betraying (verb)

  • 21ideal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, lofty, noble ▪ Sam was a real leader who had high moral ideals. ▪ unattainable ▪ This is not an unattainable ideal …

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  • 22nervousness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great ▪ There has been great nervousness about the future. ▪ increasing ▪ slight ▪ initial …

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  • 23cowp — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary noun: rubbish dump. Example: Clean your room up, it looks like a bloody cowp in here verb: spill, fall over, tip. Example: Did you cowp mah pint, ya bastard? II Cumbrian Dictionary ( v kowp) Fall, e.g. Cowp ower …

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  • 24betray — be|tray [ bı treı ] verb transitive ** 1. ) if you betray your country, or you betray someone who needs your support, you deliberately do something that harms them or helps their opponents: In wartime many people accused of betraying their… …

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  • 25far — [ far ] (comparative far|ther [ farðər ] or fur|ther [ fɜrðər ] ; superlative far|thest [ farðəst ] or fur|thest [ fɜrðəst ] ) adjective, adverb *** Far can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: Have you traveled far today? after the verb… …

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  • 26countenance — (n.) mid 13c., from O.Fr. contenance demeanor, bearing, conduct, from L. continentia restraint, abstemiousness, moderation, lit. way one contains oneself, from continentem, prp. of continere (see CONTAIN (Cf. contain)). Meaning evolving M.E. from …

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  • 27of — [[t]əv, STRONG ɒv, AM ʌv[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, of is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Of is also used in phrasal prepositions such as because of , instead of and in spite …

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  • 28control — 1 noun 1 MAKE SB/STH DO WHAT YOU WANT (U) the ability or power to make someone or something do what you want: Generally your driving s OK, but your clutch control isn t very good. (+ of/over): Babies are born with very little control over their… …

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  • 29far */*/*/ — UK [fɑː(r)] / US [fɑr] adjective, adverb Word forms far : adjective far comparative farther UK [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)] / US [ˈfɑrðər] or further UK [ˈfɜː(r)ðə(r)] / US [ˈfɜrðər] superlative farthest UK [ˈfɑː(r)ðɪst] / US [ˈfɑrðəst] or furthest UK… …

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