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2022-04-13 14:06:00 PUNCTUAL adj.
to do something or arrive at the right time

My mother hates being late. She is the most punctual person I know.
The trains here are invariably punctual.
Always be punctual for an interview.


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2022-04-13 05:26:07 Open / Comment

2022-04-13 04:04:13 ABILITY n.
Ability is the quality of a person being able to do something well.

"His swimming abilities let him cross the entire lake."
She's a woman of considerable abilities.
I have children in my class of very mixed abilities (= different levels of skill or intelligence).


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2022-04-12 18:42:43 Open / Comment

2022-04-12 18:28:48 BEVERAGE n.
formal a hot or cold drink

The waiter brought our beverages first. Then he brought our food.
Food and Beverage managers direct the food service operations of hotels.
Coca-Cola has a secret formula for its beverage that is only known to a few people.


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2022-04-12 04:30:16 WEEP v.
formal to cry

My sister told me the dramatic movie would make me weep.
She commenced to laugh and weep all at once.
Beauty weeps over the Beast, saying that she loves him.


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2022-04-11 14:52:57 40 Essential English Words

Rough Abide

Abbey Abandon

Conjecture Natty

Contankerous Turmoil

Off-hand Relapse

Tautology Fulsome

Atymie Bristle

Brandish Wane

Digress Inquest

Pristine Surrogate

Surly Accretion

Seminal Obdurate

Baleful Castigate

Pedantic Annul

Analgesic Tumultuous

Erudite Hallmark

Scintilla Noxious

Jeune Wretched

Laud Pristine

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2022-04-11 09:21:23 ROUGH adj.
having irregular texture; without details

The rough ground hurt my feet.
It was rough mountainous terrain, full of stones and huge holes.
She made a rough calculation of a road trip across the United States.


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2022-04-10 19:49:15 ABIDE v.
to abide by something, like a rule, means to obey it.

If you want to play the game with us, you must be willing to abide by our rules."
Overall, that must be the abiding judgement on this volume.
However, if such women abided by police rules, they would be left alone.


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