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hyperactive /ˌhaɪpɚˈæktɪv/ adjective extremely active or too active hyperactive children All of these wild characters are products of the author’s hyperactive [=overactive] imagination.
soar /sɔr/ verb [no object] 1 : to increase very quickly in amount or price The temperature soared to 100 degrees. Stock prices are beginning to soar. The oil shortage sent prices soaring. The nation’s …
roughly /ˈrʌfli/ adverb 1 : not exactly but close in number, quality, meaning, etc. Roughly translated, it means “hurry up!” The new product is modeled roughly on an earlier design. Roughly 20 percent …
flee /fli/ verb 1 [no object] : to run away from danger They fled for their lives. The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936. 2 [+ object] : to run away from (a place) He was …
convenience store /kənˈvinyənstɔr/ noun A small store that is open for many hours of the day
Swell /swɛl/ verb 1 [no object] : to become larger than normal Her broken ankle swelled badly. — often + up The bee sting made my whole arm swell up. 2 [+ object] : to make (something, such as a …
Trim /trɪm/ verb [+ object] 1 a : to cut something off something else : to remove something by cutting — often + away, from, or off She trimmed away the dead branches. She trimmed the fat from/off the meat. 1 …
chide /tʃaɪd/ verb [+ object] : to express mild disapproval of (someone) : to scold (someone) gently She chided us for arriving late. “You really should have been here on time,” she chided.
surveillance /sɚˈveɪləns/ noun [noncount] : the act of carefully watching someone or something especially in order to prevent or detect a crime government surveillance of suspected terrorists The bank robbery was recorded by surveillance …
grid /grɪd/ noun [count] 1 : a metal frame with bars running across it that is used to cover an opening A metal grid on a street in Milan 2 : a pattern …
