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enfold

FOLD

📌 to hold somebody in your arms in a way that shows love

She lay quietly, == in his arms.

== sb/sth in sth

📌to surround or cover somebody/something completely

Darkness spread and == him.

ineradicable

ERADICATE

📌(of a quality or situation) that cannot be removed or changed

The slave trade had an == effect on world history.

unimpeded

IMPEDIMENT

📌with nothing blocking or stopping somebody/something

an == view of the bay

watchword

WORD

📌a word or phrase that expresses somebody's beliefs or attitudes, or that explains what somebody should do in a particular situation

Quality is our ==.

interoperability

OPERATE

📌the ability of computer systems or programs to exchange information

This new feature should ensure greater == between devices.

(between/with something)

📌the ability of military equipment or groups to work together

They need to achieve higher levels of == with allies.

cast-off

CAST

📌a piece of clothing that the original owner no longer wants to wear

She used to wear her sister's ==

page-turner

PAGE

📌a book that is very exciting

candidacy

CANDIDATE

📌the fact of being a candidate in an election

to announce/declare/withdraw your == for the post

flashback

FLASH

📌a part of a film, play, etc. that shows a scene that happened earlier in time than the main story

The events that led up to the murder were shown in a series of == .

The reader is told the story in ==.

inclemency

CLEMENT

📌the fact of weather being unpleasant, cold and wet

incessantly

CEASE

📌​without stopping

to talk ==

unsubstantiated

SUBSTANCE

📌not proved to be true by evidence

an == claim/rumour, etc.

weather-beaten

WEATHER

📌(especially of a person or their skin) rough and damaged because the person spends a lot of time outside

the == face of an old sailor

dietician

DIET

📌a person whose job is to advise people on what kind of food they should eat to keep healthy

desensitize

SENSE

📌to make somebody/something less aware of something as a problem by making them become used to it

be/become == (to something) People are increasingly becoming == to violence on television.

== somebody/something (specialist) 📌to treat somebody/something so that they will stop being sensitive to physical or chemical changes, or to a particular substance

There is no effective serum to == people who are allergic to fleas.

counteract

ACT

📌to do something to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of something

These exercises aim to == the effects of stress and tension.

layover

LAY

📌a short stay somewhere between two parts of a journey

uncomprehending

COMPREND

📌(of a person) not understanding a situation or what is happening

lightweight

WEIGH

📌a weight in boxing and other sports, between featherweight and welterweight, in boxing usually between 57 and 60 kilograms; a boxer or other competitor in this class

a == champion

📌a person or thing that weighs less than is usual

📌a person or thing of little importance or influence

a political ==

Liquefaction

LIQUID

📌quá trình hóa lỏng

Tức là: chất rắn hoặc chất khí chuyển sang trạng thái lỏng.

mash-up

MASH

📌a combination of elements from different sources used to create a new song, video, computer file, program, etc.

a video ==

sidestep

STEP

📌to avoid answering a question or dealing with a problem

Did you notice how she neatly == the question?

📌To avoid something, for example being hit, by stepping to one side

He cleverly == the tackle.

moonscape

📌a view of the surface of the moon

📌​an area of land that is empty, with no trees, water, etc., and looks like the surface of the moon

livestock

LIVE

📌enlarge image

the animals kept on a farm, for example cows or sheep

discount

COUNT

verb

📌to take an amount of money off the usual cost of something; to sell something at a discount

be == by something Most of our stock has been discounted by up to 40 per cent.

📌to think or say that something is not important or not true

We cannot == the possibility of further strikes.

inopportune

OPPORTUNE

📌happening at a bad time

They arrived at an == moment.

embodiment

BODY

📌a person or thing that represents or is a typical example of an idea or a quality

He is the == of the young successful businessman.

reformatory

REFORM

📌(especially in the past) a type of school where young people who have broken the law are sent instead of prison:

For the cab holdup, Benny was placed in a == for almost two years.

