11 Flashcards

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Amenity n.

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Convenience

One expects many amenities at a five-star hotel.

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Disperse

Dispersed

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Circulate

To cuz to move in many directions

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Element n.

Elemental adj.

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Component

A part of the whole, environment

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Elementary adj.

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Primary
Simple in structure

The solution to the problem was actually quite elementary.

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Eliminate
Elimination
Eliminated

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Delete
Free oneself of something

The elimination of the runner from the race was decided by the judge.

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Emerge

Emergence n.

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Appear

The sun emerged from the thick rain clouds, giving hope that the game would be played.

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Emphasize
Emphatic adj.
Emphatically adv.
Emphasis n.

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Highlight

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Encircle v.

Encircled

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Surround

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Erratic

Erratically

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Inconsistent
No regular pattern in thinking or movement, changeable without reason

The artist’s paintings have an erratic quality, some being excellent, and others mediocre (motevasset).
The unstable chemical reacted erratically.

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Exaggerate
Exaggerated
Exaggeration n.

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Overstate

To say that his business is successful would be a slight exaggeration.

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Integral adj.
Integrally
Integrallity n.

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Vital
To be an essential or basic part of something

Knowledge of spelling is an integral part of writing in any language.

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Justify
Justification
Justifiably adv.

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Defend
To show to be right or reasonable

The young boy could not justify his rude behavior.

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Mortify

Mortification

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Humiliate
To embarrass

He was mortified upon forgetting his lines during the play.

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Overbearing adj.

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(Az khod razi) Oppressive (setamgar), persistently overconfident or controlling

The teacher tried his best to not be overbearing when speaking to his students.

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Precipitate v.

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Hasten
To speed up the occurrir development of something

Trade with other cultures was the main precipitant for the advent of the Renaissance.

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Prevalent adj.

prevalence n.

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Commonplace

There is a prevalence of disease where poor sanitation conditions exist.

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Release v., n.

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Free

The release of the supreme court’s decision was expected today.