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/ˌlærɪn'dʒaɪtɪs/

AmE

/ˌlerɪn'dʒaɪt̬s/

noun - a painful swelling of the area at the top of the throat, making it difficult to speak

BrE

/'vaɪrəl/

AmE

/'vaɪrəl/

adjective - caused by a virus

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/ˌpri:'hi:tɪd/

AmE

/ˌpri:'hi:tɪd/

adjective - heated before

BrE

/'sli:pˌwɔ:kɪŋ/

AmE

/'sli:pˌwɔ:kɪŋ/

noun - the act of walking while asleep

BrE

/ɪn'kɜ:/

AmE

/ɪn'kɜ:r/

verb, formal - to experience something unpleasant or undesirable

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/ˌbeɪkt pə'teɪtəʊ/

AmE

/ˌbeɪkt pə'teɪt̬oʊ/

noun - a potato baked in its skin

BrE

/'skrʌmpʃəs/

AmE

/'skrʌmpʃəs/

adjective, informal - tasting extremely good

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/ˌgəʊ ˌseprət 'weɪz/

AmE

/ˌgoʊ ˌseprət 'weɪz/

verb - when two or more people who have been together for some time decide to end their relationship

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/'teɪk/

AmE

/'teɪk/

verb - to have a particular attitude or feeling

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/'naɪs/

AmE

/'naɪs/

adjective - good, of good quality

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/ˌgɪv'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌgɪv'ʌp/

verb - to allow someone to have something that is yours

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/ʌn'daɪɪŋ/

AmE

/ʌn'daɪɪŋ/

adjective, literary - lasting forever, unlikely to change

BrE

/'di:p/

AmE

/'di:p/

adjective - felt intensely, experienced strongly

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/ˌælkə'hɒlɪk/

AmE

/ˌælkə'hɑlɪk/

noun - a person who drinks regularly large amounts of alcohol and cannot stop

BrE

/'æpətaɪzɪŋ/

AmE

/'æpətaɪzɪŋ/

adjective - looks or smells good, so you want to eat it