completely /bm'pliitli/ [adu] in every
possible way; What's he doing? Has he gone completely crazy? I By Friday I'm always completely exhausted. I a place where you can feel completely relaxed
Qvery, very ,veri 'veri;' spoken say this when you want to emphasize Very': p very, very important decision I She's intelligent, and she's very, very efficient.
incredibly /m'kred^bli/ [adul use this
when something is so good, so bad, so fast etc that you are surprised by it or you find it hard to believe: They all work incredibly hard. I Their house is incredibly cold - / don't think they heat it at all. I I've been incredibly lucky in my career.
less than very, but more than a little
/airly /forli/ [adu] if something is fairly
heavy, fairly easy etc it is more than a little heavy or easy, but it is not very heavy or very easy : The house has a fairly big living room. I She was fairly certain that she had been there before. I Maria sings fairly well, but she needs more lessons.
quite kwait/ [adv, predeterminer] especially British if something is quite heavy, quite easy etc. it is more than a little heavy or easy, but it is not very heavy or very easy: The hotel was quite expensive. I The door opened quite easily. I I quite like it here, but I'd rather live in Manchester.
quite a long way/nice day/a good book.
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etc It's quite a long way to the church from here. I I thought it was quite an interesting movie.
In American English, 'quite good', 'quite funny' etc means Very good', Very funny' etc.
pretty /priti/ [adv] informal fairly: It's
pretty cold today. I I was pretty embarrassed when J realized that she d been listening. I 'Hi Beth, how are you?" "Pretty good."
A\ In British English.pretty is used mostly in conversation. But in American English, pretty is much more common, and it is the most usual way of sayingfairly •
VIOLENT
CRUEL
likely to attack or hurt people
ATTACK
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SHOOT ^t CRIME
HIT
kill
threaten
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aiso
films/movies
violent person/animal/ behaviour
violent /'vaialant' [adj\ someone who is violent often attacks people, and sometimes causes injury or death, especially because this is part of their character: My father was a violent man who couldn't control his temper 1 There was a violent protest outside the court, and a police officer was injured.
violent crime Everyone is worried about the increase in violent crime. violently [acfu] He was violently attacked by a gang of youths.
aggressive /a'gresiv/ \adj] someone who is aggressive behaves in an angry way, and always seems to want to fight or argue: Some of the crowd were very aggressive, shouting and banging on windows. I Kids who play video games show much more aggressive behaviour than those who don't, aggressively [adu] Why do you always drive so aggressively?
brutal bru:tl [adj] violent and crueclass="underline" The
prison guards were brutal and corrupt. 1 a brutal dictator who killed all his opponents
brutal murder/attack/lcilltng Carter was jailed for the brutal murder of a young mother.
brutally [adv] Opponents of the regime were brutally tortured.
vicious viJos- [adj] a vicious person or
animal is likely to attack and injure people suddenly and for no reason: Police shot dead a vicious Rottweiler dog. vicious attack/assault Stephanie was the victim of a vicious sex attack.
fierce /fi3rs/ [adj] a fierce animal looks very frightening and is ready to attack people: A fierce dog was standing at the gate, guarding the house.
violent film/story
violent /'vaiabnt/ [adj] violent films,
stories, or television programmes contain a lot of fighting and killing: / think Tarantino's films are too violent.
gory /'goiri/ [adj] gory films, descriptions etc clearly show or describe violent injuries, blood, death etc: a gory horror
movie
В violent actions
violence /'vaiabns/ [n U] fighting, killing, and other violent behaviour: complaints about sex and violence on TV I In some parts of the city, teachers have to deal with violence in the classroom. + against male violence against women
force /fo:rs/ |n U] violent action or the threat of violent action, used in order to make someone do something: We want to end the demonstration without force. use force The police do not use force when arresting people unless it's absolutely necessary. by/orce (=using force) Her husband tried to get the children back by force.
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rather ги:(Ъг||'пЕ- [ac/u, predeterminer] especially BRmsH fairly - use this especially about things that are bad or unsuitable: Gail seems rather unhappy today. I а rather annoying delay rather a long way/short dress etc That 's rather a large whis/cy; / don t think I can drink it all.
ratHer a lot She was wearing rather a lot of make-up at the party.
/К Rather is more formal than the other words in this section.
aggression /3'greJ>n/ [n Uj angry behaviour that often causes fights: Drugs can be used to control aggression. I Some people think aggression in children may be caused by the food they eat.
VISIT
to go and spend time in a place or
STAY
with a person
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