adjective [ before noun ]

UK /səkˈses.ɪv/ US /səkˈses.ɪv/

C2 happening one after the other without any break:

It was the team's fourth s________ defeat.

He won the World Championship for the third s_________ year.

(a)  

noun [ C usually singular ]

UK /ˈbeɪl.aʊt/ US /ˈbeɪl.aʊt/

the act of helping a person or organization that is in difficulty, usually by giving or giving or lending money:

Three years of huge losses forced the bank to seek a government (a)   .

noun [ C ]

UK /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ US /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/plural stimuli UK/ˈstɪm.jʊ.laɪ/

C2something that causes growth or activity:

Foreign investment has been a (a)   to the industry.

verb [ T ]

UK /əˈbjuːz/ US /əˈbjuːz/

abuse verb [T] (USE WRONGLY)

to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong:

She is continually (a)   her position/authority by getting other people to do things for her

noun [ U ]

  POLITICSUK /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl.ɪ.zəm/ US /ˈsoʊ.ʃəl.ɪ.zəm/

C2the set of beliefs that states that all people are equal and should share equally in a country's money, or the political systems based on these beliefs

(a)  

adjective

  informalUK /ˌtɒpˈnɒtʃ/ US /ˌtɑːpˈnɑːtʃ/

excellent:

That restaurant's really ___-_____

(a)  

I would like to book a table for a (a)   of four, please

verb [ I or T ]

  informalUK /splɜːdʒ/ US /splɝːdʒ/

to spend a lot of money on buying goods, especially expensive goods:

I feel like (a)   (out) on a new dress.

I need a hamburger with a (a)   of fries

adjective

UK /pɪˈkjuː.li.ər/ US /pɪˈkjuːl.jɚ/

adjective (STRANGE)

B2unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way:

She has the most _____ ideas.

What a ____ smell!

It's ____ that they didn't tell us they were going away.

UK The video on road accidents made me feel rather _____ (= ill)

(a)  

noun [ S ]

UK /weɪdʒ/ US /weɪdʒ/(also wages [ plural ])

B1a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a college education

(a)  

noun [ C ]

UK /ɡrəˈtʃuː.ə.ti/ US /ɡrəˈtuː.ə.t̬i/

formala small amount of money for someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official amount and for their personal use:

The guides sometimes receive (a)   from the tourists, which supplement their salaries.

adjective

UK /ˈkʌs.tə.mər.i/ US /ˈkʌs.tə.mer.i/

customary adjective (USUAL)

C1usual:

She's not her (a)   cheerful self today.

noun

UK /kənˈsep.ʃən/ US /kənˈsep.ʃən/

noun (IDEA)

C2 [ C or U ]an idea of what something or someone is like, or a basic understanding of a situation or a principle

(a)  

verb [ T ]

UK /ˈreɡ.jə.leɪt/ US /ˈreɡ.jə.leɪt/

C1to control something, especially by making it work in a particular way

Ex: Long before the advent of the Roman Empire, the Babylonians began to measure time, introducing calendars to co-ordinate communal activities, to plan the shipment of goods and, in particular, to (a)   planting and harvesting.

noun [ C ]

UK /ˈθɜː.mə.stæt/ US /ˈθɝː.mə.stæt/

a device that keeps a building, engine, etc. within a limited temperature range by automatically switching the supply of heat on and off

(a)  

noun [ C ]

UK /ˈæk.sɪs/ US /ˈæk.sɪs/plural axes UK /ˈæk.siːz/ US /ˈæk.siːz/

axis noun [C] (IMAGINARY LINE)

a real or imaginary straight line going through the centre of a object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves:

The earth revolves around the (a)   that joins the North and South Poles.

noun [ S ]

UK /ɪˈkweɪ.tər/ US /ɪˈkweɪ.t̬ɚ/

an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole:

Indonesia is/lies on the (a)   .

adjective

UK /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/ US /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/

very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted:

In China, her blonde hair was _______.

He tried not to look ______ and moved slowly along the back of the room

(a)  

noun

UK /ˈlæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ US /ˈlæt̬.ə.tuːd/

noun (POSITION)

[ C or U ](written abbreviation lat.)the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° to 90° -Vĩ độ

(a)  

adjective

UK /mjuːˈnɪs.ɪ.pəl/ US /mjuːˈnɪs.ə.pəl/

C1of or belonging to a town or city:

(a)  

verb

UK /əˈkɜːr/ US /əˈkɝː/-rr-

verb (HAPPEN)

B2 [ I ](especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen:

(a)  

verb [ T ]

  formalUK /dɪˈsem.ɪ.neɪt/ US /dɪˈsem.ə.neɪt/

to spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people:

(a)  

verb [ I ]

UK /əˈraɪz/ US /əˈraɪz/arose | arisen

verb [I] (HAPPEN)

C1 formalto happen:

literary to get out of bed:

We (a)   early on Christmas morning