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Adorn

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embellish, garnish, ornament, trim

For example, if someone adorns a place, he puts decorations on it. His watercolor designs adorn a wide range of books.

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Impressive

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awe-inspiring, grand, moving, thrilling; something that is impressive impresses you. For example, it is great in size or in degree or is done with a great deal of skill.
It is an impressive achievement.

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Impress

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affect, influence, persuade, sway

For example, if something impresses you, you feel great admiration for it. What impressed him most was their speed.

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Throughout

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For example, if you say that something happens throughout a particular time, you mean that it happens during the whole of that period.
The national tragedy of rival groups killing each other continued throughout 1990.

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Tragedy

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calamity, catastrophe, disaster, misadventure

For example, a tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation. They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy.

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Involve

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comprise, consist of, contain, entail, include
For example, if a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or consequence of it.
Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed

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Run

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function, operate, administer, control, govern, and manage
For example, if you run something such as a business or an activity, you are in charge of it or you organize it.
His stepfather ran a prosperous paint business.

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Discipline

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chastisement, correction, punishment, control, moderation, restraint
Order and discipline have been placed in the hands of headmasters and governing bodies.

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Rival

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challenger, competitor, contender, adversary, enemy
For example, your rival is a person, business, or organization against whom you are competing or fighting in the same area or for the same things.
He eliminated his rival in brutal struggle for power.

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Engrave

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For example, if you engrave something with a design of words, or if you engrave a design or words on it, you cut the design or words onto its surface.
Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost.

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Inscription

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carving, engraving, epitaph, etching
For example, an inscription is writing carved into something made of stone or metal, for example a gravestone or metal.
Above its doors was a Latin inscription

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Brutal

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vicious, savage, cruel, fierce, harsh, inhuman, ruthless, unmerciful, unforgiving For example, a brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
He was the victim of a very brutal murder.

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Adversity

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misfortune, mischance, mishap, tragedy

For example, adversity is a very difficult or unfavorable situation. He showed courage in adversity.

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Awkward

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bumbling, clumsy, halting, heavy-handed, inept, lumbering, uncomfortable
For example, a situation in which you feel so embarrassed that you are not sure what to do or say.

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Accuse

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arraign, charge, criminalize, impeach, incriminate, inculpate, indict
For example, if you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did.
My mom was really upset because he was accusing her of having an affair with another man.

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Approve

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accept favor, go for, accredit, certify, endorse, OK (or okay), sanction
For example, if you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased. Not everyone approved of the festival.

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Incident

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occurrence, circumstance, episode, event, happening, occasion, things
For example, an incident is something that happens, especially something that is unusual. These incidents were the latest in a series of disputes between two nations.

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Allegation

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For example, an allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong. The company denied the allegation.

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Affair

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business, concern, matter, shooting match, thing
For example, if an event or series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
The government has mishandled the whole affair.

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Mishandle

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abuse, misapply, disapprove, misuse, pervert, prostitute
For example, if you say that someone has mishandled something, you are critical of them because you think the have dealt with it badly.
She completely mishandled an important project purely through lack of attention.

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Carry out

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administer, administrate, execute, govern, render
For example, if you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it. Police say that they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists. Commitments have been made with little intention of carrying them out.

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Secure

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cover, fend, guard, protect, safeguard, screen, shield
For example, if you secure something that you want or need, you obtain it, often after a lot of effort. Secure is used in a formal context.
Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire.

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Obtain

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acquire, annex, chalk up, gain, have, pick up, procure, secure, win For example, to obtain something means to get it or achieve it. The perfect body has always been difficult to obtain.

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Cease-fire

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truce, armistice
For example, a cease-fire is an agreement in which countries or groups of people that are fighting each other agree to stop fighting.
They have agreed to a cease-fire after three years of conflict.

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Dispatch

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address, consign, forward, remit, route, ship, transmit
For example, if you dispatch someone to a place, you send him there for a particular reason.
The Italian government was preparing to dispatch 4,000 soldiers to search the island.

