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All 27,899 wordsC2+ is beyond the official CEFR scale: rare, specialist, and literary words kept for reference.
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tabulate
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/ˈtæbjəleɪt/
to arrange data in a table or systematic column form
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taking
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/ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of seizing or acquiring; in the plural, money received
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taper
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/ˈteɪpɚ/
to gradually become narrower toward one end; also a slender candle
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tauten
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/ˈtɔtn/
to make or become tight or tense
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tenderize
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/ˈtɛndəraɪz/
to make meat tender by beating, marinating, or cooking
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tending
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/ˈtɛndɪŋ/
the act of caring for or attending to someone or something
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theorize
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/ˈθiəˌraɪz/
to form a theory or speculate about something
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thieve
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/θiv/
to steal or take dishonestly
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thrash
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/θræʃ/
to beat violently or move about wildly
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thwart
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/θwɔrt/
to prevent someone from accomplishing something
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thwarting
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/ˈθwɔrtɪŋ/
the act of preventing or frustrating a plan
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tithing
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/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/
the practice of paying a tithe; a historical group of ten households
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toddle
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/ˈtɑdəl/
to walk with short unsteady steps, as a young child does
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transferal
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/trænsˈfɝəl/
the act of moving something from one place or person to another
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transgress
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/trænsˈɡrɛs/
to violate a law, command, or moral boundary
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transmittal
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/trænsˈmɪtəl/
the act of sending or transmitting something
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transpire
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/trænˈspaɪr/
to happen or come to be known; to give off vapor through a surface
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transposition
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/ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən/
the act of switching the order or position of two things
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tweak
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/twiːk/
to adjust or fine-tune something slightly
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uncoil
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/ʌnˈkɔɪl/
to unwind or release from a coiled position
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unconvince
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/ˌʌnkənˈvɪns/
to cause someone to cease believing or being persuaded
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undergoer
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/ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊɚ/
one who undergoes or experiences something, especially an action
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underrate
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/ˌʌndɚˈreɪt/
to assign too low a value or estimate to something
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underreckon
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/ˌʌndɚˈrɛkən/
to estimate or calculate at too low a figure
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understate
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/ˌʌndɚˈsteɪt/
to describe something as less significant than it really is
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underwrite
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/ˌʌndɚˈraɪt/
to accept financial liability for, or to fund or guarantee
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undeserve
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/ˌʌndɪˈzɜːrv/
to fail to merit or be worthy of something
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unencumber
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/ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbɚ/
to free from a burden or impediment
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unfriend
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/ʌnˈfrɛnd/
to remove someone from one's list of contacts on a social network
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unfurnish
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/ʌnˈfɜrnɪʃ/
to strip of furniture or equipment
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unheed
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/ʌnˈhid/
to disregard or pay no attention to
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unhitch
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/ʌnˈhɪtʃ/
to unfasten or detach from a hitch
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unincorporate
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/ˌʌnɪnˈkɔrpəˌreɪt/
to deprive of corporate status; not formed into a corporation
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unionization
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/ˌjunjənəˈzeɪʃən/
the process of forming or joining a labor union
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unionize
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/ˈjunjəˌnaɪz/
to organize workers into a labor union
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universalization
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/ˌjunɪˌvɜrsələˈzeɪʃən/
the act of making something general or applicable to all
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unknot
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/ʌnˈnɑt/
to undo a knot in; untangle
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unleash
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/ʌnˈliʃ/
to release from restraint and allow free action
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unmind
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/ʌnˈmaɪnd/
to take no notice of; disregard
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unroll
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/ʌnˈroʊl/
to open out something that is rolled up
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unsay
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/ʌnˈseɪ/
to retract or take back something said
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unsnarl
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/ʌnˈsnɑrl/
to free from tangles or confusion
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upraise
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/ʌpˈreɪz/
to raise or lift up
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uprise
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/ʌpˈraɪz/
to rise up or ascend; an act of rising
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uprouse
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/ʌpˈraʊz/
to rouse up; to stir into action or wakefulness
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upsolve
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/ˈʌpˌsɑlv/
to solve a problem after a contest, often by reading editorials or hints
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upstage
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/ʌpˈsteɪdʒ/
to draw attention away from another, especially to outshine them
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uptake
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/ˈʌpˌteɪk/
