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the definition itself is actually a little bit fuzzy in some respects |
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In similar fashion |
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pivotal moment |
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ecmascript is governing JavaScript |
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They both have their pros and cons |
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so let's see how v8 engine does this underneath the hood in order to use the best of both worlds. |
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interpreter and V8 engine is called ignition |
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JavaScript compiler for V8 is called turbofan |
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Iterate |
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extensive |
large in size, amount, or degree containing or dealing with a lot of information and details |
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The house stands in extensive grounds. |
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Extensive research is being done into the connection between the disease and poor living conditions |
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We are going to used both of these extensively throughout class. |
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That means anyone out.there could write a C++ application they could incorporate the V8 JavaScript engine |
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realistic |
judging and dealing with situations in a practical way according to what is actually possible rather than what you would like to happen Antonym : unrealistic a realistic aim or hope is something that it is possible to achieve |
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It’s just not realistic to expect a promotion so soon. |
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You need to be realistic about the amount you can do in a day. |
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feasible |
a plan, idea, or method that is feasible is possible and is likely to work |
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It was no longer financially feasible to keep the community centre open. |
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to test your comprehension. |
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what the Express library exposes is just a single function |
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compatible |
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Demensional |
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arbitrary |
decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly |
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any type of arbitrary data |
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the arbitrary arrests of political opponents. |
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an arbitrarily chosen number. |
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unify |
if you unify two or more parts or things, or if they unify, they are combined to make a single unit Synonym : unite Antonym : divide ⇒ unification |
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and this is due to that |
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function invocation |
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Invocate a function |
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variable collision |
Means rewrite a variable that shouldn't to modify |
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differs from that |
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The doctor will be here soon. In the meantime, try and relax. |
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this is actually called leakage of global variables |
when gas, water etc leaks in or out, or the amount of it that has leaked the deliberate spreading of secret information |
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And that is a key distinction , especially when it comes to functions . |
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ingrained attitudes or behaviour are firmly established and therefore difficult to change |
Firm: strongly fixed in position, and not likely to move Synonym : secure
established: already in use or existing for a long period of time known to do a particular job well, because you have done it for a long time |
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ingrained |
ingrained attitudes or behaviour are firmly established and therefore difficult to change
ingrained dirt is under the surface of something and very difficult to remove |
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you should have this ingrained in our brains |
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exclusion |
when someone is not allowed to take part in something or enter a place Antonym : inclusion |
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the country’s exclusion from the United Nations |
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Your essays tend to concentrate on one theme to the exclusion of everything else. |
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that is specific for when we build our application, for production it has some exclusion for certain. |
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So stay tuned. |
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mandatory |
if something is mandatory, the law says it must be done Synonym : compulsory, obligatory ⇒ discretionary |
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data transfer objects are not mandatory |
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traversal on array |
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retrieve |
to find something and bring it back ⇒ recover |
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one of those operations is retrieving old tasks. |
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objective |
something that you are trying hard to achieve, especially in business or politics Synonym : goal. |
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He vowed to achieve certain objectives before the end of his presidency. |
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data persistence |
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outline |
the main ideas or facts about something, without the details. |
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a broad outline of the committee’s plans |
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Tenants are obligated to pay their rent on time. |
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obligation |
a moral or legal duty to do something. |
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Employers have an obligation to treat all employees equally. |
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Parents are under a legal obligation to educate their children. |
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a moral obligation to help the poor. |
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Pillar |
a tall upright round post used as a support for a roof or bridge somebody who is an important and respected member of a group, and is involved in many public activities |
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Eight massive stone pillars supported the roof. |
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persistent storage is slow. |
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associate |
to make a connection in your mind between one thing or person and another.
