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incumbent:
(the letter ‘i’ rhymes with the letter ‘i’ in “ink”, the ‘c’ with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”, and the letter ‘u’ rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in “but”)
(in British English) a priest in the Church of England;
Nambaryn Enkhboyar, incumbent president of Mongolia (as of 01-02-2010)
(in general) any person who holds a [...]
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fuddy-duddy:
(plural: ‘fuddy-duddies’; pronunciation: the letter ‘u’ in both words rhymes with the letter ‘u’ in “but”)
a person who does not understand, approve of or accept modern ideas;
a fuddy-duddy (Ken Russell, film director — called himself a fuddy-duddy)
an elderly person who is dull and old-fashioned
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fighter:
(pronunciation: the letters ‘fi’ rhyme with the letters ‘fi’ in “five”)
two stick fighter (fighters using sticks to hit each other)
a person who fights, for his/her safety, to gain control over others or for sport;
two fighters fighting (boxing — a blood sport)
a soldier; a boxer;
trained fighters ready for action (soldiers)
a person who has strong [...]
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field marshal:
Tantawi, Field Marshal, Egyptian Armed Forces, Egypt
an officer of the highest rank in the British army (military)
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epicure/epicurean:
(equivalent to ‘gourmet’)
{the letter ‘c’ in this word is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”}
two epicures enjoying their dinner
“epicure” — a person who takes great interest, often too much care, in the pleasure of food and drink, and regards cooking as an art;
a person who spends a lot of time in [...]
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disparate – desperate:
[different pronunciation]
“Disparate” means ‘entirely differently; no comparison can be made between two or more things or activities because of the striking difference’,
e.g.
‘Sky-diving’ and ‘skin diving’ are two disparate sport skills. [because ‘sky-diving’ is jumping from an aircraft and ‘skin diving’ is swimming under water]
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“Desperate” means ‘ready to do any wild or [...]
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doubting Thomas:
a man who does not easily believe anything without physical proof;
a sceptic (British spelling) / skeptic (American spelling)
(Thomas doubting the resurrection of Jesus Christ)
[after Saint Thomas who doubted the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Bible, i.e. one of the 12 disciples who did not believe that Jesus Christ rose from the [...]
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Don Juan:
(pronunciation: the word ‘Juan’ is said with a sound similar to ‘wahn’)
a Don Juan in full swing
any man who is good at making women love and have sex with him {named after a 14th century Spanish noble man who was good at making women love and have sex with him (seducing women)}
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dipsomaniac:
(pronunciation: the letters ‘di’ rhyme with the letters ‘di’ in “dip”; and the last letter ‘c’ is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound)
a couple of dipsomaniacs
a person suffering from dipsomania; a drunkard; a drunk
(dipsomania = an uncontrollable desire/craving for alcoholic drinks — brandy, whisky, rum, etc.)
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ascent — assent
[the same pronunciation as in ‘assent’]
“Ascent” is ‘the act of going or moving upwards or to a higher position from a lower position; an upward slope’,
(a steep ascent)
e.g.
The mountaineers made a successful ascent to the peak of the mountain.
“Assent” is ‘to agree to an idea, suggestion, etc.’,
(to assent to live)
e.g.
She [...]
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