
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not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between:
intermittent fasting
Many people have found intermittent fasting to be an effective way to lose weight.
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a way of eating that involves changing regularly between periods of eating and fasting (= deliberately not eating), especially in order to lose weight:
overly (also over)
His films have been criticized for being overly violent.
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too; very:
pensive
She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.
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thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face:
acolyte
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anyone who follows or helps another person, or someone who helps a priest in some religious ceremonies
mirror image
His home is two terraced houses knocked together, each the mirror image of the other.
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something that looks exactly the same as another thing but with its left and right sides in opposite positions:
mirror image [VERY SIMILAR TO ANOTHER]
The current economic situation is a mirror image of the situation just a few years ago.
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a person or object that is very similar to another:
spurious
Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
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based on false reasoning or information that is not true, and therefore not to be trusted:
downright
She's being downright unhelpful and obstructive.
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(especially of something bad) extremely or very great:
covetable
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used to refer to something that people want to have
incandescent adjective (LIGHT)
an incandescent light/bulb
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producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part:
producing a bright light after being heated to a high temperature:
incandescent [EXTREMELY BRIGHT]
The mountain's snow-white peak was incandescent against the blue sky.
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extremely bright:
incandescent adjective (FEELING)
He was incandescent with rage.
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showing extreme anger or happiness:
incandescent [GOOD, SPECIAL OR SKILLED]
an incandescent performance/career
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extremely good, special, or skilled:
filament [FIBER]
each myosin filament is usually surrounded by 12 actin filaments
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a slender threadlike object or fiber, especially one found in animal or plant structures.
the long thin stem that carries the part of a flower that produces pollen
filament [WIRE] ZARNIK
a tungsten filament
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a conducting wire or thread with a high melting point, forming part of an electric bulb or vacuum tube and heated or made incandescent by an electric current.
tungsten [WOLFRAM]
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a chemical element that is a hard metal used in making light bulbs and strong types of steel:
purport
The tape recording purports to be of a conversation between the princess and a secret admirer.
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to claim that something is true, but without proof:
purport
I didn't read it all but I think the purport of the letter was that he will not be returning for at least a year.
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the general meaning of someone's words or actions:
legitimize
He called efforts to legitimize medical marijuana "despicable".
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to make something that is not fair or honest seem acceptable:
to make something operate in a way that is legal:
despicable
It was despicable of her to lie about her friend.
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deserving to be hated or strongly criticized:
straight up
You're a really attractive woman, straight up! "She's 16! Straight up?" (= Are you telling the truth?)
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used to show that you are telling the truth:
denouncing
the Assembly denounced the use of violence
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publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
heinous
a heinous crime
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(esp. of a crime) extremely bad or evil:
defer
My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan.
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to delay something until a later time:
defer to sb/sth
I have to defer to my boss on important decisions. I defer to (= accept) your judgment.
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to allow someone or something to make decisions for you or tell you what to do because of your respect for them or because of their higher rank, authority, knowledge, etc.:
veer
All of a sudden, the car veered off the road. Our talk soon veered onto the subject of money.
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to suddenly change direction:
incite
They denied inciting the crowd to violence.
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to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent:
punctuation mark
Full stops, commas, semicolons, question marks and brackets are all different types of punctuation mark.
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a symbol used in punctuation:
rampage
The demonstrators rampaged through the town, smashing windows and setting fire to cars.
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violent and usually wild behaviour:
seize on/upon sth
The story was seized on by the tabloid press, who printed it under huge headlines.
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to use, accept, or take advantage of something quickly or enthusiastically:
untenable
If three people in four no longer support the government, isn't this an untenable situation?
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not able to be supported or defended against criticism, or no longer able to continue:
embroil
She had no desire to embroil herself in lengthy lawsuits with the tabloid newspapers.
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to cause someone to become involved in an argument or a difficult situation:
implore
She implored her parents not to send her away to school.
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to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way:
proponent
He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.
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a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action:
in-between
He knows quite a lot of French, but he's at an in-between stage and not fluent yet. This suit isn’t gray or blue, it’s in-between.
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between two clear or accepted stages or states, and therefore difficult to describe or know exactly:
sell sb on sth
Distributors are trained to sell consumers on the idea that these products are a necessary part of their safety system.
