Grade ADJ, verb Flashcards

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undermine (verb) = disagree

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undermine something/somebody to make something, especially somebody’s confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective

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refute (veb) = disagree /rɪˈfjuːt/

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refute something to prove that something is wrong

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verify (verb) = confirm

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to check that something is true or accurate

to show or say that something is true or accurate = confirm

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endorse (v) /ɪnˈdɔːs/ = agree

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to say publicly that you support a person, statement or course of action

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contradict (v) = disagree
/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt/
All evening her husband contradicted everything she said.

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to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true

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recognize (V) - agree

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to admit or to be aware that something exists or is true

SYNONYM acknowledge

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validate (V) = agree

The research findings do not validate the claims made by the manufacturer.

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validate something: to prove that something is true

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discredit /dɪsˈkredɪt/

v

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to make people stop believing that something is true; to make something appear unlikely to be true

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negate (v) /nɪˈɡeɪt/

Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.
Her mom negate her disobedience

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to state that something does not exist

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obey (v)

disobedience (noun)

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misrepresent (V) = take (something) out of context

Henry Ford’s view on history have been misrepresented

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to give information about somebody/something that is not true or complete so that other people have the wrong impression about them/it

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