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  • 21good — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ The results of the research should be used for the common good. VERB + GOOD ▪ do (sb) ▪ You can try talking to her, but I don t think it will do much good …

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  • 22rain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ driving, hard, lashing (esp. BrE), pelting, pounding (esp. AmE) ▪ drenching, heavy, pouring, torr …

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  • 23standard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 level of quality ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ low, poor ▪ certain, minimum ▪ Players have to be of a certain standard to compete in the tournament …

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  • 24useful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make yourself ▪ She told Fred to make himself useful …

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  • 25extent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, greatest, maximum, overall ▪ The overall extent of civilian casualties remained unclear. ▪ actual, exact, precise …

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  • 26impact — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effect/impression ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, great, high, huge, important, main, major …

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  • 27reliable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, f …

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  • 28zero — ze|ro1 [ˈzıərəu US ˈzi:rou] number plural zeros or zeroes [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: zéro, from Arabic sifr empty, nothing ] 1.) the number 0 British Equivalent: nought ▪ Make X greater than or equal to zero …

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  • 29anxious — adjective 1 very worried about something that may happen or may have happened so that you think about it all the time (+ about): Helen is anxious about travelling on her own. | Feeling scared, Joe? No, just a little anxious. | anxious… …

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  • 30true — 1 /tru:/ adjective 1 NOT FALSE based on facts and not imagined or invented: No, honestly, it s a true story. | it is true (that): Is it true that you re leaving? | be true of sb: Babies need a lot of sleep and this is particularly true of… …

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