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sacred
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considerable
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attachment
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Australian
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valuable
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to predate
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navigable
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reversible
9-
educational
10-
traditional
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inhabited
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to renovate
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successful
14-
wasteful
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puppyish
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English
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worthless
18-
fearless
19-
urban
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urbanized
21-
commercial
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industrial
23-
priority
24-
social
25-
special
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benefit
27-
to demand
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handful
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relevance
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to respect
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responsibility
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to collect
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rest
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politics
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to worry
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harsh
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inevitably
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profound
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remote
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stifling
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subsistence
sacred
aggettivo
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s
a
c
k
r
r
e
ə
d
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sacro

sacro

connected with God or a god, and considered holy or deeply respected in religious contexts

profane
example
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The river is considered sacred in many indigenous cultures.
The sacred rituals performed during the ceremony were deeply meaningful.
considerable
considerable
aggettivo
c
k
o
ə
n
n
s
s
i
ɪ
d
d
e
ɜ
r
r
a
ə
b
b
ə
l
l
e
(notevole)

(notevole)

considerevole

large in quantity, extent, or degree

inconsiderable
attachment
sostantivo
a
ə
tt
t
a
æ
ch
ʧ
m
m
e
ə
n
n
t
t
allegato

allegato

a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something

Australian
Australian
aggettivo
uk flag
/ɔˈstreɪljən/
australiano

australiano

belonging or relating to Australia or its people

valuable
valuable
aggettivo
v
v
a
æ
l
l
u
j
a
ə
b
b
ə
l
l
e
di valore

di valore

worth a large amount of money

worthless
to predate
to predate
Verbo
uk flag
/ˈpɹiˈdeɪt/, /pɹiˈdeɪt/
(antecedere)

(antecedere)

precedere

to exist or occur at an earlier time than something else

postdate

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navigable
aggettivo
n
n
a
æ
v
v
i
ə
g
g
a
ə
b
b
ə
l
l
e
(percorribile)

(percorribile)

navigabile

(of a sea or other area of water) deep or wide enough for ships or boats to travel through

reversible
reversible
aggettivo
r
r
e
i
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
s
s
i
ə
b
b
ə
l
l
e
(annullabile)

(annullabile)

reversibile

having the ability to be undone or corrected

irreversible
educational
educational
aggettivo
e
ɛ
d
ʤ
u
ə
c
k
a
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n
a
ə
l
l
educativo

educativo

intended to provide knowledge or facilitate learning

traditional
traditional
aggettivo
t
t
r
r
a
ə
d
d
i
ɪ
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n
a
ə
l
l
tradizionale

tradizionale

belonging to or following the methods or thoughts that are old as opposed to new or different ones

nontraditional
inhabited
aggettivo
i
ɪ
n
n
h
h
a
æ
b
b
i
ə
t
t
e
ə
d
d
(popolato)

(popolato)

abitato

(of a place) having people or animals living in a place

uninhabited
to renovate
to renovate
Verbo
uk flag
/ˈrɛnəˌveɪt/
rinnovare

rinnovare

to make a building or a place look good again by repairing or painting it

Informazioni Grammaticali:

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successful
successful
aggettivo
s
s
u
ə
c
k
c
s
e
ɛ
ss
s
f
f
u
ə
l
l
(riuscito)

(riuscito)

successo

getting the results you hoped for or wanted

unsuccessful
wasteful
aggettivo
w
w
a
s
s
t
t
e
f
f
u
ə
l
l
(dispendioso)

(dispendioso)

sprecologico

(of a person or thing) using more resources, time, or money than is necessary or appropriate

puppyish
aggettivo
p
p
u
ʌ
pp
p
y
ɪ
i
ɪ
sh
ʃ
(giocoso)

(giocoso)

cucciolesco

showing playful or enthusiastic behavior typical of a young dog

English
English
aggettivo
uk flag
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
inglese

inglese

belonging or relating to England, its people, or language

worthless
worthless
aggettivo
w
w
o
ɜ
r
r
th
θ
l
l
e
ə
ss
s
di nessun valore

di nessun valore

having no meaningful value, impact, or utility

valuable
fearless
fearless
aggettivo
f
f
ea
ɪ
r
r
l
l
e
ə
ss
s
impavido

impavido

expressing no signs of fear in face of danger or difficulty

afraid(p)
urban
urban
aggettivo
u
ɜ
r
r
b
b
a
ə
n
n
urbano

urbano

addressing the structures, functions, or issues of cities and their populations

urbanized
aggettivo
u
ɜ
r
r
b
b
a
ə
n
n
i
z
z
e
d
d
(sviluppato)

