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  • 91testimony — tes‧ti‧mo‧ny [ˈtestməni ǁ moʊni] noun testimonies PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] LAW a formal statement that something is true, such as the one a witness makes in a court of law: • In her testimony, she denied that she knew about the… …

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  • 92beginning — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new ▪ She spoke of a new beginning for the nation. ▪ auspicious, hopeful, promising ▪ It was an auspicious beginning to his long career …

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  • 93death — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early, premature, untimely ▪ The president s untimely death has thrown the country into chaos. ▪ sudden, unexpected ▪ immediate …

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  • 94decline — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ catastrophic, considerable, dramatic, drastic, large, major, marked, massive, serious, severe …

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  • 95destruction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total, utter, wholesale ▪ large scale, mass, massive, widespread ▪ modern weapons of mass …

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  • 96discredit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + DISCREDIT ▪ bring, reflect ▪ By telling lies he brought discredit upon the Army. ▪ Your failure reflects no discredit upon you you did your best. ▪ bring sth into …

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  • 97flicker — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, slight, small, tiny ▪ She caught the faintest flicker of amusement on his face. ▪ brief ▪ sud …

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  • 98horror — noun 1 feeling of fear/shock ADJECTIVE ▪ abject, absolute, pure, sheer, utter ▪ The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror. ▪ mock …

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  • 99lifetime — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ wisdom gained in the course of a long lifetime ▪ short ▪ A lifetime is too short for all the great books there are! ▪ entire …

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  • 100main — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ADJECTIVE ▪ gas, water ▪ broken (AmE), burst (BrE) ▪ water damage from broken mains ▪ There s a burst water m …

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