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Question

Attitude

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Manner or a feeling After she got grounded, the teenager had a bad attitude for the rest of the day

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To give credit Be sure to attribute credit to your sources when writing a research paper

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Based on whim or a random decision Flipping a coin is an arbitrary way to make a decision

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Requiring a lot of effort After you cross the bridge, there’s an arduous walk up the hill

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To lessen a negative feeling The mother assuaged her child’s fear of the dark تسکین دادن

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To suppose without solid proof I assumed he was rich because he worked as a lawyer

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To increase or make longer She augments her regular salary by babysitting on the weekends زیادکردن

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Something positive or advantages The benefit of doing homework on Friday is that your weekend will be free

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To scold Our neighbor berated us after we broke his window playing baseball گله کردن، سرزنش کردن

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To give as a gift The medal was bestowed upon him by the president اعطا کردن ، تقدیم کردن

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To brag or talk with excessive pride He always boasts of his talents after he wins a game

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To help raise or increase something I gave him a pep talk to boost his self-esteem before his speech

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Rude and tactless The brash man always asked inappropriate questions

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Short (In terms of time) It will only have a brief meeting, so you’ll still have plenty of time for lunch

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Abrupt to the point of rudeness After being away for so long, I expected more than her brusque greeting

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A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise The cuckoo clock shop lets off a cacophony every hour

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To stop I wish they would cease arguing

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To express strong disapproval Every parent in our district censured the education cuts

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Arranged in order of time or date Put the historical events in chronological order to make them easier to study

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To make clear; to remove confusion I didn’t understand the instructions, so I asked the teacher to clarify them

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To combine or grow together The people on the street eventually coalesced into a group

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To force someone to do something against their will The young boy was coerced into stealing by his friends

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Being aware or having knowledge of something Before mountain climbing, you need to be cognizant of the risks

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Uniting; becoming one Water molecules show strong cohesion when the stick together

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To occur at the same time This year Thanksgiving coincided with my birthday

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To fall down or break down The old building finally collapsed, leaving nothing but a pile of rubble

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To hit one another with a forceful impact The two cars collided on the freeway

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Dedication to a case of activity Joining a school play is a big commitment. You’ll need to practice every evening

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A group of people who live or work together The Chinese community in my city is hosting New Year celebration next week

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To hide The mountains concealed the ocean from view

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To agree He believes woman should be paid as much as men, and i concur

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A disagreement or fight The conflict between the two families has been going on for generations

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To restrict or repress You should move your plant to a bigger pot, otherwise you’ll constrain it’s roots

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To consider thoughtfully I spend a lot of time contemplating what career I want to have

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To go on without stopping My neighbors have been continuously blasting their music since last night

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To give the opposite opinion I told the employees that hat sales we down, but my boss contradicted my and said sales were actually up

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To give something (usually money or a time) to a common fund or cause Every roommate contributes part of his paycheck to the grocery bill

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To make known I’ve conveyed my interest in working for that company

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Abundant He always takes copious notes during class to study on later

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Central; of main importance Although many employees left the company, the core leadership remained

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To gradually wear away The rust corroded the paint on my car

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Burdensome; clumsy Trying to carry four grocery bags at once was very cumbersome سنگین

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The courses given by a school or program Our school needs to add more music courses to its curriculum

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Facts, statistics or pieces of information The data from these graphs show that yearly temperature are increasing

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To decline in health or excellence After the tree died, it’s wood began to decay پوسیدگی

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To trick or mislead He deceived me by pretending to be a millionaire

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To find the meaning of The spy deciphered the secret code رمز گشایی

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An announcement He made declaration to the office that he was quitting

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To politely refuse 1. I declined his offer of a ride home 2. Her health has declined ever since she turned 70

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To lower in quality My attempt at came degraded into a crumbly mess

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To show Let me demonstrate the proper way of throwing a football

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To state that something isn’t true He denied being the robber

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To significantly decrease Your shopping sprees have depleted my savings

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To deliver and leave item Please deposit your books in the bin outside the library

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Worth having or watching Bravery is a desirable trait for firefighters to have

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To hate I despise early morning classes

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To locate something The police dog detected the missing child’s scent

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To discourage The warning signs on the house deterred trespassers

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To differ from the norm I decided to deviate from my normal route home and took a shortcut

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To plan or create The coach devised a plan for winning the game

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A sharp criticism or attack The politician went into a diatribe against her opponent انتقاد تند

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To wander from the main attack The teacher digressed from the lecture to discuss the weather انحراف

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A situation where one must choose between two difficult choices The student faced the dilemma of attending school sick or missing her exam

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To shrink or reduce Sprinkles baking soda on the carpet to diminish the stain

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To get rid of I need to dispose the trash

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Too large or small when compared to something else The piece of pie I received was disproportionately small

