072- Problems and Solutions

problem

noun

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something that causes difficulties and is hard to overcome

minor

Adjective

m

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aɪ

n

o

ɜ

r

having little importance, effect, or seriousness

major

Adjective

m

a

eɪ

j

ʤ

o

ə

r

serious and of great importance

minor

growing

Adjective

g

r

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oʊɪ

w

i

n

g

tending to increase in amount or degree

urgent

Adjective

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ɜ

r

g

ʤ

e

ə

n

t

needing immediate action or attention

insoluble

Adjective

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n

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ɑ

l

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j

ə

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e

admitting of no solution or explanation

soluble

to arise

Verb

a

ɜ

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i

aɪ

s

z

e

to begin to exist or become noticeable

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to raise

Verb

r

ai

eɪ

s

z

e

to cause an idea, proposal, etc. to be considered, discussed, or noticed

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to address

Verb

a

æ

dd

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r

e

ɛ

ss

s

to think about a problem or an issue and start to deal with it

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to confront

Verb

c

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ə

n

f

r

o

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n

t

to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

avoid

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to face

Verb

f

a

eɪ

c

s

e

to deal with a given situation, especially an unpleasant one

avoid

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to face up to

Verb

/fˈeɪs ˈʌp tuː/

to confront and deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation directly and courageously

avoid

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

face

phrase's particle

up to

to tackle

Verb

t

a

æ

ck

k

ə

l

e

to try to deal with a difficult problem or situation in a determined manner

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to resolve

Verb

/rɪˈzɑlv/

to find a way to solve a disagreement or issue

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to solve

Verb

s

o

ɑ:

l

v

e

to find an answer or solution to a question or problem

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to overcome

Verb

/ˌoʊvɚˈkʌm/

to succeed in solving, controlling, or dealing with something difficult

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to exaggerate

Verb

e

ɪ

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æ

gg

ʤ

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ɜ

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eɪ

t

e

to describe something better, larger, worse, etc. than it truly is

understate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to escalate

Verb

e

ɛ

s

c

k

a

ə

l

a

eɪ

t

e

to become much worse or more intense

de-escalate

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to grow

Verb

g

r

o

oʊ

w

to become greater in size, amount, number, or quality

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to multiply

Verb

m

u

ʌ

l

t

i

ə

p

l

y

aɪ

to significantly increase in quantity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

damaging

Adjective

d

a

æ

m

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

i

ɪ

n

g

causing harm or negative effects

to damage

Verb

d

a

æ

m

a

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

to physically harm something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

self-esteem

noun

/sˈɛlfɛstˈiːm/

satisfaction with or confidence in one's own abilities or qualities

to play down

Verb

/plˈeɪ dˈaʊn/

to make something seem less important or serious than it actually is

foreground

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

play

phrase's particle

down

to take somebody or something seriously

phrase

/tˈeɪk ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ sˈiəɹɪəsli/

Collocation

to consider someone or something as important or deserving of attention

significant

Adjective

s

i

ə

g

n

i

ɪ

f

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ə

n

t

important or great enough to be noticed or have an impact

significance

noun

s

i

ə

g

n

i

ɪ

f

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ə

n

c

s

e

the state of being important or worthy of attention

insignificance

to accept

Verb

a

æ

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

p

t

to acknowledge or embrace a particular situation or circumstance

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to get down

Verb

/ɡɛt dˈaʊn/

to cause someone's spirits to be lowered

elate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

get

phrase's particle

down

setback

noun

s

e

ɛ

t

b

a

æ

ck

k

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

to reassure

Verb

/ˌɹiəˈʃʊɹ/

to do or say something to make someone stop worrying or less afraid

worry

behind

preposition

b

e

ɪ

h

i

aɪ

n

d

used to indicate support or endorsement of someone or something

regardless of

preposition

/ɹɪɡˈɑːɹdləs ʌv/

Collocation

without taking into consideration or being influenced by a particular factor or condition

to articulate

Verb

a

ɑ

r

t

i

ɪ

c

k

u

j

ə

l

a

eɪ

t

e

to clearly and verbally express what one thinks or feels

Grammatical Information:

transitive

articulate

Adjective

a

ɑ

r

t

i

ɪ

c

k

u

j

ə

l

a

eɪ

t

e

(of a person) able to express oneself clearly and effectively

inarticulate

channel

noun

ch

ʧ

a

æ

nn

n

e

ə

l

a means or method used for communication or accessing information

communication channel

noun

/kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən tʃˈænəl/

a medium or method used to convey messages or information between individuals or groups

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