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abolish
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[ ə'bɔliʃ ]
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to end an activity or custom officially:I think bullfighting should be abolished.
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upheaval
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[ ʌp'hi:v(ə)l ]
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a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble:
Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
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unveil
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[ ʌn'veɪl ]
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to remove a covering like a curtain from a new structure at a formal ceremony in order to show the opening or finishing of a new building or work of art:
The memorial to those who had died in the war was unveiled by the Queen.
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admission
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[ əd'miʃn ]
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the act of agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly:
Her silence was taken as an admission of guilt/defeat.
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upmarket
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[ ʌpmarket ]
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describes goods and products that are of very high quality and intended to be bought by people who are quite rich:
an upmarket brand name
Many garment exporters want to move upmarket.
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mammoth
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[ 'mæməθ ]
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extremely large:
Cleaning up the city-wide mess is going to be a mammoth task.
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thoroughfare
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[ 'Ɵʌrə‚feər ]
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a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere
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