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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| OPT /ɑːpt/ | to make a choice |
| GET OFF | HEAD OUT |
| Kick in | to start to have an effect or to start to happen |
| contagious /kənˈteɪ.dʒəs/ | A disease that can be caught |
| Chill out | to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you |
| gall bladder | a small organ in the body like a bag connected to the liver which stores bile (= a bitter liquid that helps to digest food) |
| lisp verb /lɪsp/ v | to pronounce 's' and 'z' sounds like 'th' |
| speech impediment noun | a difficulty in speaking clearly, such as a lisp or stammer |
| stammer verb /ˈstæm.ər//-ɚ/ v | to speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds, either because of speech problems or because of fear and anxiety |
| precipitate verb ( CHEMISTRY ) /prɪˈsɪp.ɪ.teɪt/ v | specialized If a liquid precipitates, substances in it become solid and separate from the liquid |
| hypothetical adjective /ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl//-ˈθet ̬- | imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true |
| terrestrial adjective ( ANIMALS ) /təˈres.tri.əl/ adj | specialized (of animals) living on the land rather than in the sea or air |
| crow noun /krəʊ//kroʊ/ n [C] | a large black bird with a loud unpleasant cry |
| burrow noun /ˈbʌr.əʊ//ˈbɝː.oʊ/ n [C] | a hole in the ground dug by an animal such as a rabbit, especially to live in |
| pro·lif·er·ate /prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt/ | 1.to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation. |
| 2.to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively. | |
| reciprocal adjective /rɪˈsɪp.rə.kəl/ adj formal | A reciprocal action or arrangement involves two people or groups of people who behave in the same way or agree to help each other and give each other advantages. |
| repel verb ( FORCE AWAY ) /rɪˈpel/ v | to force something or someone to move away or stop attacking you |
| elicit verb /ɪˈlɪs.ɪt/ v | [T] formal to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction |
| foothold noun ( STRONG POSITION ) /ˈfʊt.həʊld//-hoʊld/ n [C] | a strong first position from which further progress can be made |
| exacerbate verb /ɪgˈzæs.ə.beɪt//-ɚ-/ v [T] | to make something which is already bad worse |
| permafrost noun /ˈpɜː.mə.frɒst//ˈpɝː.mə.frɑːst/ n [U] | specialized an area of land which is permanently frozen, whose surface melts in the summer and freezes again in the autumn |
| hierarchy noun /ˈhaɪə.rɑː.ki//ˈhaɪr.ɑːr-/ n [C] | a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance |
| Arctic noun /ˈɑːk.tɪk//ˈɑːrk-/ n [S] | the Arctic ,the most northern part of the world, which is very cold |
| gill noun ( FISH ) n /gɪl/[C usually plural] | the organ through which fish and other water creatures breathe |
| arbitrary adjective ( CHANCE ) /ˈɑː.bɪ.trə.ri//ˈɑːr.bə.trer-/ adj | based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason arbitrary decision-making |
| What guided your choice of destination or was it arbitrary? |
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