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/'slʌm/

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/'slʌm/

noun - an area of a city that is crowded and very poor

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/'bækpækə/

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/'bækpækər/

noun - a person who travels only with a backpack

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/'skɪm/

AmE

/'skɪm/

verb - to read something quickly

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/'swi:tkɔ:n/

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/'swi:tkɔ:rn/

noun - a long rounded vegetable, its small yellow seeds are usually eaten with butter and salt

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/'sɪk peɪ/

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/'sɪk peɪ/

noun - the money that you get from your employer because you are ill and not able to work

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/prə'lɒŋd/

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/prə'lɔ:ŋd/

adjective - continuing for a very long time, or for longer than you expected

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/'gu:læʃ/

AmE

/'gu:lɑ:ʃ/

noun - a spicy dish, originally from Hungary, made with meat and paprika

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/'ni:dləs/

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/'ni:dləs/

adjective - completely unnecessary

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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/

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/'tɜ:rmɔɪl/

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

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/ˌdɪsə'gri:əbl/

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/ˌdɪsə'gri:əbl/

adjective, formal - unpleasant

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/ˌdɪsə'gri:əbl/

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/ˌdɪsə'gri:əbl/

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