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/'fɒli/

AmE

/'fɑ:li/

noun - foolish behavior or a foolish mistake

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/dɪ'spɒndəntli/

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/dɪ'spɑ:ndəntli/

adverb - in a sad way, without hope

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/dɪ'spɒndənt/

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/dɪ'spɑ:ndənt/

adjective - sad, without hope

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/'blɒtʃ/

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/'blɑ:tʃ/

noun - an irregularly shaped spot

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/ɪk'sesɪv/

AmE

/ɪk'sesɪv/

adjective - too great, unnecessarily great

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/ʌn'kɒnʃənəbl/

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/ʌn'kɑ:nʃənəbl/

adjective - too great, unnecessarily great

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/ʌn'kɒnʃənəbl/

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/ʌn'kɑ:nʃənəbl/

adjective - immoral, supposed to make you feel ashamed

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/ˌɪrə'teɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌɪrɪ'teɪʃn/

noun - the state of being annoyed

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/ˌɑ:resvi:'pi:/

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/ˌɑ:resvi:'pi:/

verb - to confirm whether or not you accept an invitation

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/ˌɑ:resvi:'pi:/

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/ˌɑ:resvi:'pi:/

phrase - an abbreviation used in invitations that tells people to confirm whether or not they accept the invitation

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/'ɑ:nsə ðə'dɔ:/

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/'ænsər ðə'dɔ:r/

verb - to open the door when someone has knocked or rung the doorbell

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/ˌaɪ'em/

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/ˌaɪ'em/

noun - an instant message sent using ICQ, Facebook, Skype etc.

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/ˌaɪ'em/

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/ˌaɪ'em/

verb, informal - to send someone an instant message using ICQ, Facebook, Skype etc.

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/'spɔ:n/

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/'spɔ:n/

verb - to make something appear, to create or cause something (especially something negative)

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/'gru:əlɪŋ/

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/'gru:əlɪŋ/

adjective - extremely difficult, requiring a lot of effort