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arctic

— noun a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow — adjective (= frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar) extremely cold an arctic climate a frigid day gelid waters of the North Atlantic glacial winds icy hands polar weather

Arctic

— noun the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole — adjective of or relating to the Arctic the Arctic summer

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monitoring

— noun the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it) the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times

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and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

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assessment Noun

— An assessment of a person, idea, skill, process, etc. is a judgement or measurement of them. The results of your recent job assessment are excellent. The buyers have to make their own assessment of the value.

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programme

— noun (= program) (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute the program required several hundred lines of code — noun (= program) an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event you can't tell the players without a program — noun (= program) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need he proposed an elaborate program of public works working mothers rely on the day care program — noun (= program) a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation the program lasted more than two hours — verb (= program) write a computer program — verb (= program) arrange a program of or for program the 80th birthday party — noun (= plan) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished they drew up a six-step plan they discussed plans for a new bond issue — noun (= program) an integrated course of academic studies he was admitted to a new program at the university — noun (= program) a radio or television show did you see his program last night?

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