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To interrupt by causing a disturbance The protesters distrusted the politicians speech

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To misinterpret The camera filter distorted the image

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To give portions of something Distribute the materials evenly among the class

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Showing a lot of variety The city has a very diverse population

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To cause a change of course Because of the accident, the police had to divert traffic down a side street

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Constantly changing The theater has dynamic shows, so you never know what you’ll see

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To reside unpleasantness or difficulty This prescription will ease your allergies

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Maximizing productivity How that I’m following a schedule at work, I’m much more efficient

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To remove Our team lost the match and we were eliminated from the competition

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A select, above-average group The elite detective team were also sent for when there were big crimes

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Moving speech or writing Her eloquent writing has gained her many fans

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To give special importance to when speaking or writing The teacher emphasized the due date of the project

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To suffer through something difficult with patience He has endured four knee operations so far

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To intensify or magnify The falling snow enhanced the beauty of the small village

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A perfect example of something The duchess is the epitome of the class

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Equal 24 is equivalent to 2 dozen

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Incorrect He apologized for his erroneous statement

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An approximate value Try to get an estimate of the number of people attending the concert

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To avoid or escape By hiding in the bathroom, we were able to evade the intruder

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To gradually change At the end of class, every student will evaluate how well the professor taught

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Worthy of imitation She is an exemplary student, you should copy her habits

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To leave out The young boy was excluded from his friends soccer game

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Not admitting the majority We may not be able to get in since that club is exclusive

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To increase in size Adding air to the bike tires will cause them to expand

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Expert in knowledge or skill in a particular field The Surgeons expertise is knee surgeries

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To use selfishly The company exploited its workers by making them work long hours

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To reveal or unmask The emails presented exposed the company’s corruption

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An act of making something longer If you’re sick on the day the paper is due, the teacher might give you an extension on the due date

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To get or remove or something My dentist extracted one of my teeth

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A time when there is an extreme lack of food Millions of children in Ethiopia died due to the famine there

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Possible to do The study plan you made for me sounds feasible

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Having an end or limits Remember that life is finite; you’re not immortal

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A feature that ruins the perfection of something I got the diamond for a reduced price since the stone had a flaw

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To change continually I’m not sure what to wear since the temperature has been fluctuating so much

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The central point or idea The program is going to focus on environmental issues

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To strengthen The kind decided to fortify the castle walls to protect them during attacks

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A skeletal structure design or support something Skyscrapers must have a strong framework to support all floors

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Unnecessary; of a little importance You must stop spending your money on frivolous purchases

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A purpose natural thing to a person or thing The function of petals is to attract insects to the plant

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Of primary importance Learning scales is fundamental to being a good piano player

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A space in between objects Be careful to avoid you he gap between the two steps

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Communication that is distorted and unclear Our answering machine is so bad that peoples voices are always garbled

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To produce The fire generates heat which warms the room

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Pompous; overly important The actress had only one small part before she got grandiose ideas of her fame

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Overused and unoriginal His poems contain many hackneyed phrases

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Lacking planning There was no schedule so the event was very haphazard

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Not gentle; unpleasant Her comments on my performance were very harsh and not kind at all

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In a hurry The heist has to hasty to avoid the police

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Full of risk The nuclear reactor has a lot of hazardous waste

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To pause, often due to reluctance She hesitated before entering the building

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A ranking system In the office hierarchy, the manger is higher than the associate

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Something that causes delay or resistance Her hatred of public transportation is a hindrance when trying to get around NYC

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Empty inside The dead tree is hollow

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An intense feeling of fear The haunted house filled me with horror

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Extremely unfriendly My ex boyfriends new girlfriend was very hostile toward me

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An unproven idea that attempts to explain something You’ll need to conduct an experiment to test your hypothesis

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Exactly the same The twins we completely identical

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Unable to read Because he’d never been able to attend school, the man was illiterate

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Effect or influence The illustrator was wrote the story with a

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To worsen Drinking alcohol will impair your driving abilities

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To carry out We implement the new schedule

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To strongly suggest My mother implied that I was the one to forgot to take the trash

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To force upon After the riot, the mayor imposed a curfew

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To reduce poverty These medical bills are going to impoverish me

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A reason to do something I hate my job but the paychecks are a good incentive to stick with it

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Continuing without pause I can’t sleep because of the incessant dog barking

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A minor part Don’t worry about your grade on this quiz since it’s an incidental part of your grade

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To urge on The ring leader invited the soldiers to rebellion

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A preference My inclination is to go to bed early

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Incapable; lacking capability The incompetent worker was fired from his job

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Changing randomly His pitching has been very inconsistent all season

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Untiring She is an indefatigable hiker and can walk all day

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Not able to be challenged She’s the indisputable star of the basketball team

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Not producing any major impact The drug was shown to be ineffective at curing cancer

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Unable to be avoided Even if you’re healthy, death is inevitable in the end

