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con
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noun
an argument opposed to a proposal
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verb
(= swindle, defraud, gyp)
deprive of by deceit
He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
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adverb
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc
much was written pro and con
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noun
(= convict)
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
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verb
(= memorize, memorise, learn)
commit to memory; learn by heart
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
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noun
(= bunco)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
formal
Adjective
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If something is formal, it is official and/or public.
He studied German on his own, but he has no formal language education.
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Formal behaviour or dress is used in polite situations.
Please wear suit and tie because the restaurant is quite formal.
invariant
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adjective
unaffected by a designated operation or transformation
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noun
a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it
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adjective
(= constant, unvarying)
unvarying in nature
maintained a constant temperature
principles of unvarying validity
field
Noun
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A field is an open area of land that can be used for many different things, from sports to crop-growing.
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A field is an area of study or work.
He was an expert in the field of American history.
field
Verb
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If you field something, you answer it; you address it.
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If you field the team, you place them in the game.
theory
Noun
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A theory is an idea that tries to explain an observation.
The new information showed that his theory about growth was incorrect.
Nobody has disproved Einstein's theory of general relativity.