day 1 Flashcards
to exploit
use well/make use of/take advantage of
We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible
to account for
to form the total of something/constitute/to explain
students account for the vast majority of our customers
particular
specific/special
prominent
noticeable/outstanding/remarkable
new books are displayed in a prominent position on tables at the front of the store
replenish
refill/restore/renew
Does your glass need replenishing
indigenous
native/aboriginal
pinpoint
locate exactly/clearly identify/exact
annihilate
completely destroy or remove
a city annihilated by an atomic bomb
conversely
contrarily
investigate
examine/inquire into
Police are investigating allegations of corruption involving senior exexutives
assure
convince/guarantee/ensure
entire
whole/total/complete
compensate for
make up for/make amends for balance
we were late and i was driving fast to compensate
postulate
suppose/claim
magnify
enlarge/increase
The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community
afford
offer/provide
conclusive
definitive/enough to settle the issue
unsophisticated
simple/uncomplicated
justified
right/legitimate
deliberate
intentional/planned/careful
depend on
rely on
substantiate
prove/verify
successively
sequentially/one after another
pervasive
widespread/prevalent
strenuous
intense/arduous
His doctor advised him not to do any strenuous exercise
sleek
smooth
invoke
pray to/conjure
impressive
striking/remarkable
conjunction
combination
astoundingly
surprisingly/shockingly
aftermath
result/outcome/consequence
promptly
quickly/instantly
subdue
defeat/conquer
extant
surviving/in existence/existing
sedentary
stationary/settled
This is quite a sedentary species
eliminate
get rid of
perfect
v.improve/develop
genuine
true/real
dominant
prevailing/prominent/supreme
unrivaled
matchless/peerless
paradox
contradiction/absurdity
neglect
ignore/forgrt
recall
remember/recollect
ascend
rise/climb
solid
fixed/substantial/giving confidence or support
contour
outline/the shape of a mass of land or other object
inhabit
live in/dwell in
irrevocably
impossible to change
Certain things were now irrevocably part of their daily life
superficially
apparently/externally/on the surface
stunted
underdeveloped/hindered
The stunted trees had grown to barely three feet high
malleable
flexible
mean
signify/average
exclude
keep out/leave out
mature
get order
pillar
post/column
encroachment
intrusion
The new censorship laws are serious encroachments on freedom of expression
no wonder
unsurprising
