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111other — [[t]ʌ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦ others (When other follows the determiner an, it is written as one word: see another.) 1) ADJ: det ADJ, ADJ n You use other to refer to an additional thing or person of the same type as one that has been mentioned or is known… …
112perhaps — [[t]pə(r)hæ̱ps, præ̱ps[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl/group (vagueness) You use perhaps to express uncertainty, for example, when you do not know that something is definitely true, or when you are mentioning something that may possibly happen in the… …
113probability — [[t]prɒ̱bəbɪ̱lɪti[/t]] probabilities 1) N VAR The probability of something happening is how likely it is to happen, sometimes expressed as a fraction or a percentage. Without a transfusion, the victim s probability of dying was 100%... The… …
114probably — [[t]prɒ̱bəbli[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with cl/group (vagueness) If you say that something is probably the case, you think that it is likely to be the case, although you are not sure. The White House probably won t make this plan public until… …
115quite — [[t]kwa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV adj/adv, ADV a n, ADV before v (vagueness) You use quite to indicate that something is the case to a fairly great extent. Quite is less emphatic than very and extremely . I felt quite bitter about it at the time... I …
116really — [[t]ri͟ːəli[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: usu ADV with v (emphasis) You can use really to emphasize a statement. [SPOKEN] I m very sorry. I really am... It really is best to manage without any medication if you possibly can... I really do feel that some people… …
117way — [[t]we͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ ways 1) N COUNT: oft N of ing, N to inf If you refer to a way of doing something, you are referring to how you can do it, for example the action you can take or the method you can use to achieve it. Freezing isn t a bad way of… …
118obscurity — n 1. vagueness, indefiniteness, uncertainty, doubtfulness, dubiousness; abstruseness, reconditeness, profoundness; ambiguity, equivocation, obfuscation; incomprehensibility, impenetrableness, confusion. 2. inconspicuousness, unobtrusiveness,… …
119opacity — n 1. opaqueness, nontransparency, cloudiness, filminess; muddiness, murkiness, fuligi nosity, smokiness, darkness; obfuscation, obscurity, blurriness, fuzziness, unclarity, unclearness, vagueness; haziness, fogginess, mistiness; overclouding,… …
120idea — [ī dē′ə] n. [L < Gr, form or appearance of a thing as opposed to its reality < IE * widswo < base * weid , to see, know > L videre, to see, Gr idein, to see, OE witan, to know] 1. something one thinks, knows, or imagines; a thought;… …