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Substitute

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exchange, change, swap, switch, trade
For example, if you substitute one thing for another, or if one thing substitutes for another, it takes the place or performs the function of the other thing.
They were substituting violence for dialog.

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Vague

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ambiguous, equivocal, opaque, uncertain, unclear, inexplicit, unintelligible
For example, if something written or spoken is vague, it does not explain or express things clearly.
A lot of talk was apparently vague and general.

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Apparently

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ostensibly, evidently, officially, outwardly, professedly, seemingly
For example, you use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true. Apparently, the girls are not amused by the whole business.

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Amuse

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divert, entertain, recreate

For example, if something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh and smile. The thought seemed to amuse him.

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Municipal

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urban, city
For example, municipal means associated with or belonging to a city or town. A new mayor will be elected in the upcoming municipal election.

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Vintage

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old fashioned, antiquated, antique, archaic, dated, old, outdated, outmoded
For example, you can use vintage to describe something which is the best and most typical of its kind.
Are you interested in vintage automobiles?

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Veritable

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authentic, bona fide, genuine, indubitable, real, sure-enough, true, undoubted
For example, you can use veritable to emphasize the size, amount, or nature of something. There was a veritable army of security guards.

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Anthropology

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For example, anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture. My major is Anthropology.

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Belongings

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effects, goods, movables, things, possessions
For example, your belongings are the things that you own, especially things that are small enough to be carried.
I collected my belongings and left.

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Lease, noun

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hire, charter, let, rent
For example, a lease is a legal agreement by which the owner of a building, a piece of land, or a car allows someone else to use it for a period of time in return for money.
We’ve taken out a lease on an office building. (take out a lease = sign a lease so that
you can rent something)

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Eviction

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kicks out
For example, eviction is the act or process of officially forcing someone to leave a house or piece of land.
He was facing eviction, along with his wife and family.

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Along with, preposition

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For example, you use along with to mention someone or something else that is also involved in an action or situation.
He was facing eviction, along with his wife and family.

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Vacate

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abandon, give up, part (with or from), relinquish, leave, quit
For example, if you vacate a place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for another person.
He vacated the apartment and went to stay with an uncle.

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Term (in terms of), prepositional phrase

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If you explain or judge something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are only interested in its connection with that fact or event.
US foreign policy tended to see everything in terms of the Vietnam War.

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Unrestrained

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excessive, immoderate, inordinate, intemperate, overindulgent
For example, if you describe someone’s behavior as unrestrained, you mean that it is extreme or intense because he/she is expressing his/her feelings strongly or loudly.

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Hypertension

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For example, hypertension is a medical condition in which a person has high blood pressure.
He suffered from hypertension and accompanying heart problems.

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Accompany

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attend, bear, bring, carry, chaperon, companion, company, conduct, convoy, escort
For example, if one thing accompanies another, it happens or exists at the same time, or as a result of it. (Formal)
The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favor, accompanied by enthusiastic applause.

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Constitution

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The constitution of a country or organization is the system of laws which formally states the people’s rights and duties.
The Constitution of the United States was written in 1776.

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Cope

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with, overcome
For example, if you cope with a problem or a task, you deal with it successfully.
It was amazing how my mother coped with bringing up three children on less than three hundred dollars a week.

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Vital

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essential, cardinal, constitutive, fundamental
For example, if you say that something is vital, you mean that it is necessary or important. The port is vital to supply relief to millions of droughts victims.

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Concrete, adjective

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For example, you use concrete to indicate that something is definite and specific. There were no concrete proposals on the table.

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Incentive

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stimulus, catalyst, goad, impetus, impulse, incitation, incitement, motivation, stimulant For example, if something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it. There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.

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Definite

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circumscribed, determinate, fixed, limited, narrow, precise, restricted
Definite evidence or information is true, rather than being someone’s opinion or guesses. We didn’t have any definite proof.

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Assumption

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presumption, presupposition
If you make an assumption that something is true, or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
Dr. Subroto questioned the scientific assumption on which the global warming theory is based.

