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menial adj./n.

1. ADJ-GRADED Menial work is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid.

monogamous n.

1. ADJ Someone who is monogamous or who has a monogamous relationship has a sexual relationship with only one partner.
2. ADJ Monogamous animals have only one sexual partner during their lives or during each mating season.

budge v./n./adj.

1. V-ERG If someone will not budge on a matter, or if nothing budges them, they refuse to change their mind or to come an agreement.
2. V-ERG If someone or something will not budge, they will nor move. If you cannot budge them, you cannot make them move.

intergalactic adj.

1. ADJ Intergalactic space travel is travel between different galaxies.

holocaust n.

1. N-VAR A holocaust is an event in which there is a lot of destruction and many people are killed, especially one caused by war.
2. N-SING The Holocaust is used to refer to the killing by the Nazis of millions of Jews during the Second World War.

resonance n.

1. N-VAR If something has a resonance for someone, it has a special meaning or is particularly important to them.
2. N-UNCOUNT If a sound has resonance, it is deep, clear, and strong.
3. N-VAR A resonance is the sound which is produced by an object when it vibrates at the same rate as the sound waves from another object.

irrepressible adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED An irrepressible person is lively and energetic and never seems to be depressed.

portion n.

1. N-COUNT A portion of something is a part of it.
2. N-COUNT A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal.

orchid n.

1. N-COUNT Orchids are plants with brightly coloured, usually shaped flowers.