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amicable /ˈæmɪkəbəl/ adjective showing a polite and friendly desire to avoid disagreement and argument The discussions were amicable. They reached an amicable agreement. — amicability noun [non count] — amicably adverb They met and settled …
wade /ˈweɪd/ verb 1 to walk through water[no object] We waded into the ocean. I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore. They took off their sandals and waded at the edge …
malice /ˈmæləs/ noun [noncount] : a desire to cause harm to another person an attack motivated by pure malice She claimed that her criticisms were without malice.
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 …
