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| consensus | a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people - general consensus - an emerging/growing consensus on/about + a growing consensus on the need for the country to train more doctors. - arrive at/reach a consensus - by consensus |
| get-together | + a family get-tother |
| incessant | never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way - incessant rain/noise/complaints = ceaseless |
| unremitting | - unremitting hard work/effort - unremitting (child) labour |
| effort | - make every effort - a reward for your efforts |
| pattern | a particular way in which something is done or organized, or in which something happens (able to be copied) - set the pattern for - be patterned on/after sth - be in/go into a holding pattern |
| precursor clinical | something that comes before another and may lead to it or influence its development + This profound knowledge can act as a precursor to clinical breakthroughs. |
| detrimental | harmful - detrimental effect/impact - detrimental to |
| prosaic | without interest, imagination, and excitement |
| commonplace | happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special + Public financing for sports stadiums has become commonplace. |
| devise | to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination = invent + Scientists are working to devise a means of storing this type of power. |
| elusive | difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember: + Success, however, remained elusive for her. |
| primitive | relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system + Early settlers had to cope with very primitive living conditions. (basic and uncomfortable) |
| bustling | full of busy activity - Saigon is a bustling metropolis. |
| vibrant | energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm - a vibrant democracy/economy/market + Ireland went from a vibrant economy to virtual collapse in the space of a decade. |
| cullinary | connected with cooking or kitchens - culinary delight + The restaurants and cafes of this small town offer more culinary delights than you'd expect. - culinary skill + My culinary skills are limited to boiling water. |
| be predicated on sth | If an idea or argument is predicated on something, it depends on the existence or truth of this thing + The sales forecast is predicated on the assumption that the economy will grow by four percent. |
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