synonym Flashcards

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cause

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bring about (How can we bring about a change in attitude?)

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transact, continue

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carry on (I want to carry on with my courses.)

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accomplish, conduct

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carry out (We need to carry out more research. A survey is now carried out nationwide)

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clarify

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clear up (There are a couple of points we need to clear up before the meeting begins.)

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5
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happen

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come about (How did this situation come about?)

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find

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come across (I’ve never come across anyone quite like her before. I came across an old diary in her desk.)

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find accidentally

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come by (How did you come by these pictures? Jobs were hard to come by.)

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say, publish; produce

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come out with (The things he comes out with are so funny!)

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Think of an idea

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come up with (Is that the best excuse you came up with?; We have been asked to come up with some new ideas.)

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10
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reduce

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cut down on (Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight.)

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understand

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figure out (Can you figure out how to do that?)

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discover

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find out (Did you find out weather there are any seats left?)

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emit, stop

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give up (Darren has decided to give up football at the end of this session.)

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14
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follow

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go after (Joe went after her to make sure she was unhurt.)

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return

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go back (I think we have to go back now. I felt so sick I just want to go back to my bed.)

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16
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precede

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go before (In some ways this program improves on what has gone before.)

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17
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decrease

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go down (His income went down last year. Computers have gone down in price.)

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continue, happen

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go on (Hw went on working until he was 91. One of the actors unwell and couldn’t go on with the performance.)

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19
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review

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go over (I had gone over and over what happened in my mind,)

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experience, penetrate

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go through (When are you going through a crisis, it often helps to talk to someone.)

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increase

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go up (Train fares have gone up., Blood sugar levels go up as you digest food.)

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continue

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keep on (You just have to eep on trying.)

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23
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remain current

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keep up (How long can the economic boom keep up?)

24
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exclude, omit

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leave out (She outlined the case to him, being careful not to leave anything out.)

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seek, search

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look for (I am looking for Steve - Have you seen him? Detectives are still looking for the escaped prisoner.)

26
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investigate

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look into (Police are looking into the disappearance of two children.)

27
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resemble

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look like

28
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examine

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look over (Do you have a few minutes to look these samples over?)

29
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locate information

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look up (Look up the words in your dictionary. I’ll just look up the train times.)

30
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respect

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look up to (I’ve always looked up to James for his courage and determination.)

31
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understand with difficulty

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make out (He could just make out a dark shape moving towards him. As far as I can make out, he’s never been married.)

32
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invent, compose, constitute

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make up (Women make up only a small proportion of the prison population.)

33
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select

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pick out (She picked out a navy blue dress.)

34
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show, indicate

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point out (He was always very keen to point out my mistakes.)

35
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postpone, delay, procrastinate

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put off (The match has been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather.)

36
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tolerate

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put up with (She put up with his violent temper.)

37
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eliminate

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rule out (The police have ruled out the possibility of suicide.)

38
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find accidentally

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run across (I ran across him at a conference in Milan. I ran across some old love letters while I was cleaning out a cupboard)

39
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meet by accident

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run into (Guess who I ran into in town today!)

40
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arrange

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set up (I’ll set up an appointment for you.)

41
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appear unexpectedly

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show up (She showed up, apologizing for being late.)

42
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state in detail

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spell out (The report spelled out in detail what the implications were for the teachers.)

43
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represent

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stand for (What does ATM stand for?)

44
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protrude

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stick out (The children were so thin their ribs stuck out.)

45
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consider

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take into account (These figures do not take account of changes into the rate of inflation.)

46
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assume control

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take over (His only reason for investing in the company was to take it over. Ruth moved into our apartment and promptly took over.)

47
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occur

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take place ()

48
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think carefully

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think through (The policy has not been taught through properly.)

49
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discard

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throw away (I never throw cloths away. I shouldn’t have thrown away the receipt.)

50
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mention briefly

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touch on (The report touched on the relationship between poverty and poor health.)

51
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test

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try out (I’m trying out a new computer.)

52
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transform

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turn into (The sofa turns into a bed. A few weeks later, winter had turned into spring.)

53
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conclude

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turn out (It was a difficult time but eventually things turned out all right.)

54
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discover

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turn up (Eventually my watch turned up in a coat pocket.) Turn up/down the radio! means to turn a switch on or off.

55
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finish

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wind up (OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what we’ve decided?)

56
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exercise

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work out (He works out with weights twice a week)

57
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report

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write up (I have to write up my report before the meeting.)