295. gross (adjective): (in) total
✏️ A person's gross income is the money they earn before tax is deducted from it.
✏️ A person's gross income is the money they earn before tax is deducted from it.
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21 Jan, 00:23
294. ram (verb): to hit or push something with force
✏️ Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus.
✏️ Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus.
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293. spring a surprise (verb): to do something surprising
✏️ Fitri Aqashah is unlikely to spring any surprises.
✏️ Fitri Aqashah is unlikely to spring any surprises.
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21 Jan, 00:20
292. break down (phrasal verb): to become very upset
✏️ The girl broke down and cried when she got a bad grade.
✏️ The girl broke down and cried when she got a bad grade.
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21 Jan, 00:19
291.torch (verb): to set fire to a building or vehicle deliberately in order to destroy it
✏️ Rioters threw bottles at police and torched a number of cars.
✏️ Rioters threw bottles at police and torched a number of cars.
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21 Jan, 00:17
290. choke (verb): to fill something such as a road or pipe, so that nothing can pass through
✏️ At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic.
✏️ At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic.
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21 Jan, 00:16
289. substantial (adjective): large in size, value, or importance
✏️ The finding shows a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
✏️ The finding shows a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
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21 Jan, 00:15
288. ill-gotten (adjective): obtained dishonestly or unfairly
✏️ His ill-gotten millions are all safely stashed away in a Swiss bank.
✏️ His ill-gotten millions are all safely stashed away in a Swiss bank.
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21 Jan, 00:13
287. extortion (noun): the act of getting something, especially money, by force or threats
✏️ He was found guilty of obtaining the money by extortion.
✏️ He was found guilty of obtaining the money by extortion.
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21 Jan, 00:12
286. mantle (noun): the role and responsibilities of an important person or job, especially when they are passed on from one person to another
✏️ Nicole will soon inherit her father's mantle.
✏️ Nicole will soon inherit her father's mantle.
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21 Jan, 00:10
285. burgeoning (adjective): developing quickly
✏️ The company hoped to profit from the burgeoning communications industry.
✏️ The company hoped to profit from the burgeoning communications industry.
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21 Jan, 00:09
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284. intra (prefix): inside; within
✏️ The regulations aim to counter the risks of harmful intra-European competition.
✏️ The regulations aim to counter the risks of harmful intra-European competition.
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