Lesson No. 43

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Besmirch (verb)

Definition: damage (someone’s reputation) / to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them / to blacken or taint (as a person's reputation) by word or deed / make (something) dirty or discoloured

Lesson No. 42

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Phantom (noun / adjective)

Definition: a ghost / a spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost transparent form of a person, animal or other object / something existing in appearance only / something apparently unpleasant or horrific that has no material form  / not real, illusory, fictitious or dummy

Lesson No. 41

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Trickster (noun)

Definition: a person who cheats or deceives people / a dishonest person who defrauds others by trickery / person (as a stage magician) skilled in the use of tricks and illusion / a deceiver, cheater, or defrauder

Lesson No. 40

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Maim (verb)

Definition: to injure a person so severely that a part of their body will no longer work as it should / to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure or mutilate / wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged

Lesson No. 39

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Betide (verb)

Definition: to happen / happen (to) / to happen especially as if by fate / come to pass / to take place; befall

Lesson No. 38

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Sublime (adjective)

Definition: extremely good, beautiful or enjoyable / very great / of very great excellence or beauty / tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur)

Lesson No. 37

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Drifter (noun)

Definition: a person who is continually moving from place to place, without any fixed home or job / someone who moves from one place to another or from one job to another without any purpose / one that travels or moves about aimlessly

Lesson No. 36

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Enchant (verb)

Definition: to attract or please someone very much / fill (someone) with great delight and charm / to delight or fascinate / to delight to a high degree

Lesson No. 35

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Unprecedented (adjective)

Definition: never having happened or existed in the past / never done or known before / without previous instance; never before known or experienced;

Lesson No. 34

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Swath / Swathe (noun)

Definition: a long strip or large area especially of land / a long broad strip or belt / a varied section or range / a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine

Lesson No. 33

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Prolix (adjective)

Definition: using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen / (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy / (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length. 

Lesson No. 32

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Inquisitive (adjective)

Definition: wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people / having or showing an interest in learning things; curious / excessively curious, esp. about the affairs of others; prying

Lesson No. 31

 

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Divulge (verb)

Definition: reveal something private or secret / to make something secret known / to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown)

Lesson No. 30

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Nag (verb)

Definition: to annoy or tease by persistent fault finding, complaints or demands / to criticize or complain often in an annoying way / to be a persistent source of annoyance or distraction / to irritate by constant scolding or urging

Lesson No. 29

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Stir (verb)

Definition: to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern / move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly / move or cause to move slightly

Lesson No. 28

Lesson No. 27

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Mob (noun)

Definition: a large angry crowd / a large angry crowd, especially one which could easily become violent / a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence / the Mafia or a similar criminal organization

Lesson No. 26

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Manhandle (verb)

Definition: to handle roughly / to touch or hold someone roughly and with force, often when taking them somewhere / handle (someone) roughly by dragging or pushing / move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort

Lesson No. 25

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Lunatic (noun)

Definition: mad man / maniac / insane person / someone who behaves in a silly or dangerous way / a person who is mentally ill

Lesson No. 24

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Expend (verb)

Definition: to use or spend especially time, effort or money / use up, consume fully

Lesson No. 23

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Confiscate (verb)

Definition: possessions taken or seized by authority / to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the owner / take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority