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ever-increasing 
/
ˈevə(r) ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/ Adjective
something that is 
ever-increasing is continuing to grow 
in size or number
Collocates: ever-increasing numbers | ever-increasing 
demand
paying off an ever-increasing student loan | we’re using 
up fossil fuels at an ever-increasing rate | the ever-
increasing price of houses in London | ever-increasing 
fuel bills | an ever-increasing number of visitors from 
abroad
experimental 
/
ɪkˌsperɪˈment(ə)l/ Adjective
an 
experiment is a scientific test that you do to see what 
happens under certain conditions. Activities that you do 
like this are 
experimental
Collocates: experimental methods/data/results
no changes were allowed during the experimental 
period | the experimental methods of Dr Hughes | 
an experimental research project | the experimental 
nature of the scheme | the experimental results were 
encouraging
Noun: 
experiment | Verb: experiment | 
Adverb: 
experimentally
Collocates: do/conduct/carry out/perform an experiment | 
an experiment shows/proves something
permission to conduct the experiment was granted | 
the experiment was a failure | the experiment showed 
no harmful effects of the drug | we need to experiment 
further | surgeons experimented on rabbits before 
using the technique on humans | the theory cannot 
be tested experimentally | this can be demonstrated 
experimentally under laboratory conditions
fraudulent 
/
ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt/ Adjective
fraud is the crime of deliberately deceiving people in 
order to get money from them. 
Fraudulent activity is 
based on a lie and deliberately tries to deceive people, 
especially in order to get money from them
Collocates: fraudulent activities/practices | a fraudulent 
claim
a fraudulent insurance claim | fraudulent and illegal 
arrangements | unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent 
practices
Adverb: 
fraudulently | Noun: fraud | Noun: fraudster | 
Verb: 
defraud
the money had been fraudulently obtained | a 
fraudulently signed contract | he was sent to prison for 
tax fraud | he admitted to committing fraud | a convicted 
fraudster | he had been accused of defrauding church 
members in New Jersey
gamble 
/
ˈɡæmb(ə)l/ Verb
to 
gamble means to do something that involves risk. 
It also means to risk money in an attempt to win more 
money
Collocates: gamble on something | gamble with something
if you go abroad for treatment, you are gambling with your 
health | he’s gambling that the product will be popular | I’ve 
never been tempted to gamble on horse racing
Noun: 
gamble | Noun: gambling | Noun: gambler
deciding to go ahead with the event was a gamble | 
it was a big gamble | he took a gamble and it paid off 
(was successful) | people who disapprove of gambling 
| a compulsive gambler (a gambler who cannot stop 
gambling)