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quarter 5 ( n ) =a district or part of a town, e. g. the Latin quarter. the historic quarter of the city.

quarter 2 ( n ) =a period of 15 minutes either before or after every hour, e. g. It's quarter of four now, I'll meet you at quarter after.

quarter 3 ( n ) =a coin of the U. S. and Canada worth 25 cents

quarter 4 ( n ) =a period of three months, used especially as a period for which bills are paid or a company's income is calculated, e. g. The rent i ...

quarter 1 ( n ) ( kwɔrt̮ər ) ( abbreviation qtr. ) =one of four equal parts of sth, e. g. a quarter of a mile. Cut the apple into quarters. The theat ...

quart ( n ) ( kwɔrt ) ( abbreviation qt ) =a unit for measuring liquids, equal to 2 pints or about 0. 94 of a liter

novella ( n ) ( nəˈvelə ) =a short novel, e. g. The series is also notable for using well - known actors as narrators for the audiobook versions of e ...

novelette ( n ) ( nɑvəˈlɛt ) =a short novel, especially a romantic novel that is considered to be badly written, e. g. The book collects fifteen nove ...

mourning 1 ( n ) ( mɔrnɪŋ ) =sadness that you show and feel because someone has died, e. g. The government announced a day of national mourning for t ...

mourning 2 ( n ) =clothes that people wear to show their sadness at sb's death, e. g. The family was dressed in mourning.

mournful ( adj ) ( mɔrnfl ) =very sad, e. g. I couldn't bear the mournful look on her face. mournfully ( adv ) e. g. The dog looked mournfully after ...

mourner ( n ) ( mɔrnər ) =a person who attends a funeral, especially a friend or a relative of the dead person, e. g. The dead man's wife and childre ...

mourn ( v ) ( mɔrn ) =to feel and show sadness because sb has died; to feel sad because sth no longer exists or is no longer the same, e. g. He was s ...

maim ( v ) ( meɪm ) =to injure sb seriously, causing permanent damage to their body, e. g. Hundreds of people are killed or maimed in car accidents e ...

utterance ( n ) ( ʌt̮ərəns ) =the act of expressing sth in words, e. g. to give utterance to your thoughts. =sth that you say, e. g. one of her few r ...

severe ( adj ) ( səˈvɪr ) =extremely bad or serious, e. g. severe winds. a severe punishment. a severe expression. severely ( adv ) , severity ( n ) ...

pacify ( v ) =to make sb who is angry become calm, e. g. The baby couldn't be pacified. =to bring peace to an area, e. g. a turbulent period before t ...

pacifier ( n ) ( p�səˌfaɪər ) =a specially shaped rubber or plastic object for a baby to suck

Pacific time =the standard time system that is used in the western part of the U. S. and Canada

Pacific Rim =the countries around the Pacific Ocean, especially the countries of eastern Asia, considered as an economic group

monarchy ( n ) ( mɑnərki ) =a system of government by a king or a queen =a country that is ruled by a king or a queen, e. g. There are several consti ...

pacific ( adj ) ( pəˈsɪfɪk ) =peaceful; loving peace, e. g. a pacific gesture

monarchist ( n, adj ) ( mɑnərkɪst ) =a person who believes that a country should be ruled by a king or queen

monarch ( n ) ( mɑnərk ) =a person who rules a country, for example a king or a queen, e. g. Britain's head of state is a constitutional monarch. mon ...

monarch butterfly ( n ) =a large butterfly with orange and black wings

miserly 1 ( adj ) ( maɪzərli ) =hating to spend money, e. g. My father was pretty miserly. His miserly great - uncle proved to be worth nearly �1 mil ...

miserly 2 ( adj ) = ( of a quantity or amount ) too small, e. g. the prize for the winner will be a miserly �3, 500

miser ( n ) ( maɪzər ) =a person who loves money and hates spending it, e. g. A typical miser, he hid his money in the house in various places

juvenile ( n, adj ) ( dʒuvəˌnaɪl ) = ( law ) a young person who is not yet an adult, e. g. Most of the suspects were juveniles under the age of 17

insist ( v ) ( ɪnˈsɪst ) =to demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do sth, e. g. I didn't really want to go but he insisted. =to say firmly th ...

feeble - minded ( adj ) = ( old use ) having less than usual intelligence =weak and unable to make decisions

feeble ( adj ) ( fibl ) ( feebler, feeblest ) =very weak, e. g. a feeble old man. =not effective; not showing determination or energy, e. g. a feeble ...

excess ( adj ) ( ɛksɛs ) =in addition to an amount that is necessary, usual, or legal, e. g. Excess food is stored as fat. excess ( n ) ( ɪkˈsɛs ) =m ...

exceed ( v ) ( ɪkˈsid ) =to be greater than a particular number, e. g. The price won't exceed $10. =to do more than the law allows you, e. g. exceedi ...

disrupt ( v ) ( dɪsˈrʌpt ) e. g. Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting. disruptive ( adj ) , disruption ( n ) e. g. The strike caused ser ...

daze ( n ) ( deɪz ) in a daze =in a confused state, e. g. I've been in a complete daze since I heard the news. dazed ( adj ) ( deɪzd ) e. g. Survivor ...

ceaseless ( adj ) ( sisləs ) =not stopping; seeming to have no end, e. g. the ceaseless rain. His ceaseless questions began to annoy me. ceaselessly ...

culprit ( n ) ( kʌlprət ) =a person or thing responsible for causing a problem, e. g. The police quickly identified the real culprits.

cease ( v ) ( sis ) =to stop happening or existing; to stop sth from happening or existing, e. g. He ordered his men to cease fire. The company cease ...

blunderbuss ( n ) =an old type of gun with a wide end

blunder ( v ) ( blʌndər ) =to make a stupid or careless mistake, e. g. The government had blundered in its handling of the affair. blunder ( n ) =a s ...

beckon ( v ) ( bɛkən ) =to give sb a signal using your finger or hand, especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you, e. g. She beckoned to ...

betray ( v ) ( bɪˈtreɪ ) e. g. He was offered money to betray his colleagues. She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him. betrayal ( n ...

bait - and - switch ( n ) =a selling method where advertisements for cheap products are used to attract customers, who are then persuaded to buy sth ...

bait 2 ( v ) =to deliberately try to make sb angry by making cruel or insulting remarks, e. g. The soldiers remained calm even though the crowd was b ...

bait 3 ( v ) - baiting = ( in compound nouns ) the activity of attacking a wild animal with dogs, e. g. bear - baiting

bait 4 ( n ) ( beɪt ) =food put on a hook to catch fish, or in nets, traps, etc. to catch animals or birds =a person or thing that is used to catch s ...

bait 1 ( v ) ( beɪt ) =to place food on a hook, in a trap, etc. in order to attract or catch an animal, e. g. He baited the trap with a piece of meat.

wail 4 ( n ) ( weɪl ) =a long, loud, high cry expressing pain or sadness; a sound similar to this, e. g. a wail of despair. The baby let out a high - ...

wail 2 ( v ) =to cry or complain about sth in a loud high voice, e. g. “It's broken, ” she wailed. There's no point in wailing about sth that happene ...