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Mediate

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interpose, intercede, interfere, intermediate, intervene, step in
For example, if someone mediates between two groups of people, he tries to settle an agreement by talking to both groups to find out which things they can both agree.
United Nations officials have mediated a serious of peace meetings between the two sides.

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Settle

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allay, becalm, compose, lull, quiet, quieted, soothe, still, tranquilize
If people settle an argument or problem, or if someone settles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.
They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.

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Dispute

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argue, bicker, hassle, quibble, squabble, wrangle
A dispute is an agreement or disagreement between people or groups.
For example, negotiators failed to resolve the bitter dispute between the European

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Offense

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attack, aggression, assailment, assault, offensive, downfall, onset, onslaught
For example, an offense is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a punishment. A criminal offense is an act committed by someone which is in direct violation of the laws of a particular country.

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Instill

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implant, inculcate, infix, inseminate
For example, if you instill an idea or feeling into someone, especially over a period of time, you make them think it or feel it.
They hope that their work will instill a sense of responsibility in children.

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Execute

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assassinate, bump off, cool, do in, dust off, finish, knock off, liquidate, put away
For example, to execute someone means to kill him/her as a punishment for a serious crime.
This boy’s father had been executed for conspiring against the throne.

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Conspire

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plot, cogitate, collogue, collude, connive, contrive, devise, intrigue, machinate, scheme For example, if two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal of harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
They’d conspired to overthrow the government.

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Overthrow

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overturn, knock over, overset, tip (over), topple, turn over, upset
For example, when a government or leader is overthrown, he/she is removed by force. That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.

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Coup

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overthrow, revolution, insurrection, revolt
For example, when there is a coup, a group of people seizes power in a country. Bolivia has experienced several military coups over the last few decades.

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Prosecutor

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For example, in some countries, a prosecutor is a lawyer or official who brings charges against someone or tries to prove in a trial that he/she is guilty.
Due to a preponderance of evidence presented by the prosecutor, the man was found guilty of murder.

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Allege

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adduce, advance, cite, lay, offer, present
For example, if you allege that something bad is true, you say it but do not prove it.
It was alleged that policeman had accepted bribes.
Defendant, noun (defendants)
For example, a defendant is a person who has been accused of breaking the law and is being tried in court.
We find the defendant not guilty of the charges brought against him by the prosecutor.

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Seize

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appropriate, annex, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, preempt, sequester For example, when a group or people seize a place or seize control of it, they take control of it quickly and suddenly, using force.
Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power.

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Charge, noun

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For example, an official statement made by the police saying that someone is guilty of a crime.
The charge against her was arson.

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Arson

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For example, arson is the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or vehicle. They vented their anger by carrying out arson attacks.

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Bribe

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buy off, fix, have
For example, a bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something.
He was being investigated for receiving bribes.

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Prescription

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For example, a prescription is a medicine which a doctor has told you to take. Can I discontinue taking my prescription? I feel fine now.

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Relapse

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lapse, backslide, recidivate
For example, if a sick person relapses, his health suddenly gets worse after it had been improving.
In 90 percent of cases, the patient will relapse within six months.

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Bruise

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For example, a bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
How did you get that bruise on your cheek?

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Estate

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acres, land, manor
For example, someone’s estate is all the money and property that he/she leaves behind them when he/she dies.
Mrs. Green’s specified that her estate be auctioned off for her charity.

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Executor

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xample, an executor is someone whose name you write in your will when you want him to be responsible for dealing with your affairs after your death.
Who is the executor?

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Committee

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For example, a committee is a group of people who meet to make decisions or plans for a large group or organization that they represent.
Has the acquisition committee decided which precision cutting machines to buy?

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Acquisition

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acquirement, accomplishment, achievement, attainment, finish
For example, if a company or business person makes an acquisition, he/she buys another company or part of that company.
What will turn around our business is the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.

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Precision

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accuracy, correctness, definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, exactitude, exactness, preciseness
For example, if you do something with precision, you do it exactly as it should be done. The interior is planned with a precision the military would be proud of.
Adjective: made or done in a very exact way
The wheat is milled with precision grinding.

