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adjective

Sudden and unexpected.

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I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject

adjective

Sudden and not expected, often with unpleasant results

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There was an abrupt change in her mood., we came to an abrupt curve in the road., his abrupt manner…

adjective

Sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant

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Abrupt end our conversation came to an abrupt end when george burst into the room., abrupt change t…

adjective

Not qualified or diminished in any way; total.

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Absolute secrecy

noun

A value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things.

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Good and evil are presented as absolutes

adjective

Very great or to the largest degree possible

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A man of absolute integrity/discretion, i have absolute faith in her judgment., there was no absolu…

noun

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.

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The offer was denounced as a bluff

verb

Try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.

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He's been bluffing all along

adjective

Direct in speech or behaviour but in a good-natured way.

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A big, bluff, hearty man

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

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A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

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He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

verb

Make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.

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They did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place

adjective

Showing great skill and flair.

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She dressed with consummate elegance

adjective

Perfect; complete in every way

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Consummate skill, the deal was consummated with a handshake.

adjective

(especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.

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A diaphanous dress of pale gold

adjective

A diaphanous substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it

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A diaphanous silk veil

adjective

(of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis).

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It's a downright disgrace

adverb

To an extreme degree; thoroughly.

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He was downright rude

phrase

Complete and without restriction or qualification

verb

Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.

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The cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

noun

A continuous slow movement from one place to another.

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There was a drift to the towns

verb

To move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction

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Drift out to sea no one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea., drift out many vehicl…

adjective

(especially of fabric) thin and translucent.

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Filmy white voile

adjective

Very thin and often transparent

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Filmy material, a filmy dress

adjective

Of very high quality; very good of its kind.

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This was a fine piece of film-making

noun

Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.

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It raises dust, separating fines from aggregate.

adverb

In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.

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‘and how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘oh, fine.’

adjective

(especially of a woman's garment or a fabric) light and flimsy.

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Elegant floaty dresses

noun

An inflatable object on which a person may sit or recline while floating in water.

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She plopped down on a pool floatie

adjective

A floaty material is very light and moves in the air

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Floaty dresses, at age three, he ripped off his floaties and jumped into the deep end., there's onl…

adjective

Resembling gauze; thin and translucent.

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A gauzy dress

adjective

Made of a very thin, light cloth

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A gauzy yellow curtain hangs in the window., her hat had a white gauzy veil that protected her face.

noun

A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.

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So i made a classic cross-hair from spider's gossamer and used it to pinpoint a cell in the area i …

noun

The very thin thread that spiders produce to make webs

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Gossamer wings, a gossamer veil

adjective

Very delicate and light

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Gossamer wings, a gossamer veil

adjective

Lacking strength and solidity.

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The huts are relatively few and insubstantial

adjective

Of little value or importance, or not being strong, solid, or large

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He was popular during the early part of the 20th century, but today his work seems dated and insubs…

adjective

Not enough or not strong enough

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An insubstantial meal, insubstantial evidence

noun

A government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

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He took out a patent for an improved steam hammer

adjective

Easily recognizable; obvious.

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She was smiling with patent insincerity

Obtain a patent for (an invention).

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An invention is not your own until it is patented

adjective

Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.

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Life certainly isn't perfect at the moment

verb

Make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible.

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He's busy perfecting his bowling technique

noun

(of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past. the perfect tense is formed in english with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating ( present perfect ), they had eaten ( past perfect ), and they will have eaten ( future perfect ).

adjective

At an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface or to the ground.

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Dormers and gables that extend perpendicular to the main roofline

noun

A straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.

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At each division draw a perpendicular representing the surface line

adjective

At an angle of 90° to another line or surface

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Two perpendicular lines form a right angle., the cliff was nearly perpendicular and impossible to c…

adjective

Dangerously high or steep.

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The track skirted a precipitous drop

adjective

Very steep, or falling a long way very fast

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Precipitous cliffs, new fads could result in a precipitous drop in sales.

adjective

If a reduction is precipitous, it happens very suddenly and is very big

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A precipitous decline/drop/fall the company has seen a precipitous decline in advertising revenue.,…

adjective

Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.

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Cars can run on pure alcohol

adjective

Not mixed with anything else

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The scarf is pure silk., it was a moment of pure joy., the mountain air was fresh and pure (= not p…

verb

Cut or erode (a slope or hillside) so that it becomes steep, perpendicular, or precipitous.

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The scarped edge of the central plateau

noun

A very steep bank or slope; an escarpment.

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The north face is a very steep scarp

idiom

Perceive the true nature of

phrasal verb

Not be deceived by someone or something; detect the true nature of someone or something.

