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  • 111wet — wet1 W3S2 [wet] adj comparative wetter superlative wettest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(water/liquid)¦ 2¦(weather)¦ 3¦(paint/ink etc)¦ 4¦(person)¦ 5¦(baby)¦ 6 somebody is all wet 7 be wet behind the ears ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …

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  • 112blind — [[t]bla͟ɪnd[/t]] ♦♦♦ blinds, blinding, blinded 1) ADJ Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged. I started helping him run the business when he went blind... How would you explain colour to a blind person? Derived words …

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  • 113common — [[t]kɒ̱mən[/t]] ♦ commoner, commonest, commons 1) ADJ GRADED If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often. His name was Hansen, a common name in Norway... Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds...… …

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  • 114condescend — [[t]kɒ̱ndɪse̱nd[/t]] condescends, condescending, condescended 1) VERB (disapproval) If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do… …

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  • 115dead — [[t]de̱d[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living. You re a widow? Yes. My husband s been dead a year now. ... The group had shot dead another hostage. ...their dead brother. ...old newspapers and dead flowers.… …

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  • 116dirty — [[t]dɜ͟ː(r)ti[/t]] ♦♦♦ dirtier, dirtiest, dirties, dirtying, dirtied 1) ADJ GRADED If something is dirty, it is marked or covered with stains, spots, or mud, and needs to be cleaned. She still did not like the woman who had dirty fingernails...… …

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  • 117fool — [[t]fu͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦♦ fools, fooling, fooled 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a fool, you are indicating that you think they are not at all sensible and show a lack of good judgement. You fool! she shouted... He d been a fool to get… …

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  • 118go — I [[t]go͟ʊ[/t]] MOVING OR LEAVING ♦ goes, going, went, gone (In most cases the past participle of go is gone, but occasionally you use been : see been.) 1) VERB When you go somewhere, you move or travel there. [V prep/adv] We went to …

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  • 119gross — [[t]gro͟ʊs[/t]] ♦♦♦ grosser, grossest, grosses, grossing, grossed (The plural of the number is gross.) 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use gross to describe something unacceptable or unpleasant to a very great amount, degree, or intensity. The company were… …

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  • 120lunatic — [[t]lu͟ːnətɪk[/t]] lunatics 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a lunatic, you think they behave in a dangerous, stupid, or annoying way. [INFORMAL] Her son thinks she s an absolute raving lunatic. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If… …

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