(sviluppato)

urbanizzato

developed into an urban area, with high population density and tall buildings

commercial
aggettivo
c
k
o
ə
mm
m
e
ɜ
r
r
c
ʃ
ia
ə
l
l
commerciale

commerciale

related to the purchasing and selling of different goods and services

noncommercial
industrial
industrial
aggettivo
i
ɪ
n
n
d
d
u
ə
s
s
t
t
r
r
ia
l
l
industriale

industriale

related to the manufacturing or production of goods on a large scale

priority
sostantivo
p
p
r
r
io
aɪɔ
r
r
i
ə
t
t
y
i
priorità

priorità

the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others

social
social
aggettivo
s
s
o
c
ʃ
ia
ə
l
l
sociale

sociale

related to society and the lives of its citizens in general

special
special
aggettivo
s
s
p
p
e
ɛ
c
ʃ
ia
ə
l
l
speciale

speciale

different or better than what is normal

benefit
sostantivo
b
b
e
ɛ
n
n
e
ə
f
f
i
ɪ
t
t
vantaggio

vantaggio

an advantage or a helpful effect that is the result of a situation

to demand
to demand
Verbo
d
d
e
ɪ
m
m
a
æ
n
n
d
d
richiedere

richiedere

to ask something from someone in an urgent and forceful manner

Informazioni Grammaticali:

Transitivo
handful
sostantivo
h
h
a
æ
n
n
d
d
f
f
u
ʊ
l
l
(pugno)

(pugno)

manciata

an amount that fits in a hand

relevance
sostantivo
r
r
e
ɛ
l
l
e
ə
v
v
a
ə
n
n
c
s
e
(pertinenza)

(pertinenza)

rilevanza

the quality of being related or useful to the current situation or topic

irrelevance
to respect
to respect
Verbo
r
r
e
i
s
s
p
p
e
ɛ
c
k
t
t
rispettare

rispettare

to admire someone because of their achievements, qualities, etc.

disrespect

Informazioni Grammaticali:

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responsibility
sostantivo
r
r
e
i
s
s
p
p
o
ɑ
n
n
s
s
i
ə
b
b
i
ɪ
l
l
i
ə
t
t
y
i
responsabilità

responsabilità

the obligation to perform a particular duty or task that is assigned to one

to collect
to collect
Verbo
c
k
o
ə
ll
l
e
ɛ
c
k
t
t
raccogliere

raccogliere

to gather together things from different places or people

Informazioni Grammaticali:

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rest
rest
sostantivo
r
r
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t
(la parte rimanente)

(la parte rimanente)

il resto

a part of something that is left

politics
sostantivo
p
p
o
ɑ
l
l
i
ə
t
t
i
ɪ
c
k
s
s
politica

politica

a set of ideas and activities involved in governing a country, state, or city

to worry
to worry
Verbo
w
w
o
ɜ
rr
r
y
i
preoccuparsi

preoccuparsi

to feel upset and nervous because we think about bad things that might happen to us or our problems

Informazioni Grammaticali:

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harsh
harsh
aggettivo
h
h
a
ɑ
r
r
sh
ʃ
duro

duro

cruel and unkind toward others

inevitably
inevitably
avverbio
i
ɪ
n
n
e
ɛ
v
v
i
ə
t
t
a
ə
b
b
l
l
y
i
inevitabilmente

inevitabilmente

in a way that cannot be stopped or avoided, and certainly happens

Informazioni Grammaticali:

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profound
aggettivo
p
p
r
r
o
f
f
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
d
d
profondo

profondo

having or displaying a lot of knowledge or great understanding

superficial
remote
remote
aggettivo
r
r
e
i
m
m
o
t
t
e
remoto

remoto

far away in space or distant in position

stifling
stifling
aggettivo
s
s
t
t
i
f
f
ə
l
l
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g
(asfissiante)

(asfissiante)

opprimente

(of weather) uncomfortably hot and lacking air circulation

subsistence
sostantivo
s
s
u
ə
b
b
s
s
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t
e
ə
n
n
c
s
e
sussistenza

sussistenza

a situation in which one has just enough money or food to survive

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