Clamor ['klæmər]

 

=>Noun

1. A loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:

The clamor of the crowd at the gates

2. A vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction:

The clamor of the proponents of the law

3. Popular outcry:

The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.

4. Any loud and continued noise:

The clamor of traffic

The clamor of birds and animals in the zoo

 

=>Verb (Used without object)

1. To make a clamor; raise an outcry.

 

 (Used with object)

2. To drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring:

The newspapers clamored him out of office.

3. To utter noisily:

They clamored their demands at the meeting.

 

 

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Mob [mɒb]

 

=>Noun

A big noisy group of people who are shouting or fighting

 

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Insanity [ın'sænətı]

 

=>Noun

1. The condition of being insane;

A derangement of the mind

2. Law. Such unsoundness of mind as affects legal responsibility or capacity.

3. Psychiatry. (Formerly) psychosis

4. Extreme folly; senselessness; foolhardiness.

 

 

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Knack [næk]

 

=>Noun

1. A special skill, talent, or aptitude:

He had a knack for saying the right thing.

2. A clever or adroit way of doing something.

3. A trick or ruse.

4. A sharp, cracking sound.

5. Archaic. A knickknack; trinket

 

 

 

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Shimmer ['ʃımər]

 

=>Verb (Used without object)

1. To shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.

2. To appear to quiver or vibrate in faint light or while reflecting heat waves.

 

=>Noun

1. A subdued, tremulous light or gleam.

2. A quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.

 

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Transparent [træns'pærənt]

 

=>Adjective

If something is transparent, you can see through it:

Glass is transparent.

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