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He can see through her lies and deceptions

phrasal verb

Support a person for the duration of a difficult time.

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My family saw me through that very tough first year

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

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Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

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The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

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Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew; crooked.

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His hat looked slightly skew

noun

An oblique angle; a slant.

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The most important effect of the skew in angle is the raised plateau of entrance court created in t…

verb

Suddenly change direction or position.

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The car had skewed across the track

verb

Turn or slide violently or uncontrollably.

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The renault slewed from side to side in the snow

noun

A violent or uncontrollable sliding movement.

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I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van

verb

Past of slay1.

adjective

Incomparable or outstanding.

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A picture of surpassing beauty

verb

Exceed; be greater than.

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Pre-war levels of production were surpassed in 1929

adjective

Extremely great

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A face of surpassing beauty

verb

Change or cause to change direction abruptly.

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A lorry swerved across her path

noun

An abrupt change of direction.

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Do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles

verb

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

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Her long black skirt swung about her legs

noun

A seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.

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The chains that had been holding the seat of the swing up were still sticking straight out.

verb

Change direction with a swinging motion; turn

adjective

Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial.

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Planners need a thorough understanding of the subject

adjective

With nothing left out or omitted; complete

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The district attorney’s office conducted a thorough investigation., the doctor gave him a thorough …

adjective

Involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something.

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A thoroughgoing reform of the whole economy

adjective

Complete, detailed, careful

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A thoroughgoing reform of the economy

idiom

Completely

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My mother is italian through and through.

adjective

Comprising the whole number or amount.

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A total cost of £4,000

noun

The whole number or amount of something.

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He scored a total of thirty-three points

verb

Amount in number to.

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They were left with debts totalling £6,260

adjective

(of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent.

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Her beautiful translucent skin

adjective

(of a substance) allowing some light to pass through

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The vase was made from translucent, milky glass.

adjective

(of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.

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Transparent blue water

adjective

(of a substance) allowing light through so that objects can be clearly seen through it

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Those transparent plastic boxes are called jewel boxes., the real reason for her leaving was so tra…

adjective

Transparent business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest

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The charter aims to make the national health service a more transparent and open public corporation…

adjective

Consisting of extremely fine (= small or thin) pieces or drops

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People may develop heart disease when they are exposed to ultra-fine particles that are common poll…

adjective

Very delicate and thin

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The ultra-fine wool from the flock is used to make a line of high-end clothing., it's time to swap …

adjective

(of metal) not alloyed; pure.

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Unalloyed copper

adjective

(especially of a positive feeling) not spoiled by any amount of negative feeling; pure

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Spending time with one's family is never an unalloyed pleasure (= there are bad things about it too…

adjective

Absolute; unqualified.

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The tour had been an unmitigated disaster

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant or unsuccessful) complete

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Her new business proved to be an unmitigated disaster.

adjective

(of a person) not officially recognized as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity through having satisfied the relevant conditions or requirements.

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No company would permit an unqualified accountant to audit its books

adjective

Lacking the skills and experience needed for a particular job

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I liked her, but she was unqualified for the job., my first attempt was an unqualified success.

adjective

Complete; absolute.

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Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement

verb

Make (a sound) with one's voice.

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He uttered an exasperated snort

adjective

Complete or extreme

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What an utter fool i was!, she felt isolated and utterly alone., she sat through the entire meeting…

verb

Change direction suddenly.

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An oil tanker that had veered off course

noun

A sudden change of direction.

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In particular, sword wants to discover what triggers the insects' specific movements - a sudden vee…

verb

Slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way.

adjective

Used for emphasis, often to qualify a metaphor.

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The early 1970s witnessed a veritable price explosion

adjective

(used to emphasize how great or unusual something is by comparing it to something else)

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If current projections hold, montgomery county will experience a veritable explosion in its school-…

adjective

At right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom.

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The vertical axis

noun

A vertical line or plane.

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The columns incline several degrees away from the vertical

adjective

Standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90 to a horizontal surface or line

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Water that had leaked from above formed a vertical line down one wall.

adjective

Extremely high or steep.

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Vertiginous drops to the valleys below

adjective

Causing or experiencing the feeling that everything is spinning around

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The two skyscrapers were connected by a vertiginous walkway.

verb

(of a moving ship or aircraft) twist or oscillate about a vertical axis.

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The jet yawed sharply to the right

noun

Twisting or oscillation of a moving ship or aircraft about a vertical axis.

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Applying the opposite rudder will tend to reduce the yaw

verb

If an aircraft or ship yaws, it moves slightly to the side of its intended direction

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The boat pitched and yawed in the bay., witnesses to the crash reported seeing the challenger yaw t…