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refer (sb) to sth-/rɪˈfɜːr--to look at, or tell someone else to look at,
a book or similar record in order to find information and help:
favourite-ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt- best liked or most enjoyed: a thing that someone likes best or enjoys most:
ancient-ˈeɪn.ʃənt-of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time: used to refer to
the period in European history from the earliest known societies to the end of the Roman Empire:
Something that is ancient is very old:
vanish-ˈvæn.ɪʃ-to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way:
curious-/ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/-interested in learning about people or things around you: strange and unusual:
survivor-/səˈvaɪ.vər/-a person who continues to live, despite nearly dying: a person who
is able to continue living their life successfully despite experiencing difficulties:
Cure-kjʊər-to make someone with an illness healthy again: to solve a problem: something that
makes someone who is sick healthy again: a solution to a problem: the process of making
a person healthy again, esp. by giving treatment, or a treatment that causes a disease to go away:
Refuse-/rɪˈfjuːz-to say that you will not do or accept something: unwanted; to say or show that you
are not willing to do, accept, or allow something:
Afford-/əˈfɔːd/-to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time: to have
enough money or time to buy, keep, or do something: to be able to do something without
it causing problems: (HAVE ENOUGH)
Celebration- sel.ə.breɪt to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that
a particular occasion is important: to recognize an important occasion by taking part in an activity that
makes it special:
Actually- ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li- (IN FACT) used in sentences in which there is information that is in some
way surprising or the opposite of what most people would expect:
Curiosity- kjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti-an eager wish to know or learn about something: (INTEREST) something that
is interesting because it is rare and unusual: an eager desire to know or learn about something:
Treat- triːt/- to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way: