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Question | Answer |
INCESSANT The child’s incessant crying started to irritate her.?? | =never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way. =ceaseless. = constant. |
RIFE WITH sth The office was rife with rumors. | = full of something unpleasant. |
CUT THE CORNERS I don’t like to cut corners when I have company for dinner. | to do something in the easiest, cheapest, or fastest way. |
INTANGIBLE She has that intangible quality which you might call charisma. | =an intangible quality or feeling is difficult to describe exactly. = intangible things have value but do not exist physically – used in business. |
IN ESSENCE In essence, both sides agree on the issue.? | =relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something. |
COMPENSATE for STH Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has to work harder to compensate. | = to replace or balance the effect of something bad. = make up for. |
MAKE THE MOST OF sth We’re only in Paris for a day, so let’s make the most of it. | =to use or enjoy something as much as possible. |
I'NADEQUATE This work is woefully (= extremely) inadequate - you'll have to do it again. | =not good enough or too low in quality. |
OBSOL'ETE Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented. | =no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented → out-of-date |
DUAL This room has a dual purpose, serving as both a study and a dining room.✌ | =with two parts, or combining two things. |
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