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  • 51enrage — verb the scheme is bound to enrage union members Syn: anger, infuriate, incense, madden, inflame; antagonize, provoke, exasperate; informal drive mad/crazy, drive up the wall, make someone see red, make someone s blood boil, make someone s… …

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  • 52irritate — verb 1) they seem to enjoy irritating me Syn: annoy, vex, make angry, make cross, anger, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, nettle, put out, antagonize, get on someone s nerves, try someone s patience, ruffle someone s feathers, make someone s hackles …

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  • 53vex — verb Alice was vexed by his remarks Syn: annoy, irritate, anger, infuriate, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, put out, antagonize, nettle, get on someone s nerves, ruffle someone s feathers, rattle someone s cage, make someone s hackles rise, rub the …

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  • 54get — verb Get is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑employee, ↑finance, ↑weather, ↑winner Get is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abscess, ↑access, ↑accolade, ↑accommodation, ↑acknowledgement, ↑acne, ↑ …

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  • 55strike — verb (past and past participle struck strʌk) 1》 deliver a blow to.     ↘accidentally hit (a part of one s body) against something.     ↘come into forcible contact with.     ↘(in sporting contexts) hit or kick (a ball).     ↘ignite (a match) by… …

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  • 56die — verb 1) her father died last year Syn: pass away, pass on, lose one s life, expire, breathe one s last, meet one s end, meet one s death, lay down one s life, perish, go the way of all flesh, go to one s last resting place, go to meet one s maker …

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  • 57eat — verb 1) we ate a hearty breakfast Syn: consume, devour, ingest, partake of; gobble (up/down), bolt (down), wolf (down); swallow, chew, munch, chomp; informal guzzle, nosh, put away, chow down on, tuck into, demolish …

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  • 58fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta …

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  • 59catch — 1 verb past tense and past participle caught 1 STOP/TRAP SB (T) a) to stop someone after you have been chasing them and prevent them from escaping: You can t catch me! she yelled, running away across the field. | If the guerrillas catch you, they …

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  • 60mark — mark1 [ mark ] noun count *** ▸ 1 area of dirt/oil etc. ▸ 2 level/stage/total etc. ▸ 3 something that shows a quality ▸ 4 printed/written symbol ▸ 5 school score ▸ 6 place you try to hit ▸ 7 official sign on something ▸ 8 unit of money in Germany …

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