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①    debut
·        the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time 
  e.g.She made her professional stage debut in Swan Lake.

② morph
·        to gradually change, or change someone or something, from one thing to another
  e.g. Her boyfriend used a computer to morph photos of her face onto the actor's body.

③ ultrasonic
·        too high for people to hear
  e.g. There were several results about amplitude of ultrasonic signal in air.

④ arguably
·        used when stating an opinion or belief that you think can be shown to be true
  e.g. He is arguably the world's best football player.

⑤ phenomenal
·        extremely successful or special, especially in a surprising way
  e.g. Her rise to fame was quite phenomenal - in less than two years she was a household name.

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