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/dɪs'mɪs/

AmE

/dɪs'mɪs/

verb - to decide that someone or something is not important enough for you to think about

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/ˌgri:nhaʊs'gæs/

AmE

/ˌgri:nhaʊs'gæs/

noun - any of the gases that cause the greenhouse effect, especially carbon dioxide

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/ɪ'mɪʃn/

AmE

/ɪ'mɪʃən/

noun - the act of sending something out, such as smell, smoke, sound etc.

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/kən'trɪbjətə/

AmE

/kən'trɪbjətər/

noun - a person that provides money or goods to support something

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/'sɜ:tən/

AmE

/'sɜ:rt̬ən/

adjective - not specific, not named specifically

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/'reɪz/

AmE

/'reɪz/

verb - to cause, to make something appear

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/ɔ:'dɪʃn/

AmE

/ɔ:'dɪʃn/

verb - to give a short performance to show that you are good enough to be in a play, film, etc.

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/'bɜ:θˌreɪt/

AmE

/'bɜ:rθˌreɪt/

noun - the number of babies born per 1000 people per year

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/'i:vnɪf/

AmE

/'i:vnɪf/

conjunction - no matter if

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/'wɪmpi/

AmE

/'wɪmpi/

adjective, informal - not confident, not brave

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/'træʃi/

AmE

/'træʃi/

adjective, informal - of low quality

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/'snɒti/

AmE

/'snɑ:t̬i/

adjective, informal - too proud

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/'kwɜ:ki/

AmE

/'kwɜ:rki/

adjective, informal - strange, usually in a positive, affectionate way

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/'pi:tʃi/

AmE

/'pi:tʃi/

adjective, American English, informal - very good, excellent, wonderful

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/'nʌti/

AmE

/'nʌt̬i/

adjective, informal - crazy