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unearned

/ʌnˈɜːrnd/ /ʌnˈɜːnd/

Meanings
adjective
Not earned.

Examples :

"He felt guilty accepting the unearned praise for the project he barely contributed to. "
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guilty noun

/ˈɡɪl.ti/

A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.

"The student's guilty was entered into the court records, meaning they admitted to breaking the school rule. "

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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earned verb

/ɝnd/ /ɜːnd/

To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.

"The student earned a good grade on the test by studying hard. "

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project noun

/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/ /prəˈdʒɛkt/

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

"The school's fundraising project aims to renovate the library in several stages. "

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he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

In order to.

"I saved money for a new car."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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contributed verb

/ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːtɪd/

To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

"to contribute articles to a journal"

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accepting verb

/əkˈsɛptɪŋ/

To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.

"The school is accepting applications for the next semester. "

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barely adverb

/ˈbɛə(ɹ).li/ /ˈbɛɹ.li/

(degree) By a small margin.

"The student barely passed the exam. "

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felt noun

/fɛlt/

A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.

"My grandmother used a soft felt hat for her winter walks. "

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praise noun

/pɹeɪz/

Commendation; favourable representation in words

"The teacher gave the student praise for her excellent essay. "