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crave
Many young children crave attention.
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to have a very strong feeling of wanting something
wary
I'm a little wary of/about giving people my address when I don't know them very well.
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not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
edgy
He paced the hallway looking edgy and impatient.
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nervous or easily upset
cliffhanger
Many of Hitchcock's films are real cliffhangers.
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a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens
glimpse
We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.
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to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly
coalesce
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If two or more things coalesce, they come or grow together to form one thing or system.
engrossed
She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven.
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giving all your attention to something
dissolve
Dissolve two spoons of powder in warm water.
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(of a solid) to be absorbed by a liquid, especially when mixed, or (of a liquid) to absorb a solid
dissolve
Parliament has been dissolved.
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to end an official organization or a legal arrangement
resolute
Their resolute opposition to new working methods was difficult to overcome.
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determined in character, action, or ideas
merit
an entertaining film with little artistic merit
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the quality of being good and deserving praise
tackle
There are many ways of tackling this problem.
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to try to deal with something or someone
explicit
I gave her very explicit directions how to get here.
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clear and exact
implicit
He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.
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suggested but not communicated directly
apt
an apt comment/description
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suitable or right for a particular situation
ineptitude
It was not angry bloggers that rendered the website inaccessible, but sheer technological ineptitude.
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the fact of not being skilled or effective
flare-up
There was another flare-up of rioting later that day.
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a situation in which something such as violence, pain, or anger suddenly starts or gets much worse
glimmer
The lights of the village were glimmering in the distance.
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to shine with a weak light or a light that is not continuous
sparkling
sparkling white teeth
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shining brightly
surveillance
The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
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the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected
heap
a heap of clothes/rubbish
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an untidy pile or mass of things
take (something) over
He took over from the previous headmaster in February.
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to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before
bereft
Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope.
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not having something or feeling great loss
hoarding
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a temporary fence, usually made of boards, put around an area, especially one where people are building

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