Lesson 56
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Lesson 56 - Mask Toggle

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Word Meaning Example Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#1101
📜
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Proverb
/ˈprɒv.ɜːb/
noun
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a short saying that expresses a general truth or gives advice
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The proverb 'Early to bed, early to rise' teaches us about good habits.

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saying, maxim, adage, motto
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old proverb, famous proverb, wise proverb
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#1102
📊
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Quantity
/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/
noun
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an amount or number of something; the measurable property of something
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The quantity of water in the bottle is sufficient for the trip.

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amount, number, volume, measure
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quality, shortage, scarcity
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large quantity, small quantity, quantity of goods, measure quantity
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#1103
📦
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Provision
/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
noun
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supplies of food and other necessary things; arrangement or preparation
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The government made provision for emergency supplies during the flood.

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supply, arrangement, preparation, stipulation
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shortage, lack, absence
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make provision, food provision, emergency provision
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#1104
😡
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Quarrel
/ˈkwɒr.əl/
noun
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an angry argument or disagreement between people
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They had a quarrel about money and stopped talking to each other.

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argument, fight, dispute, disagreement
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agreement, peace, harmony, accord
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bitter quarrel, family quarrel, pick a quarrel, settle a quarrel
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#1105
📢
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Publicity
/pʌbˈlɪs.ɪ.ti/
noun
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public attention or notice given to someone or something; advertising or promotion
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The movie received a lot of publicity before its release.

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promotion, advertising, marketing, exposure
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secrecy, privacy, concealment
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bad publicity, generate publicity, media publicity
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#1106
🟢
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Quarter
/ˈkwɔː.tər/
noun
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one of four equal parts of something; a period of three months
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The company reported strong profits in the first quarter of the year.

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fourth, section, district, area
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whole, entirety, complete
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first quarter, last quarter, business quarter, quarter of an hour
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#1107
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Puncture
/ˈpʌŋk.tʃər/
noun
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a small hole in a tire that causes air to escape
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I had to fix a puncture in my bicycle tire this morning.

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hole, perforation, leak
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seal, closure
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tire puncture, fix puncture, puncture repair
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#1108
🏠
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Quarters
/ˈkwɔː.tərz/
noun
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living accommodation; lodgings; military housing
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The soldiers returned to their quarters after the training exercise.

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accommodation, lodging, housing, barracks
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homelessness, displacement
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military quarters, living quarters, officers' quarters, close quarters
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#1109
⚖️
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Punishment
/ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/
noun
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penalty given for doing something wrong or breaking a rule
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The student received punishment for cheating on the exam.

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penalty, discipline, retribution, consequence
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reward, prize, blessing
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severe punishment, capital punishment, receive punishment
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#1110
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Query
/ˈkwɪə.ri/
noun
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a question or inquiry; a request for information
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I have a query about the new policy changes in the company.

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question, inquiry, request, interrogation
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answer, response, reply, solution
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database query, search query, answer a query, raise a query
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#1111
💎
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Purity
/ˈpjʊə.rɪ.ti/
noun
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the state of being pure; cleanness or freedom from contamination
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The purity of the mountain water was remarkable.

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cleanliness, innocence, clarity, wholesomeness
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impurity, contamination, corruption
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water purity, moral purity, purity of heart
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#1112
🔍
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Quest
/kwest/
noun
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a journey or search for something; an adventure to achieve a goal
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The knight embarked on a quest to find the legendary treasure.

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search, mission, journey, adventure
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abandonment, surrender, giving up
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epic quest, spiritual quest, quest for knowledge, heroic quest
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#1113
🦆
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Quack
/kwæk/
noun
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a person who pretends to be a doctor but has no medical training; the sound a duck makes
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People should be careful not to trust medical advice from a quack.

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charlatan, fraud, impostor, fake doctor
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qualified doctor, expert, professional
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medical quack, quack doctor, quack remedy
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#1114
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Question
/ˈkwes.tʃən/
noun
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a sentence asking for information or a response; an interrogative expression
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The teacher asked a difficult question during the exam.

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inquiry, query, interrogation, problem
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answer, statement, declaration, response
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ask a question, difficult question, important question, open question
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#1115
🎓
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Qualification
/ˌkwɒl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
noun
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official record showing that someone has finished a training course or has necessary skills; condition or requirement
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She has the right qualifications for this engineering job.

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credential, certificate, competence, ability
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disqualification, incompetence, inability
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academic qualification, professional qualification, meet qualification
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#1116
👥
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Queue
/kjuː/
noun
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a line of people or things waiting for something; a sequence
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We had to wait in a long queue to buy tickets for the movie.

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line, row, sequence, waiting line
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disorder, chaos, scattered
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long queue, join the queue, queue up, priority queue
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#1117
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Quality
/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/
noun
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the standard of something when compared to other things; characteristic or feature
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This restaurant is known for the high quality of its food.

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standard, grade, characteristic, attribute
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inferiority, defect, flaw
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high quality, poor quality, quality control
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#1118
🏜️
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Quick-sand
/ˈkwɪk.sænd/
noun
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loose wet sand that yields easily to pressure and sucks in anything on its surface
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The explorer got trapped in quicksand while crossing the desert.

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shifting sand, loose sand, bog, marsh
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solid ground, firm land, stable surface
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trapped in quicksand, sink into quicksand, escape quicksand, dangerous quicksand
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#1119
🤔
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Quandary
/ˈkwɒn.dər.i/
noun
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a difficult situation where you cannot decide what to do; dilemma
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She was in a quandary about which job offer to accept.

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dilemma, predicament, difficulty, puzzle
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certainty, clarity, solution
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in a quandary, face quandary, moral quandary
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#1120
🛏️
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Quilt
/kwɪlt/
noun
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a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric
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Grandmother made a beautiful quilt with colorful patches for my bed.

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blanket, coverlet, bedspread, comforter
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sheet, thin cover
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handmade quilt, patchwork quilt, warm quilt, quilted blanket
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