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in‧cred‧i‧ble   S3  / ɪnkredəb ə l, ɪnkredɪb ə l /   adjective

1 extremely good, large, or great  SYN  unbelievable : 
The view is just incredible.
There was blood everywhere and the pain was incredible.
2 too strange to be believed, or very difficult to believe  SYN  unbelievable : 
It’s incredible that  he survived the fall.
It’s incredible how much  Tom has changed since he met Sally.
I  find it  almost  incredible that  no one noticed these errors.

con‧trib‧u‧tor   AC  / kəntrɪbjətə, kəntrɪbjʊtə  $  -ər /   noun  [ countable ]

1 someone who gives money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in : 
campaign contributors
contributor to
Dr Win was a major contributor to the research.
2 someone who writes a story, song, speech etc that forms part of a larger work such as a newspaper, book, broadcast, recording etc
contributor to
a regular contributor to ‘Time’ magazine
3 formal   someone or something that helps to cause something to happen
contributor to
Cars are still one of the principal contributors to air pollution.
 
 

 


pro‧duc‧tive  / prədʌktɪv /   adjective

1 producing or achieving a lot  OPP  unproductive : 
Most of us are more productive in the morning.
a  highly productive  meeting
2 [ only before noun ]   relating to the production of goods, crops, or wealth : 
the economy’s productive capacity
3 productive of something   formal   causing or resulting in something : 
The meeting was productive of several good ideas.

— productively   adverb
 
 

 

in‧ca‧pa‧ble   AC  / ɪnkeɪpəb ə l /   adjective

  [ not before noun ]   not able to do something  OPP  capable
incapable of
He seemed incapable of understanding how she felt.
Seventy-five percent of the electorate believe his party is incapable of government.
The stroke  rendered  her  incapable  of speech.  ►  Do not say ‘incapable to do something’. Say  incapable of doing something.

— incapability  / ɪnkeɪpəbɪləti, ɪnkeɪpəbɪlɪti /   noun  [ uncountable ]
 
 

 


con‧quer  / kɒŋkə  $  kɑŋkər /   verb

1 [ intransitive and transitive ]   to get control of a country by fighting : 
The Normans conquered England in 1066.
Egypt was conquered by the Persian King Kambyses.
2 [ intransitive and transitive ]   to defeat an enemy : 
The Zulus conquered all the neighbouring tribes.
3 [ transitive ]   to gain control over something that is difficult, using a lot of effort
conquer your nerves/fear
She was determined to conquer her fear of flying.
efforts to conquer inflation
drugs to conquer the disease
4 [ transitive ]   to succeed in climbing to the top of a mountain when no one has ever climbed it before : 
an attempt to conquer the peaks of Everest
5 [ transitive ]   to become very successful in a place : 
In the last few years, the company has succeeded in conquering the European market.

— conqueror   noun  [ countable ]
— conquering   adjective : 
conquering heroes
 

 


dis‧trac‧tion  / dɪstrækʃ ə n /   noun
1 [ uncountable and countable ]   something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing : 
I study in the library as there are too many distractions at home.
distraction from
Demands for equality were seen as a distraction from more serious issues.
2 drive somebody to distraction   to continue annoying or upsetting someone very much : 
The baby’s constant crying drove me to distraction.
3 [ countable ]   old-fashioned   a pleasant activity
 
   

 


 

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