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/ə'bju:zə/

AmE

/ə'bju:zər/

noun - a person who treats another person or animal in a cruel or violent way

BrE

/ˌəʊvə'ju:s/

AmE

/ˌəʊvər'ju:s/

noun - the fact that something is used too much or too often

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/kəm'pli:t/

AmE

/kəm'pli:t/

verb - to write information in a questionnaire, a form, a grammar exercise etc.

BrE

/'terəraɪz/

AmE

/'terəraɪz/

verb - to frighten someone by threatening to kill or hurt them

BrE

/'kwɒlɪtətɪvli/

AmE

/'kwɑ:lɪteɪtɪvli/

adverb - in a way that relates to how good or bad something is, rather than to how much of it there is

BrE

/'kwɒlɪtətɪv/

AmE

/'kwɑ:lɪteɪtɪv/

adjective - relating to how good or bad something is, rather than to how much of it there is

BrE

/ɪm'pɜ:fɪktli/

AmE

/ɪm'pɜ:rfɪktli/

adverb - in a way that contains faults or problems

BrE

/ɪm'pɜ:fɪkt/

AmE

/ɪm'pɜ:rfɪkt/

adjective - having faults or mistakes

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/pə'fekʃənɪzəm/

AmE

/pər'fekʃənɪzəm/

noun - the attitude of a perfectionist

BrE

/pə'fekʃənɪst/

AmE

/pər'fekʃənɪst/

noun - a person who wants everything to be perfect

BrE

/ˌɪmpə'fekʃn/

AmE

/ˌɪmpər'fekʃn/

noun - a fault or weakness

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/pə'fekt/

AmE

/pər'fekt/

verb - to improve something so that it becomes as good as it can possibly be

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/'mætʃləs/

AmE

/'mætʃləs/

adjective, formal - better than everything else

BrE

/ˌʌn'mætʃt/

AmE

/ˌʌn'mætʃt/

adjective, formal - better than any other

BrE

/'mætʃbʊk/

AmE

/'mætʃbʊk/

noun, American English - a piece of folded cardboard containing matches