aalaee 505 Flashcards
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allude
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refer, imply, hint, mention
allude to somebody/something phrasal verb
formal to mention something or someone indirectly:
Rick didn’t want to discuss his past, though he alluded darkly to ‘some bad things that happened.’
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inhibit
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restrain, constrain, obstruct
to prevent something from growing or developing well:
An unhappy family life may inhibit children’s learning.
- to make someone feel embarrassed or nervous so that they cannot do or say what they want to
inhibit somebody from doing something
Recording the meeting may inhibit people from expressing their real views
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arduous
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daunting, difficult, exhausting
arduous task