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121vigilant — adjective we ve become more vigilant since the neighbors were robbed Syn: watchful, observant, attentive, alert, eagle eyed, hawk eyed, on the lookout, on one s toes, on the qui vive; wide awake, wakeful, unwinking, on one s guard, cautious, wary …
122turn on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms turn on : present tense I/you/we/they turn on he/she/it turns on present participle turning on past tense turned on past participle turned on 1) a) to make a piece of equipment start working by pressing a… …
123do down — PHRASAL VERB If someone does you down, they try to you make other people think that you are unpleasant or unsuccessful by criticizing you. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V n P] Glover thinks that Smith did him down, perhaps out of envy. [Also V P n (not… …
124David S. Touretzky — in 2007 Born United States …
125politely — po|lite|ly [ pə laıtli ] adverb * in a polite way: Did you sleep well? she asked politely. He politely declined her offer. a. to put it politely SPOKEN used for saying that you are not criticizing something as much as you could: Your projected… …
126rich — /rItS/ adjective 1 WEALTHY a) having a lot of money or valuable possessions: one of the richest women in America | He got rich by making money on the stock market. | a rich and powerful nation b) the rich people who have a lot of money and… …
127defensive — adj. 1 protecting against attack VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ purely ▪ These are purely defensive measures. ▪ essentially, largely …
128disrespect — dis|re|spect1 [ˌdısrıˈspekt] n [singular, U] lack of respect for someone or something ≠ ↑respect disrespect for ▪ disrespect for the law ▪ Damien has always had a healthy disrespect (=that you think is good) for media opinion. ▪ It was said on… …
