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/tə'neɪʃəs/

AmE

/tə'neɪʃəs/

adjective - determined to go on, not to stop

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/'laɪk/

AmE

/'laɪk/

verb - (especially in combination with WOULD) to want to do or have something

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/'terərɪzəm/

AmE

/'terərɪzəm/

noun - a criminal act of killing or threatening people for political purposes

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/'bʌmpi/

AmE

/'bʌmpi/

adjective - rough, not easy

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/'waɪf tʊˌbi:/

AmE

/'waɪf tʊˌbi:/

noun - the person who is about to become someone's wife

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/'hʌzbənd tʊˌbi:/

AmE

/'hʌzbənd tʊˌbi:/

noun - the person who is about to become someone's husband

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/ə'lɪmpɪk/

AmE

/ə'lɪmpɪk/

adjective - connected with the Olympic games

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/pəʊ'etɪk/

AmE

/poʊ'etɪk/

adjective - connected with poetry, resembling poetry, used in poetry

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/pə'sweɪʒn/

AmE

/pər'sweʒn/

noun - a personal belief or set of beliefs

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/pə'sweɪʒn/

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/pər'sweʒn/

noun - the act of persuading someone

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/'lɑ:stli/

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/'læstli/

adverb - finally, the last item being

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/'eɪwɒl/

AmE

/'eɪwɒl/

phrase - short for 'absent without official leave'

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/ˌlɒk'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌlɑ:k'aʊt/

verb - to shut the door and then be unable to enter because you don't have the key

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/ˌlɒk'aʊt/

AmE

/ˌlɑ:k'aʊt/

verb - to prevent someone from coming in by locking the door

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/ˌəʊvə'sli:p/

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/ˌoʊvər'sli:p/

verb - to sleep longer than you wanted