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to persuade someone to buy something or give support to an idea:
thwart
Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots' strike
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to stop something from happening or someone from doing something:
cabal
He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.
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a small group of people who plan secretly to take action, especially political action:
condemned adjective (PERSON)
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A condemned person is someone who is going to be killed, especially as a punishment for having committed a very serious crime, such as murder.
condemned adjective (BUILDING)
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A condemned building that has been officially judged not safe for people to live in or to use, or food that has been officially judged not safe to eat.
condemn
The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.
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to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons:
condemn verb [T] (PUNISH)
Those who remember the past are not condemned to repeat it.
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to severely punish someone who has committed a crime, or to force someone to suffer:
condemn verb [T] (CALL NOT SAFE)
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to decide officially that a building is not safe for people to use
the converse
In the US, you drive on the right-hand side of the road, but in the UK the converse applies.
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the opposite:
converse
She's so shy that conversing with her can be pretty hard.
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to have a conversation with someone:
thorax
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in insects, the middle part of the body, between the head and the abdomen (= end part)
in humans and animals, the middle part of the body below the neck and above the waist
think on your feet
When you’re called on in class, you have to be able to think on your feet.
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to think and react quickly, esp. having good answers ready:
far-fetched
a far-fetched idea/story
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very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe:
low-level
He was a low-level employee with no knowledge of the big decisions.
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having little importance or a low rank:
used to describe someone who does not have an important job or much influence in an organization:
chump
What a chump he was to quit his job.
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a foolish or stupid person:
put a cork in it
- I'm sick of hearing you talk, put a cork in it
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To tell someone to shut up or stop talking
surface street
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A street that is not a freeway and has at-grade intersections with other surface streets.
at-grade
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(US) Describing a junction or intersection where two or more transport axes cross at the same level (or grade).
onlooker
A crowd of curious onlookers soon gathered to see what was happening.
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someone who watches something that is happening in a public place but is not involved in it:
flag sth/sb down
I managed to flag down a passing police car.
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to cause a vehicle to stop by waving at its driver:
lien
The bank intends to hold a lien on the entire balance for the $400 due.
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an official order that allows someone to keep the property of a person who owes them money until it has been paid
squadron
a squadron of Navy jets
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a unit of one of the armed forces, especially (in Britain) the air force or the navy
at hand
The space shuttle crew must stay completely focused on the task at hand.
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near in time or position:
the matter at hand
Do these figures have any bearing on the matter at hand?
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the subject or situation being considered:
uncalled-for
There's no reason to make personal comments - that was completely uncalled-for.
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If a criticism, insult, remark, or action is uncalled-for, it is unfair, rude, or unkind and therefore considered to be unnecessary:
cold-call
We were cold-called by a company offering savings on our phone bill.
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to call or visit a possible customer to try to sell them something without being asked by the customer to do so:
detrimental
Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company.
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causing harm or damage:
bust a gut
I really busted a gut to get that report finished on time.
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to work very hard or make a big effort to achieve something:
goofball
He comes across as a total goofball, but he's actually very shrewd and smart.
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silly in a way that is funny, often intentionally:
eject
A number of fans had been ejected from the bar for causing trouble.
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to force someone to leave a particular place:
eject US (UK send off)
Very seldom do you see any player get ejected from a playoff game in football and baseball.
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to order a sports player to leave the playing area during a game because they have broken a rule
eject [AIRCRAFT]
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to leave an aircraft in an emergency using an ejection seat
eject [COME OUT OF A MACHINE]
The coffee machine suddenly ejected a handful of coins.
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to come out of a machine when a button is pressed, or to make something do this:
playoff
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an additional game or period of play that decides the outcome of a tied contest.
the worse for wear
After a month of journeying over rough roads, the drivers and their trucks were looking the worse for wear.
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tired or in poor condition because of a lot of work or use:
clench
"Get out of here," she said through clenched teeth.
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to hold something tightly, or press together your lips or your hands in anger or determination:
pre-emptive; preempt - VERB
The Treasury has decided to raise interest rates as a pre-emptive measure against inflation.
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done before someone else can act, especially to prevent them doing what they had planned:
The prime minister authorized a pre-emptive air strike against the rebels.
up your game
Abi has really upped her game this year, and is now in contention for a gold medal.
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to try harder and improve the quality of what you are doing:

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