eradicate
e·rad·i·cate /ɪˈrædəkeɪt, ɪˈrædɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive]
- to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem
- eradicate something from something
- We can eradicate this disease from the world.
- an attempt to eradicate inflation
- This problem has now been completely eradicated.
- eradication /ɪˌrædəˈkeɪʃən, ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
crop
crop1 W3 /krɒp $ krɑːp/ noun [countable]
- a plant such as wheat, rice, or fruit that is grown by farmers and used as food → GM:
- The main crops were oats and barley.
- crop production
- crops grown for market
gargantuan
gar·gan·tu·an /ɡɑːˈɡæntʃuən $ ɡɑːr-/ adjective written
- extremely large SYN gigantic:
- a meal of gargantuan proportions
- gargantuan task
bloater
bloa·ter /ˈbləʊtə $ ˈbloʊtər/ noun [countable]
verdict
ver·dict /ˈvɜːdɪkt $ ˈvɜːr-/ noun [countable]
- an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone
is guilty of a crime or how a death happened:
- The verdict was ‘not guilty’.