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refrain ( v ) ( rɪˈfreɪn ) =to stop yourself from doing sth, especially sth that you want to do, e. g. Please refrain from smoking. She refrained fro ...

recede 3 ( v ) a receding chin =a chin that slopes backward toward the neck

recede 1 ( v ) ( rɪˈsid ) =to move gradually away from sb, or away from a previous position, e. g. She watched his receding figure.

recede 2 ( v ) = ( of hair ) to stop growing at the front of the head, e. g. a middle - aged man with a receding hairline.

obey ( v ) ( oʊˈbeɪ ) =to do what you are told to do, e. g. He had always obeyed his parents without question. obedient ( adj ) e. g. an obedient chi ...

narcotic 1 ( n, adj ) ( nɑrˈkɑt̮ɪk ) =a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in a harmful way. heroin and cocaine are narcotics

narcotic 2 ( n, adj ) =a substance that relaxes you, reduces pain, or makes you sleep, e. g. a mild narcotic. a mild narcotic effect.

heir 1 ( n ) ( ɛr ) heiress ( n ) ( ɛrəs ) =a person who has the legal right to receive sb's property, money, or title when that person dies, e. g. t ...

heir 2 ( n ) =a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by sb else, e. g. the president's political heirs.

harmony ( n ) ( hɑrməni ) =a pleasing combination of related things, e. g. the harmony of color in nature. harmonious ( adj ) ( hɑrˈmoʊniəs ) e. g. a ...

heed ( v, n ) ( hid ) =to pay careful attention to sb's advice, e. g. If only they had heeded his warnings. heedful ( adj ) =paying careful attention ...

dwindle ( v ) ( dwɪndl ) =to become gradually less or smaller, e. g. dwindling audiences. Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing.

drench ( v ) ( drɛntʃ ) =to make sth sb completely wet, e. g. We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. His face was drenched with sw ...

drought ( n ) ( draʊt ) =a long period of time when there is little or no rain, e. g. two years of severe drought. one of the worst droughts on recor ...

charity ( n ) ( tʃ�rət̮i ) e. g. Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine. charitable ( adj ) e. g. His later years were devoted l ...

dejected ( adj ) ( dɪˈdʒɛktəd ) =unhappy and disappointed, e. g. He looked so dejected when he lost the game. dejectedly ( adv ) , dejection ( n )

vague ( adj ) ( veɪɡ ) =not clear, e. g. They had only a vague idea where the place was. He was accused of being deliberately vague. vaguely ( adv ) ...

vaccinate ( v ) ( v�ksəˌneɪt ) =to give a person or an animal a vaccine, especially by injecting it, e. g. I was vaccinated against tetanus. vaccinat ...

utensil ( n ) ( yuˈtɛnsl ) =a tool that is used in the house, e. g. kitchen utensils.

untidy 1 ( adj ) ( ʌnˈtaɪdi ) =not neat or well arranged; in a state of confusion, e. g. an untidy desk. untidy hair. untidily ( adv ) , untidiness ( ...

untidy 2 ( adj ) = ( of a person ) not keeping things neat or well organized, e. g. Why do you have to be so untidy.

temperate 2 ( adj ) =behaving in a calm and controlled way, e. g. Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink.

temperate 1 ( adj ) ( tɛmprət ) = ( of a climate or region ) having a mild temperature without extremes of heat or cold, e. g. Sage can be grown outd ...

stationary ( adj ) ( steɪʃəˌnɛri ) =not moving; not intended to be moved, e. g. a stationary exercise bike. stationery ( n ) ( steɪʃəˌnɛri ) =materia ...

soar ( v ) ( sɔr ) =to rise quickly, Soaring costs. =to fly very high in the air, An eagle soaring high above the cliffs. =to be very high, Soaring m ...

skim milk ( n ) =milk that contains less fat than normal because the cream has been removed from it

skim 5 ( v ) =to illegally copy electronic information from a credit card, More than $98m of total bank fraud was taken by criminals using bank cards ...

skim 2 ( v ) =to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not touching it or only touching it occasionally, e. g. We watched the birds skimming over ...

skim 3 ( v ) =to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points, e. g. He skimmed through the article trying to find his nam ...

skim 4 ( v ) =to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time, e. g. He'd been skimming money from the store's accounts for years.

skim 1 ( v ) ( skɪm ) =to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid, e. g. Skim the jam and let it cool.

scorching 2 ( adj ) =used to emphasize how strong, powerful, etc. sth is, e. g. a scorching critique of the government's economic policy. a scorching ...

scorching 1 ( adj ) ( skɔrtʃɪŋ ) =very hot, e. g. They walked all day in the scorching heat.

scorcher ( n ) ( skɔrtʃər ) =a very hot day, e. g. It's a real scorcher today

scorched earth policy ( n ) = ( in a war ) a policy of destroying anything in a particular area that may be useful to the enemy

scorch mark ( n ) =a mark made on a surface by burning, e. g. There were slight scorch marks on the floor.

scorch 1 ( v ) ( skɔrtʃ ) =to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot; to be slightly burned by heat, e. g. I scorched my dress when ...

scorch 2 ( v ) =to become or to make sth become dry and brown, especially from the heat of the sun or from chemicals, e. g. scorched grass. The leave ...

radicalize ( v ) ( r�dɪkəˌlaɪz ) =to make people more radical in their political opinions, e. g. Some of those involved had been radicalized by the V ...

radical chic ( n ) =fashionable left - wing views; the people, behavior, and way of life connected with these views

precede ( v ) ( prɪˈsid ) =to go in front of sb, e. g. She preceded him out of the room. =to happen before sth or come before sth sb in order, e. g. ...

obtain ( v ) ( əbˈteɪn ) =to get sth, especially by making an effort, e. g. I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report. =to exist, e. g. These ...

hasten ( v ) ( heɪsn ) =to say or do sth without delay, e. g. She saw his frown and hastened to explain. We hastened back to Boston. hasty ( adj ) ( ...

elevator ( n ) ( ɛləˌveɪt̮ər ) e. g. It's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator.

discard ( v ) ( dɪˈskɑrd ) =to get rid of sth that you no longer want or need, e. g. discarded newspapers. discard ( n ) =a person or thing that isn' ...

co - educational ( adj ) ( informal co - ed ) = ( of a school or an educational system ) where girls and boys are taught together, co - education ( n ...

candidate 2 ( n ) =a person or group that is considered suitable for sth or that is likely to get sth or to be sth, e. g. a PhD candidate ( sb doing ...

candidate 1 ( n ) ( k�ndədət ) =a person who is trying to be elected or is applying for a job, e. g. a presidential candidate. There were a large num ...

candidacy ( n ) ( k�ndədəsi ) ( pl. candidacies ) =the fact of being a candidate in an election, e. g. to announce your candidacy for the post.

wadding ( n ) ( wɑdɪŋ ) =soft material that you wrap around things to protect them