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seize /siːz/ verb
1. [ T ] to take something quickly and keep or hold it I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me. pillage /ˈpɪl.ɪdʒ/ verb [ I or T ] formal to steal something from a place or a person by using violence, especially during war Works of art were pillaged from many countries in the dark days of the Empire. govern /ˈgʌv. ə n/ /-ɚn/ verb 1. [ I or T ] to control and direct the public business of a country, city, group of people, etc The country is now being governed by the Labour Party. artisan /ˈɑː.tɪ.zæn/ /ˈɑːr.t ̬ɪ-/ noun [ C ] a person who does skilled work with his or her hands robust /rə ʊ ˈbʌst/ /roʊ-/ adjective (of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail He looks robust and healthy enough. vie /vaɪ/ verb to compete with other people to achieve or get something The two older children tend to vie with the younger one for their mother's attention. domination /ˌdɒm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n/ /ˌdɑː.mə-/ noun [ U ] power or control over other people or things The film was about a group of robots set on world domination (= control of all countries) . widow /ˈwɪd.əʊ/ /-oʊ/ noun [ C ] 1. a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again full-blown /ˌfʊlˈbləʊn/ /-ˈbloʊn/ adjective [ before noun ] ( also fully-blown ) fully developed full-blown AIDS fragment /ˈfræg.mənt/ noun [ C ] a small piece or a part, especially when broken from something whole The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window. legacy /ˈleg.ə.si/ noun [ C ] money or property that you receive from someone after they die An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy. HOW MUCH OF HUMAN HISTORY IS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN? Download 143.59 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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