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immediate
Adjective
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If something is immediate, it happens right away, without waiting.
They are asking for an immediate withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.
Immediate feedback from an online quiz was available for each lesson.
When I saw it, my immediate reaction was, "this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard."
When he joined the team, the impact was immediate.
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An immediate danger, problem, etc. is one that exists and needs attention now.
I did not harm anyone, put anyone in immediate danger.
The immediate threat is from foreign fighters who are already here.
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If something is immediate, it is close or near.
At this age, babies begin to notice things in their immediate environment.
She refused to speak to anyone including friends and immediate family.
I don't think we'll be building any more smart cars in the immediate future.
emergency
Noun
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An emergency is a serious situation that needs to be dealt with very quickly.
She called 911 to report the emergency to police.
With the new fighting, the president has declared a state of emergency.
He was rushed to the emergency room where doctors operated to save his life.
Some airlines failed to show pilots how to operate emergency exits.
In an emergency, please close your doors and windows and stay calm.
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Emergency is the department in a hospital that takes people with immediate medial needs.
appeal
Noun
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An appeal is a strong or official request.
In an emotional appeal, Sevan asked the two groups to stop the fighting.
But as the problems in Iraq deepen, America may appeal directly to Iran for help.
The school launched an appeal to raise money for the new library.
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An appeal is a request for an earlier decision to be changed, especially in law.
Her application was refused, her appeal was rejected, and when she failed to leave, she was arrested.
That decision was overturned on appeal.
His conviction is under appeal.
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If something has appeal, people have good feelings about it, like it, or want it.
It was a type of game that had universal appeal to male and female.
That is part of the appeal of the ride, the sense of danger.
Beatty is still fabulous at 55, but will marriage dim his sex appeal?
Spike Lee is loved by the critics, but has never had huge audience appeal.
appeal
Verb
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If you appeal for something, you ask for it, often strongly or officially.
The people appealed for help as huge fires advanced towards their homes.
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If you appeal a decision, you ask for it to be changed, especially in law.
The defense notified the State Supreme Court that it would appeal the conviction.
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If you something appeals to you, you have good feelings about it, like it, or want it.
Adventure, money, sex, and violence appeal to large numbers of people.
You've got a product that you think will appeal to an audience that's under 21 years old,
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
Armenia
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noun
a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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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.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
Azerbaijan
Proper noun
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Azerbaijan is a country in Asia, and the capital city is Baku.