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pu?ri?tan /?pj??r?t?n, ?pj??r?t?n $ ?pj?r-/ noun [countable] 1. someone with strict moral views who thinks that pleasure is unnecessary and wrong 2. a member of a Protestant religious group in the 16th and 17th centuries, who wanted to make religion simpler re?tort1 /r??t??t $ -??rt/ verb [transitive] to reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way ‘It’s all your fault!’ he retorted si?ren /?sa??r?n $ ?sa?r-/ noun [countable] 1. a piece of equipment that makes very loud warning sounds, used on police cars, fire engines etc the wail of the ambulance sirens 2.a woman who is very attractive but als