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Grind

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drudge, grub, muck, plod, slave, slog, toil
For example, if you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder.
Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.

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Contender

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competitor
For example, a contender is someone who takes part in a competition.
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain’s Olympic squad.

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Retard

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delay, decelerate, detain, hang up, mire, set back, slacken, slow (up or down)
For example, if something retards a process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly. (Formal)
Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country’s future.

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Encroach

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trespass, entrench, infringe, invade
For example, if one thing encroaches on another, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of the second. Any attempt to encroach upon presidential prerogatives in this domain was quickly and firmly resisted.

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Domain

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field, dominion, province, sphere, terrain, territory, walk
For example, a domain is a particular field of thought, activity, or interest, especially one over which someone has control, influence, or rights. (Formal)
This information should be in the public domain.

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Resist

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buck, combat, contest, dispute, duel, fight, oppose, repel, traverse, withstand; if you resist something such as a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it.
They resisted our attempt to modernize the distribution of books.

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Candidate

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applicant, aspirant, hopeful, seeker
For example, a candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.
He is a candidate for the office of Governor.

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Deliberate

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planned, projected, schemed, calculated, careful, meticulous, scrupulous, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident, prudent
For example, if you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.

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Straighten up, straighten

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order, arrange, array, dispose, marshal, methodize, systemize
For example, if you straighten something, you make it tidy or put it in its proper position. She sipped her coffee and straightened a picture on the wall.

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Sip

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drink, imbibe, quaff, sup (off or up), swallow, toss
For example, if you sip a drink or sip at it, you drink by taking just a small amount at a time.
He sipped at the glass and then put it down.

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Branch

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For example, the branches of a tree are the parts that grow out from its trunk and have leaves, flowers, or fruit, growing on them.
They’re cutting a branch off the tree.

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Trunk

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For example, the trunk of a tree is the large main stem from which the branches grow. The house was built beside the gnarled trunk of a birch tree.

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Stem

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For example, the stem of a plant is the thin, upright part on which the flowers and leaves grow.
He stepped down, cut the stem for her with his knife, and handed her the flower.

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Gnarled

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For example, a gnarled tree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old. There is a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees.

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Put out, verb

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extinguish, douse, out, quench, squelch
For example, if you put out a fire, candle, or cigarette, you make it stop burning. Fireman tried to free the injured and put out the blaze.

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Blaze

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For example, a blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things.
Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower clock last night.

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Sweep

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circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute
For example, if events, ideas, or beliefs sweep through a place, they spread quickly. A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.

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Polish

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luster, glaze, glint, gloss, sheen, shine
For example, polish is a substance that you put on the surface of an object in order to clean it and make it shine.
She used furniture polish to restore her dance shoes back to their original color.

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Rub

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buff, burnish, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, shine
For example, if you rub an object or a surface, you move a cloth backward and forward over it in order to clean or dry it.
She took off her glasses and rubbed them hard.

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Make a point,

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For example, to make a point is to give a fact, idea, or opinion. One person is making a point to the others.

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Neat

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orderly, prim, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed For example, a neat object, part of the body, or shape is quite small and has a smooth outline.
He folded his clothes in a neat pile on the chair.

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Overpass

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For example, an overpass is a structure which carries one road over the top of another one. The highway ends at the overpass.

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Pull over,

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For example, when a vehicle or driver pulls over, the vehicle moves closer to the side of the road and stops there.
Some cars have pulled over to the side of the road.

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Pile

A

drift, heap, hill, mass, mound, mountain, mow, pyramid
For example, a pile of thing is a quantity of things that have been put neatly somewhere so that each thing is on top of the one below.
There is a pile of boxes in the garage.

97
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Pile

A

verb) If you pile things somewhere, you put them there so that they form a pile.
He was piling clothes into the case.

98
Q

Lean

A

For example, if you lean on or against someone or something, you rest against it so that it partly supports your weight. If you lean an object on or against something, you place the object so that it is partly supported by that thing.
She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him.

99
Q

Mow

A

clip, crop, cut
For example, if you mow an area of grass, you cut it using a machine called lawn mower. He continued to mow the lawn and do other routine chores.

