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youth

/juθ/

Meanings
noun
The quality or state of being young.

Examples :

"Her youth and beauty attracted him to her."
age human person being society quality essential toeic

Related Words

Illustration magazines

magazines noun

/mæɡəˈziːnz/

A non-academic periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at the fold.

"My doctor's office had a stack of magazines about health and gardening for people to read while they waited. "

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adulthood noun

/əˈdʌltˌhʊd/ /æˈdʌltˌhʊd/

The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.

"Example Sentence: "Graduating from college often marks the beginning of adulthood for many young people." "

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interested verb

/ˈɪntəɹɛstəd/

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.

"The teacher's passionate presentation interested the students in learning more about the rainforest. "

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championship noun

/ˈtʃæmpi.ənʃɪp/

A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

"The school's basketball team won the championship this year. "

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sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

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attracted verb

/əˈtɹæktɪd/

To pull toward without touching.

"A magnet attracts iron filings."

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following verb

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

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childhood noun

/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

The state of being a child.

"Her childhood memories of playing hide-and-seek with her siblings were happy and vivid. "

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existence noun

/ɛɡ.ˈzɪs.təns/

The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

"In order to destroy evil, we must first acknowledge its existence."

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collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

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preceding verb

/pɹiːˈsiːdɪŋ/

To go before, go in front of.

"Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide."

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adolescent noun

/ˌædəˈlɛsənt/

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

"The adolescent struggled with balancing schoolwork and social activities. "