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absurd
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Ridiculous/looked so absurd/ When he showed up to the formal event wearing a clown costume, he looked so absurd.
adhere
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to stick/adhere to wall/She used bubble gum to make the poster adhere to wall.
affluent
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rich/affluent lifestyle/Michael leads an affluent lifestyle because he runs a prosperous company
alienate
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push up/His unkind behaviour has began to alienate other players
Alter
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To change/ altered appearance / After the surgery, her altered appearance surprised friends and family
Ample
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Plenty of/ Ample space/The spacious living room provided ample space for entertaining guests
Anonymous
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unkown/ anonymous works/ The museum showcased a collection of anonymous works
antidote
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a cure/ antidote for the snake's poison/ Michael provided a antidote for the snake's poison, saving the bitten boy.
Apathy
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lack of interest/ voter apathy/ Voter apathy is a problem because a major part of the population chooses not to vote in elections
Asses
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To judge/ assess answers/ Teacher took the time to carefully assess each student's answers
Bestow
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to award/ bestowed an honorary degree/ The university bestowed upon Dr. Johnson an honorary degree during ceremony.
Bland
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dull/ bland by comparison/ Although the new restaurant had a decent menu, the dishes were bland in comparison to my wife's dishes
Compile
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to put together/ Compiled a list/ The teacher has compiled list of resources to help students prepare for upcoming exams
Compensate
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to pay/ compensated widow/ When the man died on the job, the company compensated his widow by giving her 1 000,000 USD.
Concede
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to admit/ concede that/ The man conceded that he was wrong to blame her without proof.
Conservative
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Traditional/ Conservative views/ My father has very conservative views, he always says tradition is very important
Contrary
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Different/ Contrary ideas/ During the debate, participants presented contrary ideas on the economy of the state.
Contempt
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Disrespect/Expressed contempt/He openly expressed his contempt for the unfair decision, making it clear that he disagreed with its outcome of the match
Denounce
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to condemn/ publicly denounce/ Activists publicly condemned the government's actions, organizing a protest
Derive
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To get/ derived pleasure from/ She derived pleasure from exploring new cultures and trying exotic dishes during her travels around the world.
Doctrine
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a teaching/ Followed the doctrine/ The religious community followed the doctrine closely, following its rules and teachings in their daily lives.
Dogmatic
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One-sided/Dogmatic demands/ Our teacher has very dogmatic demands for teaching and really dislikes objection
Donor
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One who gives/ Was a donor/ My brother/My brother was my blood donor because he had an identical blood type
Endorse
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To support/ Endorse products/ Famous athlete often endorse product in TV commercials
Erode
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to wear away/ water eroded/ Rainwater eroded the topsoil, seriously harming the fertility of land for farming.
Ex-
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out/ export/ The economy of the country depends mainly on the export of natural resources
Gruesome
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frightening/ accident was gruesome/ The accident was gruesome, leaving trauma on those who saw it.
hypocrite
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an insincere person/ he is such hypocrite/ He is such a hypocrite, often talking about honesty while he himself cheats during the game.
Idealistic
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Emphazing principles/ Idealistic people/ Idealistic people often envision a world where justice, equality and compassion reign, and aim to make changes based on these principles.
illusion
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a false impression/ experience the ilusion/ Watching the sunrise and sunset, we experience an illusion. In fact, the Earth turns away from the sun and then toward it.
Impact
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a force/ Impact of hitting/ The impact of the collision was significant, causing damage to both vehicles
Imply
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To suggest/clues implied/ Although he did not explicitly state his intentions, his actions left clues implied that he didn't like this party
Inhibit
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hold back/exercise inhibits/ Regular exercise inhibits the development of chronic conditions like diabetes.
Novice
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a beginner/ class for novices/ This class is specially created for novices, giving them the fundamentals to understand the basics of the subject.
Obstacle
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something that/ obstacles on the floor/ The room was cluttered with obstacles on the floor, making it difficult to move around.
Optimist
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a hopeful person/ true optimist/ A true optimist sees challenges as opportunities for growth.
