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Lord of the flies
offhand adjective
UK /ˌɒfˈhænd/ US /ˌɑːfˈhænd/ uk informal also offish
fledge verb [ I ]
/fledʒ/ /fledʒ/
jetty noun [ C ]
UK /ˈdʒet.i/ US /ˈdʒet̬.i/
efflorescence noun [ U ]
UK /ˌef.ləˈres.əns/ US /ˌef.ləˈres.əns/
literarythe production of a lot of art, especially of a high quality
lollverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
UK /lɒl/ US /lɑːl/
swathe verb [ T ]
UK /sweɪð/ US /sweɪð/
effulgentadjective
/ɪˈfʌl.dʒənt/ literary
enmity noun [ C or U ]
UK /ˈen.mə.ti/ US /ˈen.mə.t̬i/
ill-fated adjective [ before noun ]
UK /ˌɪlˈfeɪ.tɪd/ US /ˌɪlˈfeɪ.t̬ɪd/
fern noun [ C ]
UK /fɜːn/ US /fɝːn/
strident adjective
UK /ˈstraɪ.dənt/ US /ˈstraɪ.dənt/
strident adjective (LOUD)
A strident sound is loud, unpleasant, and rough:
My name is Leon Part 5
pester verb [ T ]
UK /ˈpes.tər/ US /ˈpes.tɚ/
to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly:
tingle verb [ I ]
UK /ˈtɪŋ.ɡəl/ US /ˈtɪŋ.ɡəl/
get a jump on sb/sth
mainly us informal
in situ adjective, adverb
UK /ˌɪn ˈsɪtʃ.uː/ US /ˌɪn ˈsɪtʃ.uː/ formal
chequered adjective
uk us checkered UK /ˈtʃek.əd/ US /ˈtʃek.ɚd/
chequered adjective (GOOD AND BAD)
having had both successful and unsuccessful periods in your past:
chequered adjective (PATTERN)
sinewy adjective
UK /ˈsɪn.juː.i/ US /ˈsɪn.juː.i/
sublet verb [ T ]
UK /ˌsʌbˈlet/ US /ˈsʌb.let/ present participle subletting,past tense and past participle sublet
Meaning of “bundle” in the English Dictionary
«bundle» in British English
Mongrel
Hurtle
hurtle verb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
UK /ˈhɜː.təl/ US /ˈhɝː.t̬əl/ to move very fast, especially in a way that seems dangerous:
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breadcrumber noun [C] UK /ˈbred.krʌməʳ/US /ˈbred.krʌmɚ/
someone who contacts another person very infrequently
For anyone who’s ever dated, or maintained any kind of relationship in the digital age, you have probably known a breadcrumber. They communicate via sporadic non-committal, but repeated messages – or breadcrumbs – that are just enough to keep you wondering but not enough to seal the deal (whatever that deal may be.)
[New York Times 10 July 2016]
taken from https: https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2017/01/09/new-words-9-january-2016/