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/'laɪfspæn/

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/'laɪfspæn/

noun - the length of time that a person, animal or plant is expected to live for

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/'laɪfspæn/

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/'laɪfspæn/

noun - (of a product or idea) the length of time that something is expected to work properly

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/rɪ'zentmənt/

AmE

/rɪ'zentmənt/

noun - a feeling of anger because you feel that someone or something has been unfair to you

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/ɪg'zæsəbeɪt/

AmE

/ɪg'zæsərbeɪt/

verb, formal - to make something worse

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/'tɜ:mɔɪl/

AmE

/'tɜ:rmɔɪl/

noun - a state of confusion, uncertainty, or great anxiety

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/ˌdɪsə'gri:əbl/

AmE

/ˌdɪsə'gri:əbl/

adjective, formal - unpleasant

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/ˌdɪsə'gri:əbl/

AmE

/ˌdɪsə'gri:əbl/

adjective, formal - (of a person) unfriendly or rude

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/ˌeɪliə'neɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌeɪliə'neɪʃn/

noun - the feeling that you are not a part of a group and you have no relations with other people

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/'di:vieɪt/

AmE

/'di:vieɪt/

verb - to do something different or not planned

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/ˌsəʊk 'ʌp/

AmE

/ˌsəʊk 'ʌp/

verb - to absorb liquid through its surface

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/ˌkaɪnd 'hɑ:tɪd/

AmE

/ˌkaɪnd 'hɑ:rtɪd/

adjective - kind and caring

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/rɪ'mɑ:kəbli/

AmE

/rɪ'mɑ:rkəbli/

adverb - used for emphasizing how special and unusual something is

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/'si: levl/

AmE

/'si: levl/

noun - the average level of the sea, used for measuring the height of places on land

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/'kwɒrəlsəm/

AmE

/'kwɑ:rəlsəm/

adjective - (of a person) often involved in arguments

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/'dæŋgl/

AmE

/'dæŋgl/

verb - to hang or swing loosely