quarry
quar·ry1 /ˈkwɒri $ ˈkwɔː-, ˈkwɑː-/ noun (plural quarries)
- [countable] a place when large amounts of stones or sand are dug out of the ground
- a slate quarry
- [singular] the person or animal that you are hunting or chasing
- Briefly, the hunter and his quarry glared at each other.
oppressive
op·pres·sive /əˈpresɪv/ adjective
- powerful, cruel, and unfair
- an oppressive military regime
- weather that is oppressive is unpleasant hot with no movement of air
- the oppressive heat of the afternoon
- a situation that is oppressive makes you unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable
- an oppressive silence
- an oppressive atmosphere
quirk
quirk /kwɜːk $ kwɜːrk/ noun [countable]
- something strange that happens by chance
- quirk of
- Years later, by a strange quirk of fate, she found herself sitting next to him on
a plane.
- a strange habit or feature of someone’s character, or a strange feature of something
- Like every computer, this one has a little quirks.
dermatologist
der·ma·tol·o·gy /ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒi $ ˌdɜːrməˈtɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
the part of medical science that deals with skins diseases and their treatment
atheism
a·the·is·m /ˈeɪθi-ɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
the belief that God does not exist
- atheist noun [countable]
- atheistic /ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk◂/ adjective
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English