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Plunge

/plˈʌndʒ/
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(verb) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.

The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.
Sue and John decided to take the plunge.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She decided to take the ____ and quit her job to start her own business from scratch.

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