Personal Dictionary

WORD	PART OF SPEECH	DEFINION	IPA	IMAGE	EXAMPLE
SLAVE	Noun	(especially in the past) a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.	/sleɪv/		The state of Liberia was formed a century and half ago by freed slaves from United States
	Verb	work excessively hard.			after slaving away for fourteen years all he gets is two thousand
BOYCOOT	Noun	a punitive ban on relations with other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods	/ˈbɔɪkɐt/		a boycott of the negotiations
	Verb	withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.			we will boycott all banks which take part in the loans scheme
CRIPPLE	Verb	cause (someone) to become unable to walk or move properly.	/ˈkrɪp(ə)l/		a young student was crippled for life
UNDERPAID	Verb	pay too little to (someone).	/ʌndəˈpeɪd/		He realized that he had underpaid the cashier.
ACKNOWLEDGE	Verb	accept or admit the existence or truth of.	/əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/		the plight of the refugees was acknowledged by the authorities.
VALIDITY	Noun	the quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency.	/vəˈlɪdɪti/		one might question the validity of our data
DINGY	Adjetive	gloomy and drab	/ˈdɪn(d)ʒi/		a dingy room
BURGLARY	Noun	illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.	/ˈbəːɡləri/		a two-year sentence for burglary
KIDNAP	Verb	abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.	/ˈkɪdnap/		militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister
BATHE	Verb	wash by immersing one's body in water.	/beɪð/		she was advised to bathe or shower daily
DAMAGE	Noun	physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.	/ˈdamɪdʒ/		bombing caused extensive damage to the town
		a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury.			she was awarded $284,000 in damages
	Verb	inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.			the car was badly damaged in the accident
MOW	Verb	cut down (grass or a cereal crop) with a scythe.	/məʊ/		their job was to rake the mown corn ready for carting
	Noun	a stack of hay, corn, or other crop			a hay mow
HUM	Verb	make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee.	/hʌm/		the computers hummed
	Noun	a low, steady continuous sound.			the hum of insects
BEQUEATH	Verb	eave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.	/bɪˈkwiːð/		he bequeathed his art collection to the town
KERFUFFLE	Noun	a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views	/ kəˈfʌf(ə)l/		a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.
FLATLINE	Verb	(of a person) die.	/ ˈflatlʌɪn/		they injected themselves with a deadly drug and flatlined
DISCOMBOBULATE	Verb	disconcert or confuse (someone).	/ˌdɪskəmˈbɒbjʊleɪt/		he is looking a little pained and discombobulated
SERENDIPITY	Noun	the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.	/ ˌsɛr(ə)nˈdɪpɪti/		a fortunate stroke of serendipity
TIPTOE	Verb	walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet.	/ ˈtɪptəʊ/		Liz tiptoed out of the room
NUMINOUS	Adjetive	having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.	/ ˈnjuːmɪnəs/		the strange, numinous beauty of this ancient landmark
ACCOUNTABILITY	Noun	the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.	/ əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/		lack of accountability has corroded public respect for business and political leaders
HOMESICK	Adjetive	experiencing a longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.	/ˈhəʊmsɪk/		he was homesick for America after five weeks in Europe
DUSK	Noun	the darker stage of twilight.	/ dʌsk/		Dusk was falling rapidly