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  • 41extreme — ex|treme1 W3S3 [ıkˈstri:m] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: extrême, from Latin extremus most outward , from exter; EXTERNAL] 1.) [only before noun] very great in degree ▪ Extreme poverty still exists in many rural areas. extreme… …

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  • 42invent — in|vent [ ın vent ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to design or create something such as a machine or process that did not exist before: He invented the technique that allows scientists to examine DNA. It s one of the most time saving devices ever… …

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  • 43dominate — [[t]dɒ̱mɪneɪt[/t]] ♦♦ dominates, dominating, dominated 1) VERB To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it. [V n] The book is expected to dominate the best seller lists. [V n] ...countries where life… …

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  • 44shut off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you shut off something such as an engine or an electrical item, you turn it off to stop it working. [V P n (not pron)] They pulled over and shut off the engine... [V n P] Will somebody for God s sake shut that alarm off. Syn:… …

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  • 45Wernicke–Kleist–Leonhard Pathway —    (from 1900)    The central theme in this pathway is classifying psychotic illness not on the basis of outcome, as Kraepelin did, but on the basis of hypothetical underlying neurological impairment or common family history. The pathway had the… …

    Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

  • 46invent */*/ — UK [ɪnˈvent] / US verb [transitive] Word forms invent : present tense I/you/we/they invent he/she/it invents present participle inventing past tense invented past participle invented Collocations: If you are the first person to make a new type of …

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  • 47shut — I UK [ʃʌt] / US verb Word forms shut : present tense I/you/we/they shut he/she/it shuts present participle shutting past tense shut past participle shut *** 1) [transitive] to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer Please shut the …

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  • 48Valentine's Day — (14 February)    For today s adolescents and young adults, this is a highly popular festival, bolstered by the powerful greetings card industry and huge media coverage.    The custom of choosing sweethearts on Valentine s Day arose in court… …

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  • 49turn a blind eye — verb refuse to acknowledge He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office • Hypernyms: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush aside, ↑brush off, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ignore …

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  • 50wink — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. close and open (one eye or both eyes) quickly. b intr. close and open an eye. 2 intr. (often foll. by at) wink one eye as a signal of friendship or greeting or to convey a message to a person. 3 intr. (of a light etc.) twinkle; …

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