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impersonate

im·per·son·ate /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]

  1. to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people:

    • Do you know it is a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer?
  2. to copy someone’s voice and behaviour, especially in order to make people laugh:

    • In the film, he amusingly impersonates a woman.
  • impersonation /ɪmˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
    • He’s renowned for his Elvis impersonation.

remuneration

re·mu·ne·ra·tion /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]

formal the pay you give someone for something they have done for you:

  • high rates of remuneration
  • remunerate /rɪˈmjuːnəreɪt/ verb [transitive]

synopsis

sy·nop·sis /səˈnɒpsəs, sɪˈnɒpsəs $ -ˈnɑːp-/ noun (plural synopses /-siːz/)

[countable] a short description of the main events or ideas in a book, film etc SYN summary

synopsis of

  • a synopsis of the play

precinct

pre·cinct /ˈpriːsɪŋkt/ noun

  1. [countable] shopping/pedestrian precinct British English an area of a town where people can walk and shop, and where cars are not allowed
  2. [countable] American English one of the areas that a town or city is divided into, so that elections or police work can be organized more easily
  3. [countable] American English the main police station in a particular area of a town or city
  4. precincts [plural] the area that surrounds an important building:
    • the precincts of the cathedral

pertain

per·tain /pəˈteɪn $ pər-/ verb

pertain to something phrasal verb

formal to relate directly to something:

  • legislation pertaining to employment rights