instantaneous adj./adv.
- ADJ-GRADED Something that is instantaneous happens immediately and very quickly.
dialect n.
- N-COUNT A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
clam n./vi.
- N-COUNT Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.
broccoli n.
- N-UNCOUNT Broccoli is a vegetable with green stalks and green or purple tops.
grease n./vt.
- N-UNCOUNT Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of cars and other machines in order to make them work smoothly.
- VERB If you grease a part of a car, machine, or device, you put grease on it in order to make it work smoothly.
- N-UNCOUNT Grease is an oily substance that is produced by your skin.
succinct adj.
- ADJ-GRADED Something that is succinct expresses facts or ideas clearly and in few words.
null adj./n./vt.
- PHARSE If an agreement, a declaration, or the result of an election is null and void, it is not legally valid.
shun v.
- VERB If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them.
primarily adv.
- ADV You use primarily to say what is mainly true in a particular situation.
abhorrent adj.
- ADJ-GRADED If something is abhorrent to you, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable.
disastrous adj.
- ADJ-GRADED A disastrous event has extremely bad consequences and effects.
- ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as disastrous, you mean that it was very unsuccessful.
species n.
- N-COUNT A species is a class of plants or animals whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other.
predominantly adv.
- ADV-GRADED You use predominantly to indicate which feature or quality is most noticeable in a situation.
primarily adv.
- ADV You use primarily to say what is mainly true in a particular situation.