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Many experts remain skeptical
skeptical (a.)
doubting that something is true about/of his claims. dubious
1 /ˈskep.tɪ.kəl/ skeptical about/of
or useful I'm a bit skeptical about his chances of doubtful
(UK usually sceptical)
success.
[inf] to decide not to publish an The story was deemed too
article in a newspaper controversial and so they spiked it.
to make a drink stronger by
She claimed that someone had spiked spike something with
spike (v.) adding alcohol, or to add flavour
2 her drink with whisky. something
/spaɪk/ or interest to something
to rise to a higher amount,
The jobless rate in October spiked to a
price, or level, usually before
five-year high.
going down again
a post with a number of short
poles sticking out from it that
have to be pushed round as
each person walks through the
entrance The number of spectators going
turnstile (n.)
3 through the turnstiles is up from last
/ˈtɜːn.staɪl/
season.

a low structure built at the edge

pier (n.)
4 of water, used especially for
/pɪər/
getting into and out of boats

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An unexpected surge in electrical jump

surge* (n.) a sudden and great increase a surge in something
power caused the computer to crash. leap
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/sɜːdʒ/ (v.) to increase suddenly and surge
The company's profits have surged. to surge by a number
strongly spike
prime age (n.) the period in your life when you
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/praɪm eɪdʒ/ are most active or successful
If an unpleasant feeling or
situation persists, it continues to If the pain persists, consult a doctor.
persist (v.) exist
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/pəˈsɪst/ to try to do or continue doing
If he persists in asking awkward persist in doing
something in a determined but
questions, then send him to the boss. something
often unreasonable way
to balance one influence against
The extra cost of travelling to work is
offset (v.) an opposing influence, so that
8 offset by the lower price of houses
/ˌɒfˈset/ there is no great difference as a
here.
result
elusive (a.) to be (a) no go (idiom)
difficult to describe, find, The answers to these questions remain
9 impossible
/iˈluː.sɪv/ achieve, or remember as elusive as ever.
infeasible

All the definitions and examples are from Cambridge Dictionary.

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Thesaurus article: An increase

These words are used to refer to the fact of something getting bigger in number, amount, level, or degree.
One of the most common words for this is increase.
- There has been an sharp increase in municipal taxes this year.
The opposite of increase is decrease.
- There has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors.
When talking about an increase in numbers, amounts, rates, or activities, you can use rise.
- Last month saw a rise in the rate of inflation.
- We have a sharp rise in share prices this quarter.
The opposite of rise is fall.
- We likely won't see a fall in the prices of manufactured goods this year.
A gain or a boost is a positive increase in something.
- We are not seeing the gains in productivity that we expected.
- The dollar made gains against the euro this week.
- We are hoping for a boost in sales this year.
A rapid increase can be called a jump, a leap, a surge, or a spike. Spike is often used to refer to a very high but temporary increase in something.
- The jump in prices was generally expected.
- The sudden leap in petrol prices took motorists by surprise.
- There has been a surge in demand for avocados.
- The city has seen a spike in drug deaths recently.
In business contexts you can talk about growth in sales, a market, etc. to refer to an increase in the size or importance of something. Growth is generally used
in a positive way.
- We are anticipating modest sales growth.
In business and economic contexts, an upturn or an upswing is an increase in the level of something, especially in economic figures.
- Some sectors of the economy have seen a sharp upturn.
- Natural gas production is on the upswing.
The opposite of upturn is downturn. The opposite of upswing is downswing. These two words, like upturn and upswing, are often used in business or
economic contexts.
- The economic downturn is likely to continue.
- We're seeing a downswing in auto manufacturing.
A pickup is an increase or improvement in something to a previously high level after being low.
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- We're beginning to see a pickup in exports at last.

The Thesaurus article is from Cambridge Dictionary.