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  • 71staleness — stale ► ADJECTIVE (staler, stalest) 1) (of food) no longer fresh or pleasant to eat. 2) no longer new and interesting. 3) no longer performing well because of having done something for too long. ► VERB ▪ make or become stale. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 72deliberation — noun 1 careful consideration/discussion of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ careful, rational, thoughtful ▪ After careful deliberation, it was agreed to abandon the project. ▪ lengthy (esp. BrE), long …

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  • 73fast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long VERB + FAST ▪ go on, keep, observe ▪ All members of the religious community keep these fasts. ▪ …

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  • 74sermon — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fiery ▪ weekly ▪ long VERB + SERMON ▪ deliver, give, preach …

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  • 75word — noun 1》 a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used to form sentences with others. 2》 a remark or statement.     ↘[with negative] (a word) even the smallest amount of something spoken or written: don t believe a word.… …

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  • 76prolong — /prəˈlɒŋ / (say pruh long) verb (t) 1. to lengthen out in time; to extend the duration of; to cause to continue longer: to prolong one s life. 2. to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line. {late Middle English prolonge(n), from Late… …

  • 77put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …

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  • 78put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …

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  • 79set in — verb 1. enter a particular state (Freq. 1) Laziness set in After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in • Syn: ↑kick in • Hypernyms: ↑begin, ↑start …

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  • 80drag on — verb 1. last unnecessarily long • Syn: ↑drag out • Hypernyms: ↑last, ↑endure • Verb Frames: Something s Something is ing PP 2. proc …

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