pledge /pledʒ/ verb [ T ]
to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something
I've been pledged to secrecy.
feat /fiːt/ noun [ C ]
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, bravery, etc. to achieve it
The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.
accomplish /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ /-ˈkɑːm-/ verb [ T ]
to finish something successfully or to achieve something
The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.
age /eɪdʒ/ verb
If someone ages or something ages them, they look older.
She's aged since the last time we met.
capacity /kəˈpæs.ə.ti/ /-t ̬i/ noun
the total amount that can be contained or produced, or (especially of a person or organization) the ability to do a particular thing
The stadium has a seating capacity of 50 000.
counteract /ˌkaʊn.təˈrækt/ /-t ̬ɚ.ækt/ verb [ T ]
to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect
Drinking a lot of water counteracts the dehydrating effects of hot weather.
intuitive /ɪnˈtjuː.ɪ.tɪv/ /-ˈtuː.ɪ.t ̬ɪv/ adjective
1. based on feelings rather than facts or proof
an intuitive approach/judgment
Most people have an intuitive sense of right and wrong.
yet /jet/ adverb , conjunction
(and) despite that; used to add something that seems surprising because of what you have just said
simple yet effective
strict /strɪkt/ adjective
exactly correct
a strict translation of the text
replicate /ˈrep.lɪ.keɪt/ verb
formal to make or do something again in exactly the same way
Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.
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