Definition Flashcards
To organise a series of activities to try to achieve something
She has been … Stronger anti-pollution laws
They actively …Save their local cinema
Synonym
Antonym
Campaigning for
Campaigned to
Crusade
Inaction
To prove that something is true
Many scientists plan to wait until the results of the study are … by future research
They had some …. concerns about the safety of the airplane
Your ticket is … for three months
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Validate
Valid
Confirm confirmative certify
validate invalid deny disprove
To choose to officially ignore rule, right or claim et cetera
The defendant has … his right to anonymity
She … her right to a lawyer
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Antonym - ?
Waived
Reject
Accept
To use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments
Airbags are only …. When the car is struck from the front
Troops have been … In the area to counter possible attack
The driver’s airbag had failed to …
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Deployed
Use
Conceal
To happen or make something happen at a faster rate
The increased capital could greatly … Economic development
The decline of your health seemed to suddenly …
Synonym
Antonym
Accelerate
Advance, expedite
Cease, halt
To try to win an election
The party has been … Hard in the north
Campaigning
With a lot of people or things close together
The jungle is so … You cannot walk through it
A … Black cloud of flying insects
Synonym
Antonym
Dense
Thick
Clear - Not covered or blocked by anything
To expect something or prepare before it happens
The building will be completed around six months earlier than …
Luckily we had … the question
Synonym
Antonym
Anticipated
Assume, foresee
Doubt(v) - Think something is not probable
No longer needed
8000 people have been …. in Britain this year
… Weapons
Synonym
Antonym
Made redundant
Redundant
Superfluous, unnecessary
Necessary, needed
A small, temporary problem
One slight …. - The spacecraft didn’t rise far above the horizon
Hiccup
….. Weather is very hot and dry
The … desert sun
… Air from the Sahara
Synonym
Antonym
Torrid
Arid blazing
Cold. Cool
Lasting a long time
The smell from the fire still … Hours later
Dad suffers from the … Effects of radiation treatments
Synonym
Antonym
Lingered
Lingering
Remain continuing
Cease , Ephemeral - Lasting for only a short time
To describe clearly and exactly what something is
Your duties are clearly … In the contract
Can you … What it means to be an American?
Synonym
Antonym
Define
Describe
Misrepresent
To suddenly stop moving or working properly
Her back … Painfully after she had lifted the box
If you don’t add oil, The engine will eventually …
His right leg suddenly … During the race
Synonym
Antonym
Seized up
Not strong or healthy
A … old lady
He is …, But still manages to walk with a stick
A garden with a … Wooden fence around it
Attempt to rebuild the … economy
Synonym
Antonym
Frail
Fragile
Strong
