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 Craving : krey-ving : An intense desire for some particular thing

e.g : I have a craving for chocolate.

Insatiable : in'sey-shu-bul :    Impossible to satisfy

e.g : Nothing, it seemed, would satisfy his insatiable curiosity. 

Clamourskla-mur :  to make a loud complaint or demand

e.g: The children were all clamoring for attention.

Succumb : su'kúm : to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat:  e.g :   I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.

Distill :  To distill something said or written is to reduce it but keep the most important part

e.g: She distilled the report into a paragraph. 

Heartfelt: 'haart,felt  : Sincerely intended and with strong feeling

e.g: Please accept my heartfelt apologies/thanks.

Integrated : 'in-tu,grey-tid : with two or more things combined in order to become more effective. 

e.g : The town's modern architecture is very well integrated with the old.

Rejoice : ri'joys : to feel or show great happiness about something

e.g:Everyone rejoiced at the news of his safe return.

Privilege: pri-vu-lij : A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

e.g: Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege.

I had the privilege of interviewing Picasso in the 1960s.
  
Legacy :le-gu-see : Something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage
e.g: An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy.
The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature.
The war has left a legacy of hatred. 
 
Reflect : ri'flek-tid  : to show, express, or be a sign of something:
e.g: The statistics reflect a change in people's spending habits.  
 
Sigh: to breathe out slowly and noisily, expressing tiredness, sadness, pleasure, etc.
e.g: She sighed deeply and sat down.

keynote: The most important or most emphasized part of something:
e.g: This issue has become the keynote of the election campaign:

Insights : (the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation

e.g: It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships.

Invariably : in'veh-ree-u-blee : always:

e.g:There’s no point in rushing – she’s invariably late.

Pursuit : pur'soot : the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time

e.g: The pursuit of happiness
The union is on strike in pursuit of (= trying to achieve) a ten percent pay increase.

Manifest:  'ma-ni,fest : to show something clearly, through signs or actions:
e.g: The workers chose to manifest their dissatisfaction in a series of strikes.
The illness first manifested itself in/as severe stomach pains.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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