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To guess based on evidence I inferred that she was annoyed based on her body language

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To increase in size Getting a pronation has really inflated his ego

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The ability to have an impact of something The older sister has been a positive influence on her younger siblings

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To hinder or restrain This cleaning spray inhibits the growth of bacteria

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The first She was the initial president of the company

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An investigation to determine the truth Congress launched an inquiry after the senator was accused of taking bribes

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Necessary to complete the whole You can’t quit. You’re an integral part of this team

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To combine When making a cake you need to integrate the ingredients

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To explain the meaning of something I need you to interpret this German speech for me

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To come between people, objects or an event and change what’s happening When the toddlers couldn’t share their toys, their mothers has to intervene

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Fearless The intrepid mountain climber reached the top of the mountain

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Highly detailed The pattern on this blanket is so intricate

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Intrusive We found the strangers questions too person and very invasive

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To examine or study The police are going to investigate the crime seen

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Easy to anger My grandfather is an irascible man but also very loving

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The use of words to give a meaning opposite to their literally meaning “I love spending my weekends doing homework” she said with irony

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Uncertain Not sure which direction to go in, he stood irresolute

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Words specific to a certain group of people To be a successful doctor you’ll need to learn a lot of medical jargon

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Together The newlyweds jointly opened up a bank account

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A special talent My brother has been a real knack for solving tricky math problems

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Work or effort Building a house requires a lot of labor

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To fall behind I stayed with the front group of runner for the few laps but after that I began to lag

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To mock or ridicule The cartoonist lampooned the presidents speech

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To become weak; to be neglected During winter break my plants languished

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A talk given to an audience My professor will give a 30 minute lecture soon

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Wary I’m leery of taking the dark-looking shortcut

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To explain by using an example The professor illustrated the story with a personal lesson

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گزیده

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بلاغت در نوشتار

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رد کردن

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پیشین

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جایگزین

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سرشماری

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سرشماری

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پستانداران دریایی

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حفظ و نگهداری

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Lawful The way he became mayor is completely legitimate

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Merciful; less harsh The judge gave the criminal a lenient sentence

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Probable I don’t have homework so it’s likely I’ll go out

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Ridiculous His claims about me are ludicrous

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To continue at the same level She has maintained the same weight

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Very important This test is a major part of your final grade

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To influence; in an unfair way He tried to manipulate the results

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To increase to the greatest possible size The stores goal this year is to maximize it’s profit

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To find the size and dimensions of something By measuring the tree, I found it was very tall

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Ordinary; average The meal was mediocre

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To fix I mended the shirt

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A way of doing things Her method takes longer

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To move from one place to another The geese migrate

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The smallest or lowest amount possible You need a 70% minimum to pass

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Giving the wrong idea The advertisement is very misleading

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To change I need to modify my style

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Gloomy, depressed The boy was morose after the news

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Lazy, neglectful The babysitter was neglectful

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Indifferent, unexcited I was hurt my friend greeted me so nonchalantly

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To follow orders or instructions The dog obeys the rules

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To get The spy obtained the secret codes

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Easily understood The large poster made it obvious who her favorite was

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Someone on the opposite side for a game or contest The soccer player blocked her opponents goal

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To unfairly burden For the past ten generations the royal family has oppressed the others by keeping them in poverty

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Where something began The exploited are trying to find the origin of the Nile

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A typical example of something This work of art is a paradigm of the period

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Frugal; stingy The parsimonious woman only donated a dollar

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To join in I decided to partake in soccer

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Preferring one option over others I’m more partial to chocolate

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Something existing in very small amounts During the drought, the town had a paucity of fresh water

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The highest or most important point Winning the championship was the peak of his career

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Located on the side or edge There’s some peripheral fights going on at the outdoor concert

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To penetrate or pass through Let the maple syrup permeate your waffle

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To continue I will persist trying to win

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Relate How does your question pertain the lecture

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A period or a stage in a process In high school I went through a phase

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A record of opinions or votes The polls show that my candidate will win

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Powerful Take one pill since it’s very potent

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Practical, sensible You need a pragmatic man

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To give approval I can’t praise this book enough

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To come before The girls preceded down the isle

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Exact It’s important your measurements are precise

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Having a high reputation Harvard is a prestigious college

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Widespread Diseases will be more prevalent

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First My primary goal is to become a lawyer

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Previous or earlier Prior to becoming a teacher I was a book editor

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To continue doing something Please proceed your speech

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Offspring The dogs progeny all have yellow fur

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To further progress of something I’m promoting this new movie so people will buy tickets

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To do well Dave hopes his business will prosper

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Nearness in time or space They bought houses in proximity to each other

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Disagreement or fight Nina always quarrels with others

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The distance between two things, often the Maximum and the minimum The range of ages at the concert spanned from 12-65

