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/aɪ'kɒnɪk/

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/aɪ'kɑ:nɪk/

adjective - acting as an icon

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/ˌrekə'gnaɪzəbl/

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/'rekəgnaɪzəbl/

adjective - possible to be recognized or identified

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/'hɔ:ti/

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/'hɑ:t̬i/

adjective - feeling superior to others, looking down on other people

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/'drɑ:kjʊlə/

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/'drækjʊlə/

noun - a famous vampire that appeared in a novel by Bram Stoker

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/'i:vnɪŋˌweə/

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/'i:vnɪŋˌwer/

noun, formal - formal clothes worn to evening social events

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/dɪ'vəʊʃən/

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/dɪ'voʊʃən/

noun - complete commitment to something or somebody, often used in a religious context

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/'reɪbi:z/

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/'reɪbi:z/

noun - a disease carried by animals (esp. dogs, cats etc.), usually transmitted by their bite

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/'ræbɪd/

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/'ræbɪd/

adjective - having rabies

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/'ræbɪd/

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/'ræbɪd/

adjective - very enthusiastic and (often) behaving in an unacceptable way

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/'seksi/

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/'seksi/

adjective - creating sexual interest

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/prə'greʃən/

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/prə'greʃən/

noun - gradual movement from one stage to another

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/'sɔ:wɪn/

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/'sɔ:wɪn/

noun - an old Gaelic festival celebrating the end of summer, Halloween is said to have evolved from this holiday

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/ɪn'tʃɑ:ntmənt/

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/ɪn'tʃæntmənt/

noun, formal - the feeling or great pleasure or magical beauty

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/dɪ'spens wɪð/

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/dɪ'spens wɪð/

verb - to get rid of something, to put an end to something

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/ɪn'ɒpərəbl/

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/ɪn'ɑ:pərəbl/

adjective - not working or not working correctly