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  • 1aesthetic — I UK [iːsˈθetɪk] / US [esˈθetɪk] adjective 1) relating to beauty or to the study of the principles of beauty, especially in art aesthetic qualities/theories/ideals 2) formal nice to look at The design isn t particularly aesthetic, but at least it …

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  • 2parenthetical — UK [ˌpærənˈθetɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌperənˈθetɪk(ə)l] adjective not directly connected with what you are saying or writing a parenthetical remark Derived word: parenthetically UK [ˌpærənˈθetɪklɪ] / US [ˌperənˈθetɪklɪ] adverb …

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  • 3synthetic — A derivative position which is created synthetically by using other derivative contracts. For example, the creation of a synthetic long future by the purchase of a call option and the sale of a put option with the same exercise price and expiry… …

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  • 4synthetically — Ⅰ. synthetic UK US /sɪnˈθetɪk/ adjective ► made artificially and not produced from natural substances: »synthetic fibres synthetically adverb ► »synthetically produced drugs Ⅱ. synthetic UK US /sɪnˈθetɪk/ noun [C] ► …

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  • 5antipathy — UK [ænˈtɪpəθɪ] / US noun [uncountable] formal a strong feeling of not liking someone or something antipathy for/to/towards: She found it hard to hide her antipathy towards her senior colleagues. Derived word: antipathetic UK [ˌæntɪpəˈθetɪk] / US… …

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  • 6apathetic — UK [ˌæpəˈθetɪk] / US adjective not at all interested in or enthusiastic about anything, and not willing to make any effort to change things Derived word: apathetically UK [ˌæpəˈθetɪklɪ] / US adverb …

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  • 7empathetic — UK [empæˈθetɪk] / US [empəˈθetɪk] adjective able to understand how someone feels because you can imagine what it is like to be them …

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  • 8epithet — UK [ˈepɪθet] / US [ˈepɪˌθet] noun [countable] Word forms epithet : singular epithet plural epithets a) a word or phrase that describes the main quality of someone or something b) mainly American an offensive or insulting name for someone racial… …

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  • 9esthetic — UK [iːsˈθetɪk] / US [esˈθetɪk] aesthetic …

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  • 10hypothetical */ — UK [ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪk(ə)l] / US adjective based on situations or events that seem possible rather than on actual ones hypothetical example/question/situation: I don t want to talk about hypothetical situations. Derived word: hypothetically UK… …

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