to be related to a particular subject, activity. |
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I don’t associate him with energetic sports |
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exclude |
to deliberately not include something Antonym : include. to not allow someone to take part in something or not allow them to enter a place, especially in a way that seems wrong or unfair Antonym : include |
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a special diet that excludes dairy products. |
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The judges decided to exclude evidence which had been unfairly obtained. |
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In everyday English, people usually say leave something or someone out rather than exclude something or someone |
Some information was left out of the report. We didn’t mean to leave you out. |
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a mainstream exhibition that excluded women artists. |
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precise |
precise information, details etc are exact, clear, and correct Synonym : exact |
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precise sales figures |
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She’s a lot older than you, isn’t she?’ ‘Fifteen years, to be precise.’ |
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At that precise moment, her husband walked in. |
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the precise nature of their agreement |
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He arrived at precisely four o'clock |
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elegant |
beautiful, attractive, or graceful. *** an idea or a plan that is elegant is very intelligent yet simple |
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a tall, elegant young woman |
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You can dine in elegant surroundings. |
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an elegant solution to the problem. |
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mimic |
to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to make people laugh Synonym : imitate, take off. |
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He could mimic all the teachers’ accents. |
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The drug mimics the action of the body’s own chemicals. |
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imitate |
to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc, especially in order to make people laugh. |
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She was a splendid mimic and loved to imitate Winston Churchill. |
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take off |
to suddenly start being successful. take something off (something) to have a holiday from work on a particular day, or for a particular length of time. |
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Mimi became jealous when Jack’s career started taking off. |
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I rang my boss and arranged to take some time off. |
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naive |
not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen ⇒ innocent. |
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a naive young girl |
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It would be naive to think that this could solve all the area’s problems straight away. |
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create the naive approach |
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surge |
to suddenly move very quickly in a particular direction if a feeling surges or surges up, you begin to feel it very strongly a sudden increase in amount or number |
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The taxi surged forward. |
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a surge of reporters’ interest in his finances. |
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a surge in food costs |
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the popularity of functional programming has surged |
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immutable state. |
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try to device a program |
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Compose |
to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people Synonym : consist of to write a letter, poem etc, thinking very carefully about it as you write it. |
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Compose a letter to your local paper stating your views on an issue of your choice. |
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Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. |
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Do not say that something ‘is composed by’ or ‘is composed with’ things or people. Say that it is composed of things or people. |
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debate |
discussion of a particular subject that often continues for a long time and in which people express different opinions. |
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The new drug has become the subject of heated debate within the medical profession. |
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Meanwhile, philosophers debate whether it’s right to clone an individual. |
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There was much lively debate about whether women should spend more time in the home. |
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adopt |
to take someone else’s child into your home and legally become its parent ⇒ foster adopt an approach/policy/attitude etc to start to deal with or think about something in a particular way. to use a particular style of speaking, writing, or behaving, especially one that you do not usually use |
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The couple are unable to have children of their own, but hope to adopt. |
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The courts were asked to adopt a more flexible approach to young offenders. |
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The store recently adopted a drug testing policy for all new employees. |
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Kim adopts a southern accent when speaking to family back home. |
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adapt |
to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situation. to change something to make it suitable for a different purpose. |
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The children are finding it hard to adapt to the new school. |
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flowers which are well adapted to winters. |
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These teaching materials can be adapted for older children. |
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alter (especially written) |
to change something so that it is better or more suitable |
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You can alter the colour and size of the image using a remote control. |
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adjust |
to make small changes in the position or level of something in order to improve it or make it more suitable. |
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He adjusted his tie in the mirror. |
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hypothetical |
based on a situation that is not real, but that might happen. |
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Brennan brought up a hypothetical case to make his point. |
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The question is purely hypothetical. |
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An independent committee (کمیته بی طرف) will look into alleged human rights abuses. |
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terrified |
feeling worried because you might get hurt or because something bad might happen. |
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baby I'm outlaw. |
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somehow |
in some way, or by some means, although you do not know how. |
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Don’t worry, we’ll get the money back somehow. |
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distinct app |
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with the certain context and parameter |
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It now seems certain that there will be an election in May. |
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Many people look certain to lose their jobs. |
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His re-election was considered virtually certain. |
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The library’s only open at certain times of day. |
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I promised to be in a certain place by lunchtime. |
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primitive types are immutable. |
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dominant |
more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things. |
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The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group. |
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its dominant position within the group. |
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JavaScript is the dominant language on the web. |
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convinced |
feeling certain that something is true. |
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Molly agreed, but she did not sound very convinced. |
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Herschel was firmly convinced of the possibility of life on other planets. |
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you're convinced that function are object. |
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in dynamic language are not bound to this constraint. |
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typescript tries to mimic JavaScript. |
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and you're not going to be caught. |
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vague |
unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean. have a vague idea/feeling/recollection etc (that) to think that something might be true or that you remember something, although you cannot be sure |
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Migrate |
if birds or animals migrate, they travel regularly from one part of the world to another |
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scaffold |
a structure built next to a wall, for workers to stand on while they build, repair, or paint a building. |
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vague |
unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean |
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The governor gave only a vague outline of his tax plan. |
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Hook up |
To connect or fit together. |
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solid |
hard or firm, with a fixed shape, and not a liquid or gas consisting completely of one type of material NOT HOLLOW having no holes or spaces inside Antonym : hollow |
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Solidify |
to become solid or make something solid |
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to solidify your knowledge |
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it stink |
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accelerate |
if a process accelerates or if something accelerates it, it happens faster than usual or sooner than you expect |
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measures to accelerate the rate of economic growth |
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ambiguity |
the state of being unclear, confusing, or not certain, or things that produce this effect |
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There was an element of ambiguity in the president’s reply. |
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ambiguous |
something that is ambiguous is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way Antonym : unambiguous |
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there is no ambiguity about it |
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what this should be bound to. |
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halt |
to prevent someone or something from continuing – used especially in news reports Synonym : stop: |
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The government has failed to halt economic decline. |
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Halt is mainly used in journalism. In everyday English, people usually say stop. |
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halts at that very instance if there is some error. |
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infrastructure |
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