100
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Lawn

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For example, a lawn is an area of grass that is kept cut short and is usually part of someone’s garden or backyard, or part of a pack.
They were sitting on the lawn under a large beech tree.

101
Q

Routine

A

ordinary, everyday, plain, plain Jane, quotidian, unremarkable, usual, workaday
For example, you use routine to describe activities that are done as a normal part of a job or process.
The operator has to be able to carry out routine maintenance of the machine.

102
Q

Chore

A

task, assignment, duty, job
For example, chores are tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home.
My husband and I both go out to work, so we share the household chores.

103
Q

Due, adjective (dues)

A

unpaid, mature, outstanding, overdue, owing, payable, unsettled
For example, if something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at the time.
The rent is due at the end of the month.

104
Q

Unlikely

A

improbable, doubtful, dubious, questionable
For example, if you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are not completely sure. Would Ms. Wines be free to attend this meeting? It’s unlikely.

105
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Tablet

A

For example, a tablet is a small round mass of medicine which you swallow.
It is never a good idea to take sleeping tablets regularly for this kind of wakefulness.

106
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Swallow

A

down, take
For example, if you swallow something, you cause it go from your mouth down into your stomach.
You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.

107
Q

Prospect

A

vista, lookout, outlook, perspective
For example, if there is some prospect of something happening, there is a possibility that it will happen.
What are my promotion prospects in this job?

108
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In charge, prepositional phrase

A

For example, if you are in charge in a particular situation, you are the most senior person and have control over something or someone.
Who’s in charge here?

109
Q

Unanimous

A

agreed, agreeing, concordant, concurrent, harmonious
For example, when a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about something or all vote for the same thing.
The people were unanimous in their condemnation of the proposals.

110
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Condemnation

A

For example, condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is bad and unacceptable.
There was widespread condemnation of Saturday’s killings.

111
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Be on one’s own, verb phrase

A

For example, when you are on your own, you are alone. Speaker A: “Who’s going to the overseas branch with you?” Speaker B: “I’ll be on my own.”

112
Q

Valid

A

cogent, convincing, satisfactory, satisfying, solid, sound, telling
For example, if a ticket or other document is valid, it can be used and will be accepted by people in authority.
How long is the warranty valid?

113
Q

Basement

A

base, bed, bottom, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, substructure, understructure For example, the basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
They bought an old schoolhouse to live in and built a workshop in the basement.

114
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Invoice

A

bill, account, reckoning, score, statement, tab
For example, an invoice is a document that lists goods that have been supplied or services that have been done and says how much money you owe for them.
We will then send you an invoice for the total course fees.

115
Q

Budget

A

aggregate, amount, bulk, quantity, quantum, total
For example, your budget is the amount of money that you have available to spend. This year’s budget for AIDS prevention probably won’t be much higher.

116
Q

Initiative

A

enterprise, ambition, drive, get-up-and-go, push
For example, an initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem.
The Government initiative to help young people has been inadequate.

117
Q

Revision

A

recession, redraft, review, revisal, revise
For example, to make a revision of something that is written or something that has been decided means to make changes to it in order to improve it, make it more modern, or make it more suitable for a particular purpose.
The government will also make a number of revisions to reflect better data since the original figures were released.

118
Q

Inadequate

A

defective, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, incomplete, wanting
For example, if something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough. Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate.

119
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Reflect

A

think, cerebrate, cogitate, deliberate, reason, speculate
For example, if something reflects an attitude or situation, it shows that the attitude or situation exists or it shows what it is like.
The low value of the dollar reflects growing concern about the U.S.

120
Q

Ensure, verb (ensures, ensuring, ensured)

A

assure, cinch, insure, secure, make sure
For example, to ensure something, or to ensure that something happens, means to make certain that it happens.
Ensure that it is written into your contract.

121
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Reserve

A

backlog, hoard, inventory, nest egg, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store
For example, a reserve is a supply of something that is available for use when it is needed. A friend can be a reserve of help in times of trouble.

