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“stalk2 v. 1 [with obj.] pursue or approach stealthily: a cat stalking a bird. harass or persecute (someone) with unwanted and obsessive attention: for five years she was stalked by a man who would taunt and threaten her.”
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“short written or spoken examination of a person's proficiency or knowledge:”
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“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis n. [mass noun] an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.”
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“sporting”
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“a”
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“country in southern Asia occupying the greater part of the Indian subcontinent; pop. 1,045,845,226 (est. 2002); official languages, Hindi and English (fourteen other languages are recognized as official in certain regions; of these, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu have most first-language speakers); capital, New Delhi. Hindi name BHARAT.”
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“[BIOLOGY]”
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“India”
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“gold n. [mass noun] 1 a yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, used in jewellery and decoration and to guarantee the value of currencies. (Symbol: Au) [with modifier] an alloy of gold: 9-carat gold.”
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“weirdo n. (pl. weirdos) INFORMAL a person whose dress or behaviour seems strange or eccentric.”
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“tissue”
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“cowcatcher n. NORTH AMERICAN a metal frame at the front of a locomotive for pushing aside cattle or other obstacles on the line.”
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“fading or being lost. ARCHAIC live; dwell. abidance n. (ARCHAIC) Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan (see BIDE). abiding adj. (of a feeling or memory)”
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“bass3”
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“he looked through her belongings in the hope of coming across some information”
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“pooper scooper (also poop scoop)”
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“inertia selling n. [mass noun] BRITISH the sending of unsolicited goods to potential customers in the hope of making a sale.”
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“ass1 n. 1 a hoofed mammal of the horse family, which is typically smaller than a horse and has longer ears and a braying call. Genus Equus, family Equidae: E. africanus of Africa, which is the ancestor of the domestic ass or donkey, and E. hemionus of Asia. (in general use) a donkey. 2 BRITISH INFORMAL a foolish or stupid person: that ass of a young man. make an ass of oneself INFORMAL behave in a way that makes one look foolish or stupid. Old English assa, from a Celtic word related to Welsh asyn, Breton azen, based on Latin asinus. ass2 n. NORTH AMERICAN VULGAR SLANG a person's buttocks or anus. [mass noun] women regarded as a source of sexual gratification. oneself (used in phrases for emphasis). bust one's ass try very hard to do something. chew (someone's) ass reprimand (someone) severely. drag (or tear or haul) ass hurry or move fast. get your ass in (or into) gear hurry.”
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“Maradona Diego (Armando) (b.1960), Argentinian footballer. He captained the Argentina team that won the World Cup in 1986, arousing controversy when his apparent handball scored a goal in the quarter-final match against England.”
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“a plentiful source or supply:”
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“India a country in southern Asia occupying the greater part of the Indian subcontinent; pop. 1,045,845,226 (est. 2002); official languages, Hindi and English (fourteen other languages are recognized as official in certain regions; of these, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu have most first-language speakers); capital, New Delhi. Hindi name BHARAT. Much of India was united under a Muslim sultanate based around Delhi from the 12th century until incorporated in the Mogul empire in the 16th century. Colonial intervention began in the late 17th century, particularly by the British; in 1765 the East India Company acquired the right to administer Bengal. In 1858, after the Indian Mutiny, the Crown took over the Company's authority, and in 1876 Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India. Independence was won in 1947, at which time India was partitioned,”
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“2 [CRICKET] each of the three upright pieces of wood which form a wicket. (stumps) close of play in a cricket match. 3 [ART] a cylinder with conical ends made of rolled paper or other soft material, used for softening or blending marks made with a crayon or pencil. 4 chiefly NORTH AMERICAN used in relation to political campaigning: his jibes at his opponents may have won him some support on the stump early in his campaign | [as modifier] an inspiring stump speaker. [ referring to the use of a tree stump, from which an orator would speak.]”
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“papyrus n. (pl. papyri or papyruses) 1 [mass noun] a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making articles such as rope. [count noun] a document written on papyrus. 2 the tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley. Cyperus papyrus, family Cyperaceae. late Middle English (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek papuros. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent.”
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“Avogadro's constant (also Avogadro's number) n. [CHEMISTRY] the number of atoms or molecules in one mole of a substance, equal to 6.023 × 1023. Avogadro's law (also Avogadro's hypothesis) n. [CHEMISTRY] a law stating that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.”
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“Abitur”
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“century: from late Latin, from Latin aquaemanalis,”
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“abulia (also aboulia) n. [mass noun] [PSYCHIATRY] an absence of willpower or an inability to act decisively, a symptom of schizophrenia or other mental illness. abulic adj. mid 19th century: coined from A-1 ‘without’ + Greek boulē ‘the will’.”
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“organelle”
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“007 n. the fictional British secret agent James Bond, or someone based on, inspired by, or reminiscent of him.”
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“commandant. late 17th century: from French commandant, or Italian or Spanish commandante, all from late Latin commandare ‘to command’ (see COMMAND). command-driven adj. [COMPUTING] (of a program or computer) operated by means of commands keyed in by the user or issued by another program or computer. command economy n. another term for PLANNED ECONOMY. commandeer v. [with obj.] officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes: a nearby house had been commandeered by the army. take possession of (something) by force: the truck was commandeered by a mob. [with obj. and infinitive] enlist (someone) to help in a task: he commandeered the men to find a table. early 19th century: from Afrikaans kommandeer, from Dutch commanderen, from French commander ‘to command’ (see COMMAND).”
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