the act of taking up or absorbing; comprehension
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usurp
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/juˈsɜrp/
to seize power, position, or rights wrongfully or by force
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vaccinate
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/ˈvæksɪneɪt/
to treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease
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vagary
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/ˈveɪɡəri/
an unpredictable or erratic action, notion, or change
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validate
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/ˈvælɪdeɪt/
to confirm the accuracy, validity, or legitimacy of something
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variegate
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/ˈvɛriəɡeɪt/
to mark with varied colors or patches; to make varied
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veer
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/vɪr/
to change direction or course suddenly
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velleity
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/vəˈliɪti/
a wish or inclination too slight to lead to action
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verification
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/ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
the process of establishing the truth or accuracy of something
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victimization
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/ˌvɪktɪməˈzeɪʃən/
the act of making someone a victim through harm or unfair treatment
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vie
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/vaɪ/
to compete eagerly in order to gain something
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vilipend
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/ˈvɪlɪpɛnd/
to regard or treat as worthless; to disparage or vilify
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visualize
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/ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/
to form a mental image of something; to make visible
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vitamer
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/ˈvaɪtəmər/
any of several related compounds that share a single vitamin's activity
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vitiate
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/ˈvɪʃieɪt/
to spoil, impair, or make legally ineffective
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vituperate
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/vaɪˈtupəreɪt/
to blame or insult in harsh, abusive language
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vocalise
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/ˈvoʊkəlaɪz/
to utter with the voice; a wordless vocal exercise sung on vowels
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vocalization
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/ˌvoʊkələˈzeɪʃən/
the act or a sound of producing the voice; an utterance
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vouch
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/vaʊtʃ/
to assert or guarantee the truth, reliability, or worth of something
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vowelize
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/ˈvaʊə.laɪz/
to add vowel points or marks to a consonantal text, or to make a sound vocalic
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vulgarize
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/ˈvʌl.ɡəˌraɪz/
to make coarse, common, or less refined; to popularize crudely
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waffle
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/ˈwɑf.əl/
to speak or write vaguely and at length, or to vacillate indecisively
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wallop
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/ˈwɑl.əp/
to strike hard, or a heavy resounding blow
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warp
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/wɔrp/
to bend or twist out of shape, or to distort the mind or judgment
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whirl
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/wɝl/
to spin rapidly round, or a swift confused rush of activity
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whiten
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/ˈwaɪ.tən/
to make or become white or paler
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whiz
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/wɪz/
to move swiftly with a hissing sound, or an expert person
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witchcraft
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/ˈwɪtʃ.kræft/
the practice of magic, especially involving spells and supernatural powers
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withdrawment
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/wɪðˈdrɔ.mənt/
the act of withdrawing; withdrawal or retirement
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wizardry
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/ˈwɪz.ɚd.ri/
the art or practice of magic, or great skill in some activity
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worsening
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/ˈwɝ.sən.ɪŋ/
the process of becoming worse; deterioration
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writhe
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/raɪð/
to twist or squirm, especially in pain or discomfort
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abdicate
C1
/ˈæb.dɪˌkeɪt/
to formally give up a position of power or responsibility, especially a throne
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affordance
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/əˈfɔːr.dəns/
an opportunity or possibility for action
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anoint
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/əˈnɔɪnt/
to ceremonially smear or rub with oil as part of a religious rite
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bask
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/bæsk/
to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
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bicker
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/ˈbɪkɚ/
to argue about petty and trivial matters
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chivvy
C2
/ˈtʃɪvi/
to repeatedly tell someone to do something, often in an annoying way
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conflation
C1
/kənˈfleɪʃən/
the act of combining two or more things into one
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emanate
C1
/ˈɛməˌneɪt/
to originate or come out from a source
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eschew
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/ɛsˈtʃuː/
to deliberately avoid or abstain from something
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flail
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/fleɪl/
to wave or swing the arms or legs about wildly and uncontrollably
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fumble
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/ˈfʌmbəl/
to handle something clumsily or unsuccessfully
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grok
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/ɡrɒk/
to understand something deeply and intuitively
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hew
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/hjuː/
to cut or shape something with a tool such as an axe
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hoisting
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/ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/
the act of raising or lifting something, especially using ropes or machinery
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hoodwink
C1
/ˈhʊdwɪŋk/
to deceive or trick someone
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incinerate
C1
/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/
to burn something completely, reducing it to ashes
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inculcate
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/ˈɪnkʌlkeɪt/
to instill an idea or habit by persistent instruction
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