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  • 71compromise — com|pro|mise1 [ kamprə,maız ] noun count or uncount ** a way of solving a problem or ending an argument in which both people or groups accept that they cannot have everything they want: compromise between: This deal is the ideal compromise… …

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  • 72gaze — gaze1 [ geız ] verb intransitive ** to look at someone or something for a long time, for example because they are attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking of something else: gaze at/into/toward/upon/up at: We gazed in wonder at the… …

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  • 73hasten — has|ten [ heısn ] verb 1. ) transitive to make something happen sooner or more quickly: The government made a plea for international aid to hasten the disarmament of more than 60,000 rebels. 2. ) intransitive hasten to/toward/away etc. LITERARY… …

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  • 74intern — in|tern1 [ ın,tɜrn ] noun count AMERICAN someone who has recently obtained a qualification as a doctor and is continuing their training by working in a hospital a. a student, or someone who has recently obtained a degree, who works in a job in… …

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  • 75suspect — sus|pect1 [ sə spekt ] verb transitive not usually progressive *** 1. ) to believe that something is true, especially something bad: Teachers should call social services if they suspect child abuse. suspect (that): Police suspected that she had… …

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  • 76misinform — [[t]mɪ̱sɪnfɔ͟ː(r)m[/t]] misinforms, misinforming, misinformed VERB If you are misinformed, you are told something that is wrong or inaccurate. [be V ed] He has been misinformed by members of his own party... [be V ed] We were clearly misinformed …

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  • 77short — 1 adjective LENGTH/HEIGHT/DISTANCE 1 measuring a small amount in distance or length: a short corridor with two rooms on each side | a short skirt | It s a short drive from the airport. | Anita had her hair cut short. 2 PERSON someone who is short …

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  • 78slave — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who is legally owned by another person and works for them for no money: accusing her mother of treating her like a slave 2 be a slave to/of to be completely influenced by something so that you cannot make your own decisions:… …

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  • 79malign — 1. adjective a malign influence Syn: harmful, evil, bad, baleful, hostile, inimical, destructive, malignant, injurious; literary malefic, maleficent Ant: beneficial 2. verb he maligned an innocent man Syn …

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  • 80charge */*/*/ — I UK [tʃɑː(r)dʒ] / US [tʃɑrdʒ] noun Word forms charge : singular charge plural charges 1) [countable/uncountable] an amount of money that you have to pay, especially when you visit a place or when someone does something for you You will have to… …

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