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2017-10-12 07:24:50 #wordoftheweek

Onset
/ˈɔnˌsɛt/
(noun)
A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.
(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
"the onset of pneumonia"; "the onset began at dawn"

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2017-10-05 00:06:04 #wordoftheweek

Prompt
/pɹɒmpt/
(adjective)
Quick, acting without delay.
He was very prompt at getting a new job.

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2017-09-28 09:51:09 #wordoftheweek

Cramp
/kɹæmp/
(verb)
(intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
️ (transitive) To prohibit movement or expression.
I don't want my Mum to go to the party: she'd really cramp my style.

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2017-09-21 13:25:39 #wordoftheweek

Safari
/səˈfɑː(ɹ).i/
(noun)
A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or hunt wild animals in their own environment.
She knew a lot about the safari animals, mentioning a few things that even Carmen didn't know.

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2017-09-14 03:17:15 #wordoftheweek

Acute
/əˈkjuːt/
(adjective)
extremely sharp or intense
acute pain, felt acute annoyance

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2017-05-05 02:11:31 #wordoftheweek

Susceptible
(adjective)
likely to be affected by something
Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.

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2017-04-27 04:04:16 #wordoftheweek

Shiver
(verb)
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened


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2017-04-20 15:32:00 #wordoftheweek

Infancy
(noun)
The earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
He lost both his parents in infancy, was brought up by a grandmother, and was educated at private schools and by a private tutor.

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2017-04-13 19:43:40 #wordoftheweek

Hygiene
(noun)
The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
The modern system of hygiene is in great part founded upon Decent pathology.

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2017-04-10 13:13:04 #Phrasal_Verbs





Drill down


Search through layers of information on a computer.


I really had to DRILL DOWN to get the answers from the database.






Drill down through


Get to the bottom of something, get detailed data.



They DRILLED DOWN THROUGH the information to find the truth.





Drill into


Repeat something many times to make someone learn it.



The teacher DRILLED the rules INTO the students.






Drum into


To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetition.



They DRUM all the traps INTO you before the test, so you can't go wrong.

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