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8,130 words, searchable by word, definition, part of speech, and CEFR level.
Impossible to stop or prevent, continuing steadily despite any resistance.
So closely connected to something else that it cannot be separated from it.
Never wrong or never failing.
The state of being well known for something bad.
The rate at which babies die before reaching a certain age, usually one year.
Soldiers who fight on foot rather than in vehicles or on horseback.
An illness caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other germs entering the body.
Able to spread easily from one person to another, especially a disease, or describing something like laughter or enthusiasm that spreads quickly among people.
To reach a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than being told directly.
A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning rather than direct statement.
The part of an expert system or AI program that applies logical rules to known facts in order to draw new conclusions.
Lower in quality, rank, or status compared to something or someone else.
Without any limit or end, endless.
A reaction in part of the body that causes redness, swelling, heat, and pain.
Causing swelling, redness, or heat in body tissue, or, more generally, likely to provoke anger.
A general rise in prices over time, which reduces how much money can buy.
The percentage by which the general level of prices rises over a given period of time.
The movement of something, such as money, people, or liquid, into a place.
The power to affect how someone thinks, behaves, or how something develops, without using direct force.
To give someone facts or information about something.
Relaxed and casual, not following strict rules or formalities.
Facts or details about something.
Giving useful facts or knowledge about a subject.
Relating to a type of light that is invisible to the human eye and felt mainly as heat.
The basic physical systems and structures, such as roads, bridges, and power supplies, that a country or organisation needs to function.
The gap between the infrastructure a region actually needs, such as roads, bridges, and utilities, and what it currently has or can afford to maintain.
The act of adding a new quality or element to something, or a drink made by soaking something in hot water.
Very clever, original, and inventive, especially in solving a problem.
Cleverness and originality in solving problems or creating new things.
Innocent and trusting, sometimes to the point of being naive.
Firmly established in someone's character or habits, so that it is hard to change.
A person who is not grateful for what others have done for them.
To try deliberately to gain someone's favor or approval, often in a way that seems insincere.
One of the foods or substances used to make a dish.
A person or animal that lives permanently in a particular place.
Existing as a natural and permanent part of something, not added from outside.
To receive money, property, or a quality from someone after they die or from your family.
Money or property received from someone after they die, or characteristics passed down from parents.
To prevent or slow down a process, or to make someone feel too nervous or embarrassed to act naturally.
Extremely cruel and lacking any care for people's suffering.
Harmful or unfriendly, especially in a way that works against someone's interests.
A very unfair or immoral act, or wickedness in general.
Existing or happening at the very beginning.
At first, before something changed.
The ability to make decisions and take action on your own, or a new plan created to solve a problem.
An act of putting liquid medicine into the body using a needle.
An official order from a court that requires someone to do or stop doing something.
To hurt or physically harm someone, usually by accident.