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  • 101start — /stahrt/, v.i. 1. to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. 2. to appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.; rise or issue suddenly forth. 3. to spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place: The rabbit started from… …

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  • 102confirm — con|firm W2S2 [kənˈfə:m US ə:rm] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: confirmer, from Latin confirmare, from com ( COM ) + firmare to make firm ] 1.) to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof ▪ New… …

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  • 103interrupt — in|ter|rupt [ˌıntəˈrʌpt] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of interrumpere, from rumpere to break ] 1.) [I and T] to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc… …

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  • 104mistaken — mis|tak|en [mıˈsteıkən] adj 1.) be mistaken if you are mistaken, you are wrong about something that you thought you knew or saw ▪ It can t have been my car. You must be mistaken. ▪ I thought he said 12 o clock, but I might have been mistaken. ▪… …

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  • 105interrupt — verb 1 (I, T) to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc: Don t interrupt I haven t finished yet. | interrupt sb: She began to explain but I interrupted her. 2 (T) to make a… …

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  • 106folly — fol•ly [[t]ˈfɒl i[/t]] n. pl. lies 1) the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense 2) a foolish action, practice, idea, etc.; absurdity 3) a costly and foolish undertaking; unwise investment or expenditure 4) archit. a… …

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  • 107obstruct — /əbˈstrʌkt / (say uhb strukt) verb (t) 1. to block or close up, or make difficult of passage, with obstacles, as a way, road, channel, or the like. 2. to interrupt, make difficult, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of. 3. to come in… …

  • 108tent — I. /tɛnt / (say tent) noun 1. a portable shelter made of a strong material, formerly usually canvas, supported by one or more poles or a collapsible frame, and usually anchored by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground. –verb (t) 2. to provide with …

  • 109interior — [in tir′ē ər] adj. [ME < MFr < L, compar. of inter, between: see INTER ] 1. situated within; on the inside; inner 2. away from the coast, border, or frontier; inland 3. of the internal, or domestic, affairs of a country 4. of the inner… …

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  • 110interrupt — v.tr. 1 act so as to break the continuous progress of (an action, speech, a person speaking, etc.). 2 obstruct (a person s view etc.). 3 break the continuity of. Derivatives: interruptible adj. interruption n. interruptive adj. interruptory adj.… …

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