(than someone else)

  • 111subordinate — I UK [səˈbɔː(r)dɪnət] / US [səˈbɔrdɪnət] adjective * 1) having less power or authority than someone else He handed the case down to one of his subordinate officers. subordinate to: All members of the committee are subordinate to the chairman. 2)… …

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  • 112junior — jun|ior1 [ dʒuniər ] adjective usually before noun ** 1. ) a junior person does not have a lot of responsibility or power in their job: a junior partner at the law firm junior doctors I was the most junior person there. a ) be junior to someone… …

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  • 113subordinate — [səˈbɔːdɪnət] adj I 1) having less power or authority than someone else 2) less important than something else subordination [səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] II noun [C] subordinate [səˈbɔːdɪnət] someone who has less power or authority than someone… …

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  • 114witchcraft — /wich kraft , krahft /, n. 1. the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. 2. magical influence; witchery. [bef. 950; ME wicchecraft, OE wiccecraeft. See WITCH, CRAFT] Syn. 1. See magic. * * * Introduction  the exercise or invocation of… …

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  • 115Narcissism — Narcissus by Caravaggio (Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome) Narcissism is a term with a wide range of meanings, depending on whether it is used to describe a central concept of psychoanalytic theory, a mental illness, a social or cultural… …

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  • 116know — 1 verb past tense knew, past participle known INFORMATION 1 (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) to have information about something: Who knows the answer? | Do you happen to know the time? | When are they arriving? Maybe Mrs. Mott knows …

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  • 117shame — shame1 S2 [ʃeım] n [: Old English; Origin: scamu] 1.) it s a shame/what a shame etc spoken used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad or disappointed ▪ She s failed her test again. What a shame! ▪ It s a shame that you have to …

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  • 118shame — 1 noun 1 (U) the uncomfortable feeling of being guilty and embarrassed that you have when you have done something wrong: a deep sense of shame | to your shame (=making you feel ashamed): She realized to her shame that she had forgotten Nina s… …

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  • 119undersell — un‧der‧sell [ˌʌndəˈsel ǁ ər ] verb undersold PTandPP [ ˈsəʊld ǁ ˈsoʊld] [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to sell goods etc at a lower price than someone else: • We undersell all our rivals. • They claim never to be undersold ( …

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  • 120play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games …

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