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anecdote |
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short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography | |
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assumption |
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a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; the act of taking possession of or power over something | |
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acid rain |
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rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions, especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides | |
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biome |
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a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate | |
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carbon cycle |
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a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars; the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again | |
magnify | |
v. increase in size, volume or significance | |
shrug | |
v. raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation | |
stereotype | |
n. a conventional or formulaic conception or image | |
preliminary | |
a. denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important | |
crystallise | |
v. make or become definite and clear | |
mahogany | |
n. any of various tropical timber trees, valued for their hard yellowish to reddish-brown wood | |
meagre | |
a. lacking in quantity or quality | |
hoot | |
v. utter a loud clamorous shout | |
detonate | |
v. cause to burst with a violent release of energy | |
psalm | |
n. any sacred song used to praise the deity | |
eclipse | |
v. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention v. be greater in significance than | |
predominate | |
v. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance v. appear very large or occupy a commanding position | |
abhorrent | |
a. offensive to the mind | |
gibe | |
v. laugh at with contempt and derision v. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | |
sneer | |
v. smile contemptuously n. a contemptuous or scornful remark | |
wind up | |
v. find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do | |
dismal | |
a. sad and without hope | |
grumble | |
v. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath | |
victuals | |
n. food and drink | |
snuff | |
n. tobacco in the form of a powder for breathing into the nose | |
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