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/ˌəʊvəri'ækʃn/

AmE

/ˌoʊvəri'ækʃn/

noun - a reaction that is too strong or too emotional

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/ˌəʊvəri'ækt/

AmE

/ˌoʊvəri'ækt/

verb - to react to something too strongly or too emotionally

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/'sɜ:li/

AmE

/'sɜ:rli/

adjective - unfriendly and bad-tempered

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/'ɒmɪnəs/

AmE

/'ɑ:mɪnəs/

adjective - threatening, suggesting that something bad is going to happen

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/'dred/

AmE

/'dred/

noun - fear, especially of something that is going to happen or might be going to happen

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/'dred/

AmE

/'dred/

verb - to be frightened of

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/ˌgerən'ti:d/

AmE

/ˌgerən'ti:d/

adjective - sure or certain to happen, promised to happen

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/'sændpɪt/

AmE

/'sændpɪt/

noun - a small place with sand where little children can play

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/dɪ'saɪsɪv/

AmE

/dɪ'saɪsɪv/

adjective - very important for the final result of something

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/ˌɪndɪ'saɪsɪv/

AmE

/ˌɪndɪ'saɪsɪv/

adjective - not capable of making firm decisions without hesitating

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/dɪ'saɪsɪv/

AmE

/dɪ'saɪsɪv/

adjective - capable of making firm decisions without hesitating

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/əb'strʌkt/

AmE

/əb'strʌkt/

verb - to deliberately prevent something from happening or someone from doing something

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/prə'vəʊk/

AmE

/prə'voʊk/

verb - to cause a particular reaction

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/prə'vəʊk/

AmE

/prə'voʊk/

verb - to say something that will make someone angry and cause a certain reaction

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/'breɪ/

AmE

/'breɪ/

verb - to make a sound like a donkey, to laugh such a way