monastery noun

/ˈmɒn.ə.stri//ˈmɑː.nə.ster.i/ n [C]

a building in which monks live and worship

invoke verb

/ɪnˈvəʊk//-ˈvoʊk/ v [T] formal

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to request or use a power outside yourself, especially a law or a god, to help you when you want to improve a situation

Police can invoke the law of trespass to regulate access to these places.

Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.

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to make someone have a particular feeling or remember something

invocation noun

/ˌɪn.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ n [C or U]

monk noun

/mʌŋk/ n [C]

a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and usually live together in a monastery

pouch noun ( BAG )

/paʊtʃ/ n [C]

a bag or soft container for a small object or a small amount of something

All our electric shavers are supplied with a free travel pouch.

Food sealed in foil pouches lasts for a long time.

scrape verb ( REMOVE )

/skreɪp/ v

[T] to remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something, especially using a sharp edge or something rough

[+ object + adjective] Scrape your boots clean before you come in.

We'll have to scrape the snow off the car before we go out in it.

Emily scraped away the dead leaves to reveal the tiny shoot of a new plant.

scrape verb ( RUB )

/skreɪp/ v

[I or T usually + adverb or preposition] to (cause to) rub against a surface so that slight damage or an unpleasant noise is produced

Jackie fell over and scraped her knee (on the pavement).

I was woken up by the noise of branches scraping against my bedroom window.

scrape verb ( SUCCEED )

/skreɪp/ v

[I usually + adverb or preposition] to succeed in getting or achieving something, but only just or with great difficulty

She scraped into university on very low grades.

dazzle verb

/ˈdæz.l ̩/ v

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[T] If light dazzles you, it makes you unable to see for a short time

I was dazzled by the sunlight.

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[T usually passive] If you are dazzled by someone or something, you think they are extremely good and exciting

I was dazzled by his charm and good looks.