Lesson 52
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Lesson 52 - Mask Toggle

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Word Meaning Example Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#1021
👋
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Feel
/fiːl/
verb
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to experience an emotion or physical sensation; to touch something
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I feel happy when I see my friends.

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sense, touch, experience, perceive
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ignore, overlook, miss, avoid
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feel good, feel sad, feel comfortable
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#1022
💰
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Perquisite
/ˈpɜr.kwɪ.zɪt/
noun
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an additional benefit or privilege given to an employee beyond their regular salary; a special right or advantage
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Company car was one of the perquisites of his executive position.

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benefit, privilege, perk, bonus
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disadvantage, burden, penalty, loss
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job perquisites, executive perquisites, company perquisites
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#1023
🙏
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Penance
/ˈpen.əns/
noun
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punishment that you accept for doing something wrong; an act of showing that you are sorry for sin
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The monk performed penance for his past mistakes.

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atonement, repentance, punishment, expiation
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reward, praise, blessing, forgiveness
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do penance, perform penance, acts of penance
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#1024
🧠
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Personality
/ˌpɜr.sənˈæl.ə.ti/
noun
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the combination of characteristics that form an individual's distinctive character; a famous person
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She has a very outgoing and friendly personality.

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character, nature, temperament, disposition
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impersonality, anonymity, conformity
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strong personality, charismatic personality, personality traits
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#1025
✍️
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Pen-name
/ˈpen neɪm/
noun
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a fictitious name used by an author instead of their real name; a pseudonym
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Mark Twain was the pen-name of Samuel Clemens.

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pseudonym, alias, nom de plume, assumed name
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real name, given name, birth name
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famous pen-name, use pen-name, adopt pen-name
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#1026
👁️
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Perspective
/pərˈspek.tɪv/
noun
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a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view; the art of representing three-dimensional objects
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From his perspective, the decision was completely wrong.

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viewpoint, outlook, angle, standpoint
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blindness, ignorance, narrow-mindedness
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different perspective, global perspective, historical perspective
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#1027
💰
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Pension
/ˈpen.ʃən/
noun
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a regular payment made to someone who is no longer working because of age or disability
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After retirement, he receives a monthly pension from the company.

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retirement fund, allowance, annuity, benefit
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salary, wage, active income
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monthly pension, retirement pension, pension fund
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#1028
🔄
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Perversity
/pərˈvɜr.sə.ti/
noun
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deliberate determination to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; the quality of being contrary or obstinate
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His perversity in refusing help frustrated everyone.

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obstinacy, contrariness, stubbornness, wilfulness
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reasonableness, compliance, cooperation, flexibility
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act of perversity, show perversity, human perversity
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#1029
👁️
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Perception
/pərˈsep.ʃən/
noun
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the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses; a way of understanding
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His perception of the situation was quite different from mine.

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understanding, awareness, insight, comprehension
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ignorance, misunderstanding, blindness, confusion
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visual perception, false perception, change perception
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#1030
😔
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Pessimist
/ˈpes.ə.mɪst/
noun
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a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believes that the worst will happen; someone who lacks hope or confidence in the future
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Being a pessimist, he always expected the worst outcome.

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cynic, defeatist, doubter, negative thinker
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optimist, idealist, positive thinker, hopeful person
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confirmed pessimist, natural pessimist, born pessimist
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#1031
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Perfection
/pərˈfek.ʃən/
noun
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the state of being complete and without flaws; the highest degree of excellence
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The artist spent years trying to achieve perfection in his paintings.

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excellence, flawlessness, completeness, mastery
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imperfection, flaw, defect, incompleteness
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seek perfection, achieve perfection, pursuit of perfection
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#1032
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Phase
/feɪz/
noun
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a distinct period or stage in a process of change or development
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The project is now in its final phase.

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stage, step, period, chapter
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whole, entirety, completion
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development phase, testing phase, final phase
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#1033
🗡️
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Perfidy
/ˈpɜr.fɪ.di/
noun
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deliberate breach of faith or trust; treachery; betrayal of trust
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His perfidy shocked all who had trusted him.

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treachery, betrayal, faithlessness, disloyalty
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loyalty, faithfulness, trustworthiness, honor
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act of perfidy, political perfidy, shameless perfidy
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#1034
😱
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Phobia
/ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
noun
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an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something
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She has a phobia of spiders.

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fear, terror, anxiety, dread
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bravery, courage, fearlessness, confidence
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social phobia, specific phobia, overcome phobia
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#1035
🎭
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Performance
/pərˈfɔr.məns/
noun
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the action of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment; how well someone does a task
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The student's performance in the exam was excellent.

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execution, accomplishment, presentation, show
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failure, incompetence, poor showing
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excellent performance, live performance, job performance
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#1036
🙏
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Piety
/ˈpaɪ.ə.ti/
noun
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the quality of being religious or reverent; devout religious belief and practice
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His piety was evident in his daily prayers.

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devotion, religiousness, godliness, spirituality
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impiety, irreligion, godlessness, blasphemy
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religious piety, filial piety, show piety
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#1037
🌸
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Perfume
/ˈpɜr.fjuːm/
noun
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a fragrant liquid made from essential oils and alcohol; a pleasant smell
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She wore her favorite perfume to the party.

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fragrance, scent, cologne, aroma
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stench, odor, bad smell
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expensive perfume, floral perfume, spray perfume
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#1038
🔓
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Pilferage
/ˈpɪl.fər.ɪdʒ/
noun
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the theft of small amounts or items, especially from one's workplace
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The company installed cameras to prevent pilferage.

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theft, stealing, thievery, larceny
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honesty, integrity, protection, security
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prevent pilferage, workplace pilferage, inventory pilferage
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#1039
♾️
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Permanence
/ˈpɜr.mə.nəns/
noun
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the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely; enduring nature
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The permanence of the stone monument impressed all visitors.

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durability, stability, endurance, lasting quality
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temporariness, transience, impermanence, instability
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sense of permanence, illusion of permanence, seek permanence
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#1040
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Pilgrim
/ˈpɪl.ɡrɪm/
noun
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a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons; a traveler
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The pilgrim walked for days to reach the holy shrine.

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devotee, worshiper, traveler, wanderer
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resident, local, native, inhabitant
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religious pilgrim, medieval pilgrim, pilgrim journey
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