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  • 71Skew arch — A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle. This results in the faces of the arch not being perpendicular to its abutments and its …

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  • 72emergency medicine — n a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention * * * the medical specialty that deals with acutely ill or injured patients who require immediate medical… …

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  • 73conscious — adj. 1 aware of sth VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly …

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  • 74embarrassed — adj. 1 shy/awkward/ashamed VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely …

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  • 75embarrassing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, sound ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ My mother s presence made the situation even more embarrassing …

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  • 76sensitive — adj. 1 aware of other people s feelings VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sb ▪ Her experiences had made her sensitive to other people s troubles. ▪ remain …

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  • 77acute — 01. His ear infection caused him [acute] pain. 02. A dolphin s hearing is so [acute] that it can hear underwater sounds from up to 15 miles away. 03. Drinking coffee can sharpen one s mental [acuity] for short periods of time. 04. The country is… …

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  • 78embarrassed — em|bar|rassed [ımˈbærəst] adj 1.) feeling nervous and uncomfortable and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have to talk or sing in public, or because you have made a silly mistake ▪ Lori gets embarrassed if we ask… …

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  • 79sharply — ad. 1. Severely, rigorously, roughly. 2. Vigorously, acutely, keenly. 3. Vehemently, violently. 4. Minutely, exactly, accurately. 5. Wittily, acutely, trenchantly. 6. Steeply, abruptly …

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  • 80sharp — [[t]ʃɑrp[/t]] adj. sharp•er, sharp•est, v. adv. n. 1) having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife[/ex] 2) terminating in an edge or point; not blunt or rounded: sharp corners[/ex] 3) involving… …

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