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Verb Verb: / Weð.ə / / Weð.ə

The document defines and provides examples of several words related to weather and appearance over time: 1) "Weather" can mean to deal with difficulties or air/environmental conditions that change something's color or form. 2) "Weathered" describes something changed by weathering forces like sun, wind, or temperature changes. 3) The "vagaries" of something are unexpected or uncontrollable changes that influence a situation, like the effects of weather or fashion trends.

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Verb Verb: / Weð.ə / / Weð.ə

The document defines and provides examples of several words related to weather and appearance over time: 1) "Weather" can mean to deal with difficulties or air/environmental conditions that change something's color or form. 2) "Weathered" describes something changed by weathering forces like sun, wind, or temperature changes. 3) The "vagaries" of something are unexpected or uncontrollable changes that influence a situation, like the effects of weather or fashion trends.

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weather /we.

r / /-/ verb DEAL WITH

1. [ T ] to deal successfully with a difficult situation or a problem As a small new company they did well to weather the recession. weather /we. r / /-/ verb AIR CONDITIONS 2. [ I or T ] to change in colour or form over a period of time because of the effects of sun, wind or other weather conditions Rock is weathered by the action of ice and changes in temperature. The paint on the outside walls has weathered badly (= has changed and been damaged by the weather) .

weathered
weather the storm If someone or something weathers the storm, they successfully deal with a very difficult problem In the next few days we shall see if the ambassador can weather the political storm caused by his ill-advised remarks.

vagaries /ve.g r.iz/ /-g-/ plural noun FORMAL

unexpected and uncontrollable events or changes which have an influence on a situation The success of the event will be determined by the vagaries of the weather . She had her own style and was not influenced by the vagaries of fashion .
Nihangs belong to a martial tradition begun by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Their way of life, style of dress, and weaponry has weathered the vagaries of age and fashion since the Guru's time, more than three hundred years ago. The Nihangs play a significant role in nurturing the vagabond pioneering spirit that defines a Sikh.

uncanny /nkn.i/ adjective

strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain an uncanny resemblance

take a stroll/trip/walk down memory lane to remember happy times in the past

SPRING UP

squeaky-clean /skwi.kiklin/ adjective INFORMAL

1. completely clean I love the squeaky-clean feel of my hair after I've washed it. 2. Someone who is squeaky-clean is completely good and honest and never does anything bad Journalists have been trying to discover if the senator really is as squeakyclean as he claims to be.

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. US SAYING said to emphasize that attention is paid to those problems which are made most noticeable

abundant /bn.d nt/ adjective FORMAL

more than enough an abundant supply of food There is abundant evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the environment. Cheap consumer goods are abundant (= exist in large amounts) in this part of the world.

abundantly /bn.d nt.li/ adverb FORMAL


The plant grows abundantly in woodland. You've made your feelings abundantly clear (= very clear) .

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