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English Online - Advanced
Unit 1 - Vocabulary definitions for exercises 1 and
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dispute
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dis.pute
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verb [T]
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to disagree or question the correctness of something
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dispute something, a decision,
numbers, figures
noun: a dispute
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examples
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The players immediately disputed the referee's
decision.
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pay off
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pay off
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verb [T]
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to pay the whole of a debt (sometimes over a
period of time)
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pay off something; a loan, a debt
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I'm paying off my bank loan monthly.
It took me three years to pay off my car.
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query
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que.ry
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verb [T]
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To question something because you think there
has been a mistake
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query something; a bill, someone's point
noun: a query, queries
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Martin thought the bill was too high but he
was too shy to query it.
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bribe
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bribe
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verb [T]
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To give money to someone in order to persuade
them to do something dishonest
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bribe someone, bribe someone to do something
noun: a bribe (countable), bribery (uncountable)
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The witnesses in the court case were bribed
to give false information.
There is a lot of bribery at high levels of government.
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inquire
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in.quire
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verb [I]
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also enquire
a more formal version of 'ask'
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how to use
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inquire (about) something
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examples
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Hello - I am calling to enquire about the
job you advertised in the newsaper.
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con
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con
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verb [T]
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to trick/cheat somebody, usually to make money
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con someone; con someone out of something, con
someone into doing something
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examples
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That shop assistant conned me out of $5!
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Key to definitions:
verb [T]: transitive verb - a verb which must have an object, e.g.
He bought a book. Bought is a transitive verb, book is the object.
verb [I]: intransitive verb - a verb which cannot have an object, e.g.
He walked. Prices are rising. Walk and rise are intransitive
- there is no object.
Key to pronunciation: pay.ment
The word is divided into two parts, showing that there are two syllables.
The underlined syllable is the one which is stressed when the word
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