122
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Subcontractor, noun (subcontractors)

A

For example, a subcontractor is a person or firm that has a contract to do part of job which another firm is responsible for.
The company was considered as a possible subcontractor to build the airplane.

123
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Subject, verb (subjects, subjecting, subjected)

A

expose, lay (open), uncover
For example, if you subject someone to something unpleasant, you make him/her experience it.
The budget proposal you wrote contains some excellent initiatives, but we made a few revisions that would ensure we are not subjecting ourselves to unrealistic price expectations from the subcontractors.

124
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Prestigious, adjective (prestige, prestigiously)

A

famous, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, illustrious, notable, prominent, renowned
For example, a prestigious institution, job, or activity is respected and admired by people. It’s one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country.

125
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Equip, verb (equips, equipping, equipped)

A

furnish, accouter, appoint, arm, fit out, gear, outfit, rig, turn out
For example, if you equip a person or things with something, you give him/her the tools or equipment that are needed.
Thanks to some endowments from some private companies, this laboratory is a
well- equipped research building.

126
Q

Beating, noun (beatings)

A

defeat, debacle, licking, overthrow, rout, thrashing
For example, if someone is given a beating, he/she is hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
The team secured pictures of prisoners showing signs of severe beatings.

127
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Abuse, noun (abuses, abusing, abused)

A

contumely, invective, obloquy, scurrility, vituperation
For example, abuse of something is cruel and violent treatment of it. The police conducted an investigation of alleged child abuse.

128
Q

Figure

A

chuffer, cipher, digit, integer, numeral, whole number
For example, a figure is a particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic. It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country are unemployed.

129
Q

Submit

A

bring, deliver, present, offer, proffer, tender, send in, provide
For example, if you submit a proposal, report, or request to someone, you formally send it to him/her so that he/she can consider it or decide about it.
They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.

130
Q

Draft, noun (drafts, drafting, drafted)

A

draw up, formulate, frame, make, prepare
For example, a draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech.
If you recalculate some of the figures and submit another draft by tomorrow, you will still be able to turn in the report by the deadline.

131
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Allocation

A

For example, an allocation is an amount of something, especially money that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
We need to reconsider allocations for expenditures.

132
Q

Expenditure

A

expense, cost, disbursement, outlay
For example, expenditure is the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something.
Polices of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditures.

133
Q

Procedure

A

proceeding
For example, a procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way. Police insist that Chia-Chin Yu did not follow the correct procedures in applying for a visa.

134
Q

Manage, verb (manages, managing, managed)

A

conduct, carry on, direct, keep, operate, ordain, run
For example, if you manage to do something, especially something difficult, you succeed in doing it.
Somehow, he’d managed to persuade Kay to buy one for him.

135
Q

Revise

A

redraft, redraw, restyle, revamp, rework, rewrite, work over
For example, when you revise an article, a book, a law, or a piece of music, you change it in order to improve it, make it modern, or make it more suitable for a particular purpose. The staff should work together to improve or revise the syllabus or school curriculum.

136
Q

Retain, verb (retains, retaining, retained)

A

have, enjoy, hold, own, possess
For example, to retain something means to continue to have that thing. (Formal) Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things.

137
Q

Conference, noun (conferences)

A

colloquium, colloquy, palaver, rap session, seminar
For example, a conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have a common interest.
Henry, I am sorry to have kept you waiting. I just got back from the conference.

138
Q

Beforehand, adjective

A

before, ahead, ante, antecedently, fore, forward, in advance, precedent, previous
For example, if you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event. That sounds fine to me. I’ll bring chairs over from my office beforehand.

139
Q

Attorney, noun (attorneys)

A

lawyer, attorney-at-law
For example, in the United States, an attorney or attorney-at-law is a lawyer.
All the company attorneys are in a meeting now. But a contracted lawyer is around.

140
Q

Itinerary, noun (itineraries)

A

For example, an itinerary is a plan or journey, including the route and places that you will visit.
Do you need a copy of his itinerary?

IBT Vocabulary (3 decks)

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