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VOCABULARY
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📙pugilist
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈpjuː.dʒɪ.lɪst/
US /ˈpjuː.dʒɪ.lɪst/ formal
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🔱a boxer or fighter:

🔅Example
👉a bare-knuckle pugilist
👉Floyd Mayweather is a famous and talented pugilist, he retired recently.
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📙pugnacious
adjective
uk ​ /pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/
us ​ /pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/ formal

🔱wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully:

🔅Example
👉I found him pugnacious and arrogant.
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📙repugnant
adjective
uk ​ /rɪˈpʌɡ.nənt/
us ​ /rɪˈpʌɡ.nənt/ formal

🔱If behaviour or beliefs, etc. are repugnant, they are very unpleasant, causing a feeling of disgust:

🔅Example
👉a repugnant smell
👉I find your attitude towards these women quite repugnant.
👉The idea of cheating in an exam is morally repugnant to me.
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📙repugnance
noun [ U ]
uk ​ /rɪˈpʌɡ.nəns/
us ​ /rɪˈpʌɡ.nəns/

🔅Example
👉The thought of eating meat fills me with repugnance
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📙impugn
verb [ T ]
uk ​ /ɪmˈpjuːn/
us ​ /ɪmˈpjuːn/ formal

🔱to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them:

🔅Example
👉Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer?
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