Contrariwise

CONTRARY

📌Theo cách hoặc thứ tự ngược lại.

In the opposite way or order.

Many people prefer social gatherings; ==, others enjoy solitude.

unwieldy

WIELD

📌An unwieldy object is difficult to move or handle because it is heavy, large, or a strange shape:

A piano is a very == item to get down a flight of stairs.

unappetizing

APPETIZE

📌Unappetizing food does not look or smell attractive and does not make you want to eat it:

If you overcook pasta before freezing it, its texture will be == once it's defrosted.

📌not attractive or pleasant:

The waterfront is distinctly ==: a mixture of broken concrete, raw sewage, and piles of garbage tossed over garden walls.

resurgent

SURGE

📌increasing again, or becoming popular again:

== inflation

Many people were critical of the == militarism in the country.

felicitously

FELICITY

📌in a way that is suitable, right, or lucky, or expresses well the intended thought or feeling:

a == phrased speech

They had been parted only to meet again now, by chance, so ==.

fortuitous

FORTUNE

📌(of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance:

The timing of the meeting is certainly ==.

groundwork

WORK

📌work that is done as a preparation for work that will be done later:

lay the ==for

The committee will meet today to lay the == for inter-party talks next month.

The == for the book stalled soon after it began.

📌the first part of building work, in which existing buildings, trees, etc. are removed and the surface of the ground is prepared:

Costing 200 million pounds, == began on the site in February.

resurface

FACE

📌to put a new surface on a road:

Drivers will experience delays while stretches of the road are being ==.

📌to rise to the surface of the water again:

When the divers did not == after an hour, three crew members dived down to look for them.

📌to appear again after being lost, stolen, or absent:

Please contact me if any of the stolen paintings ==.

Jill == last week, after spending the past few months doing research in the library.

📌If a memory == , you remember it again after you had forgotten about it:

Memories of his childhood == when he saw the photographs.

necessitate

NECESSARY

📌to cause something to be needed, or to make something necessary:

Reduction in government spending will == further cuts in public services.

[ + -ing verb ] An important meeting == my being in Boston on Friday.

officialdom

OFFICIAL

📌used to refer to those people who have a position of authority, especially in government, usually when they are preventing you from doing what you want to do or are slow or not effective

pictorial

PICTURE

📌shown in the form of a picture or photograph:

The exhibition is a == history/record of the town in the 19th century.

grievance

GRIEF

📌a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly:

A special committee has been appointed to handle prisoners' ==.

harbour/nurse a == against sb

short-sighted

SIGHT

📌A == person can only clearly see objects that are close to them:

She has to wear glasses because she's very ==.

📌not thinking enough about how an action will affect the future:

It's very == of the government not to invest in technological research.

undervalue

VALUE

📌to consider someone or something as less valuable or important than he, she, or it really is:

The company had == the building by £20,000.

commensurate

MEASURE

📌in a correct and suitable amount compared to something else:

== with

I am looking for a salary that is == with my skills and experience.

prerequisite

REQUIRE

📌something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen:

Passing a written test is a == for taking the advanced course.

incandescent

CANDLE

📌producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part:

an == lamp

📌extremely bright:

The mountain's snow-white peak was == against the blue sky.

📌showing extreme anger or happiness:

== with rage

He was incandescent with rage.

stardom

STAR

📌the quality of being famous, especially for being a singer, actor, etc.:

From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for ==.

maturation

MATURE

📌the process of becoming completely developed mentally or emotionally

📌the process of becoming completely grown physically

offbeat

BEAT

📌unusual and strange and therefore surprising or noticeable:

an == sense of humour

unenviable

ENVY

📌An == duty, choice, or situation is unpleasant or difficult:

== task

I had the == task of cleaning up after the party.

They were left with an == choice - flee with their families over the border, or stay and fight.

ceremonious

CEREMONY

📌==behaviour is very or too formal or polite.

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