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to make something simpler and easier for people to understand, especially in order to make it more popular.
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inarticulate (A)
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unable to express feelings or ideas clearly
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civilian (n)
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a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces:
EX: The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians. |
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a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim:
EX: The government have just launched (= begun) their annual Christmas campaign to stop drunken driving. |
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feelings of being upset and angry, often because someone has been rude:
EX: I really didn't mean give any offence - I was just stating my opinion. |
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| to delay something until a later time |
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| to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective |
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causing strong feelings and differences of opinion:
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accusation (n)
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a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind (loi buoc toi)
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spontaneously (adv)
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arithmetic (n)
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the part of mathematics that involves the adding and multiplying, etc. of numbers:
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= double-talk
language that has no real meaning or has more than one meaning and is intended to hide the truth: |
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sinister (a)
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| making you feel that something bad or evil might happen |
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If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it:
EX: It is an illness that afflicts women more than men. |
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think or say sth very bad
EX: He said that he deplored all violence. |
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| to prevent something from being seen or noticed: |
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| to show that you disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc |
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terrorist (n)
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| someone who uses violent action, or threats of violent action, for political purposes |
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desensitize (v)
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| to cause someone to experience something, usually an emotion or a pain, less strongly than before: |
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| very great sadness, especially at the death of someone |
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hypocrisy (n)
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| a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time |
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glorify (v)
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| to praise or honor someone or something |
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justify (v)
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| to give or to be a good reason for |
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| to criticize something or someone strongly and publicly |
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| to replace someone or something |
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| a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain |
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selfless (a)
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| caring more for what other people need and want rather than for what you yourself need and want |
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| a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war: |
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inhumane (a)
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| cruel and causing suffering to people or animals: |
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| to operate in a less successful way than other things of the same type: |
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