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Induce

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Succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something
“His content is intended to induce people to eat healthier”

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Induce

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Succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something
“His content is intended to induce people to eat healthier”

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Refine

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Improve by make small changes
“You should refine the edges”

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Devise

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Plan or invent
“We should devise a plan”

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Phenomenon

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A remarkable person, thing, or event
“She is a phenomenon”

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Archetype

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A very typical example of a certain person or thing
“The book is a perfect archetype of the genre”

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Implement

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Put into effect
“They fully implemented our policy”

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Confine

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Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, quantity, or time).
“They are trapped in these confined spaces”

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Underlie

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Be a significant cause or basis of (something) even if not necessarily manifest or obvious
“A theme of revenge underlies much of her writing”

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Renew

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Resume (an activity) after an interruption.
“We should renew the campaign now”

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Transcribe

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Put (thoughts, speech, or date) into writing or printed form.
“There was someone in the court room transcribing everything that was said”

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Incidence

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The occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or something else undesirable.
“An increase incidence in crime”

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Attain

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Succeed in achieving (something that one desires and has worked for)
“You have to find a source of motivation to attain your goals”

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Diverge

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To move or extend in different directions from a common point.
“Our common interests diverged after college”

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Appoint

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Assign a job or role to (someone).
“I was appointed school president by my class”

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Designate

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Appoint (someone) to a specific position
“He was designated as treasurer”

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Constitute

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Be (a part) of a whole
“Nonbinary people constitute a great proportion of the anti-zionists at my school”

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Successive

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Following one another or follow others
“This is their third successive win”

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Merit

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The quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.
“composers of outstanding merit”

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Latter

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Situated or occurring nearer to the end of something than to the beginning.
“The latter half of this school year was a mess”

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Drawback

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A disadvantage of problem
“That is our main drawback”

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Refute

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Prove a statement or theory to be wrongs or false
“I refused all of their claims”

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Respective

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Belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things.
“We are at different stages in our respective careers”

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Congregate

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Gather into a crowd or mass
“It’s where the homeless congregate”

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Withstand

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Remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist
“I don’t know if I can withstand the pressure”

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Remnant

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A small remaining quantity of something
“The remnants of the past”

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Abbreviate

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Shorten the duration of; cut short
“I decided to abbreviate my time in Israel due to the ongoing war”

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Comprehensive

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Complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
“A comprehensive list of sources”

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Deem

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Regard or consider in a specified way.
“The event was deemed a great success”

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Affix

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Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.
“He licked the stamp and affixed it to the envelope”

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Afflict

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(of a problem or illness) Cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble.
“His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease”

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Ascend

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Go up or climb.
“She ascended the stairs”

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Erode

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Gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed.
“This humiliation has eroded what confidence Jean has”

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Authoritative

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Able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable.
“Clear, authoritative information and advice”

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Discern

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Perceive or recognize (something).
“I can discern no difference between the two policies.”

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Implication

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The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
“the implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.”

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Innate

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Inborn; natural.
“Her innate capacity for organization”

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Cheifly

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Above all; mainly.
“He is remembered chiefly for his work.”

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Indefinitely

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For an unlimited or unspecified period of time.
“Talks cannot go on indefinitely”

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Prevailing

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Existing at a particular time; current.
“The unfavorable prevailing economic conditions”

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Conversely

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Introducing a statement or idea which reverses one that has just been made or referred to.
“You say the photo is a fake. Conversely, the photographer claims it’s real.”

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Discourse

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Speak or write authoritatively about a topic.
“She could discourse at great length on the history of Europe”

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Commonplace

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Not unusual; ordinary.
“Unemployment was commonplace in his profession.”

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Heed

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Pay attention to; take notice of.
“He should have heeded the warnings.”

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Implicit

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Implied though not plainly expressed.
“Comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies”

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Jargon

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Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
“Legal jargon”

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Barbarous

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Savagely cruel; exceedingly. brutal.
“Many early child-rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards.”

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Denote

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Be a sign of; indicate.
“This mark denotes purity and quality.”

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Foremost

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Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.
“One of the foremost art collectors of his day”

50
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Recede

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go or move back or further away from a previous position.
“the flood waters had receded”

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Assertion

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a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
“his assertion that his father had deserted the family”

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