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An official position Archibald was promoted to the rank of our first captain

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To sternly disapprove Grace received a rebuke from her parents

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To give a brief summary He made sure to recapitulate his main points

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To retreat Two days after the flood, the water finally began to recede form our house

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To Present spell me with confidence and approval Will he recommend me for this position

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To make changes He’s in-charge of reforming the school

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To supervise or control a process so it works correctly Ben needs to regulate how much he eats

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To strengthen with added support The builders reinforced the house

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To say no to something that’s offered She rejected my invitation

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To free He decided to release the profits from last year

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To depend on I rely on coffee to get through my morning

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To express disapproval The coach reproached the players

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To need for a specific purpose The camping trip requires food

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To feel bitterness or anger I always resented my sister because she is my mothers favorite

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To give up a position The mayor resigned

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to withstand the effect of Resist the impulse to have ice cream

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To come with a firm decision Matt resolves to get better grades

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To confine or keep within limits My doctor told me to restrict myself

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To continue to do something or keep something I’ve decided to retain my style

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1. To draw back in 2. To withdraw something untrue 1. The lion retracted his claws 2. The newspaper retracted the story

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To bring back Alexis got out of the car to retrieve her groceries

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Used just for my style or impact You aren’t expected to answer rhetorical questions

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Stiff; unyielding The treehouse was rigid and sturdy

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To turn Rotate the sculpture

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Something that serves as protection Safeguard your finances

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To carefully examine The judges were looking for perfection so they scrutinized everything

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A part of whole This section of the stadium if dressed in red

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To choose Jane selected this dress

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Things that follow each other in a certain order The books must be in a correct sequence

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1. Harsh or strict 2. Grave, critical 1. The robbers suffered severe consequences 2. My uncle has a severe illness

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Not deep The water is very shallow

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To protect from harmful things The barn gave shelter

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To become smaller This shirt is shrinking

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Important The address is significant

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A person, place or thing where something was obtained Wikipedia isn’t a good source

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Thinly scattered There was just a few sparse trees here and there

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To form a theory My sister loves to speculate random peoples lives

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Alone The hermit lives a solitary life

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Depressing; gloomy The players were somber

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To calm or comfort The mother sang to soothe the baby

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Filthy; unpleasant The shelter was squalid

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Unlikely to fail or change We’re lucky to live with a stable government

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Sluggish; showing little more movement The economy has remained stagnant

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A plan to reach a desired outcome Come with a good strategy tomorrow

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Coming after something in time Subsequent kings have all been corrupt

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A person or thing acting in place of another Honey makes a good Substitute for this

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Difficult to notice right away Her perfume was very subtle

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Enough to serve a particular service Make sure you have sufficient food

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To briefly give the main points The class didn’t have time to read the book to the professor summarized it

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To oversee work or a progress My dad supervised for us

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To take the place of something else The king was supplanted by his treacherous younger brother

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1. To temporarily stop 2.To hang something from somewhere 1. The power outage suspended the school 2. The lamp is suspended from the high ceiling

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Having the belief that someone is doing something dishonest or illegal The couple is suspicious about this situation

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To keep going I stopped trying to sustain the friendship

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The cross is a symbolic of Christianity

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Relating to a specific subject or craft Technical terms on a computer expert can understand

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Situated at the end Get off at the terminal stop

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To put up with I must tolerate the rude person

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To love from one place to another I transferred different schools

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Changing from one state to another condition The student transitioned

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1. See-through 2. Easy to detect 1. The bowl is transparent 2. Her fake emotions are transparent

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The fee for instruction at school College tuition prices have increased

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Not attracting attention The guards are unobtrusive

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Unharmed Ian was lucky to walk away from the accident, unscathed

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Happy My mom always has an upbeat attitude

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Unfair My teachers criticism is unjust

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To waver or be indecisive She vacillated between the two dresses

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Well-founded Soldiers had well-founded concerns

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To disappear quickly The plane vanished

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To be different from something else Your decision varies

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A judgment or decision The jury delivered a guilty verdict

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A small trace of something that is disappearing or has already disappeared The empty castle still has a few vestiges

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A small container used to hold liquids The chemist carefully filled the vial

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To speak poorly of Mark was vilified by his ex

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Taking up a lot of space The puffy wedding dress was voluminous

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On the contrary I save money whereas my brother is in debt

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Completely The monk is wholly devoted to his faith

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Occurring over a large region There is a widespread poverty across that country

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To droop and become limp Plants will wilt if you don’t water them regularly ‌پژمرده

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سرزنش کردن گله کردن

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گراز ماهی

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عوض کردن ، پنهان کردن

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حرکت به جلو

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اییاری

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مستعد، در معرض

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دامداری

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سمپاچی مکانیکی

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چرای دام ها

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پی در پی

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شناختی، ادراکی

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تحریف

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غریزه