Phobia
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an extremal fear/ overcome phobia/ Boy overcame his trauma from spiders through help of classmates
pre-
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before
prospects
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chances/ prospects of finding/ I finally have a prospect to solve my problem.
Radical
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Extreme/ Radical candidate/ The radical candidate proposed brave and controversial ideas to solve social issues during the election campaign.
Refrain
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to stop oneself/ refrain from/ My dad refrains from joining argument with overactive grandfather
Reinforce
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to make stronger/ reinforced opinion/ My family reinforced my opinion that strong familial bonds are essential my happiness
Relevant
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related/ Studying is relevant because it helps ensure we can more easily find a well-paying job.
Remorse
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regret/ feeling remorse/ After realizing the impact of his actions, a strong feeling of remorse washed over him
Ruthless
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without mercy/ My teacher is ruthless. He has very strict grading rules and high expectations.
Scapegoat
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someone to blame/ innocent Scapegoat/ Despite being innocent, he was unfairly labeled as the scapegoat for the team's failure.
Superficial
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lacking depth/ superficial friends/ She realized that some of her friendships were superficial, based more on comfort than true relationship
Surpass
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to go beyond/ surpass many goals/ With determination and hard work, she managed to surpass many of her goals
Sustain
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to continue/ sustain a high note/ Athletes must sustain high note of performance to take first place in competitions
Tentative
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uncertain/ tentative party date/ We set a tentative date for next Saturday's party, waiting for final confirmation from all guests.
Transition
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a change/ made the transition/ After years of hard work and preparation, she successfully transitioned from a corporate career to her own entrepreneurship
Un-
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Not/ Unusuasl
Uni-
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one/unit
Undermine
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to weaken/ undermine authority/ His constant criticism and questioning of decisions began to undermine the authority of the team leader.
Verify
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to make sure/ verify identity/ The security system prompts users to verify their identity by entering a verification code.
blunt
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honest/ I will blunt/ I will blunt, your new shirt is awful
chronic
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constant/ chronic cought/ I've had chronic cought for a few days now and I can't get rid it
chronological
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arranged as the events happened/ chronological order/ to understand historical events, it is essential to arrange them in chronological order
pretense
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a false claim/ under the pretense of being/ He entered to exclusive party under the pretense of being staff member
prolong
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to make longer/prolong the pain/you need to go to doctor otherwise the pain will be prolonged
acknowledge
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admit/difficult to acknowledge/ stubborn people have difficulty acknowledging their mistakes
alternative
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choice/ have no alternatives/ When it started raining they had no alternative but to go home
anecdote
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a short story/ told an anecdote/ my uncle always tells interesting anecdotes about his life
appropriate
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proper/ socially appropriate/ His loud behavior during ceremony wasn't socially appropriate
avert
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prevent/ avert an accident/ by quickly reaction, the driver managed to avert an accudent
candid
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honest/ candid opinion/ I'll give you my candid opinion, but you may not like what you hear
compel
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to force/compel to do/ Teacher compels us to learn meaningless things
comply
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to do as asked/ safer to comply/ safer to comply and do what he says
concise
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clear and brief/ mayor is concise/ Our president is really concise, his speeches are short
drastic
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extreme/ drastic steps/ if you don't start learning I will have to take drastic steps
dialog
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talk/dialog between
erratic
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irregular/ driver was erratic/ Driver ahead of me was erratic, he still changing his speed
extensive
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large/ did extensive research/ Scientists did extensives research for they experiment
forfeit
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to give up/ forfeit right to drive/ if you will drive recklessly you will forfeit your license
illuminate
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to light/ use flashlight to illuminate
isolate
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separate/isolate from others/ He is so rude so others students isolate him from themselves.
refuge
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shelter/offer refuge/ this institution offers shelter for homeless
reminisce
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to remember/ reminisce about this year
urban
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city/ urban living/ urban living is definitely different from living in the rural areas
delete
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to get rid/ accidently deleted/ My son accidently deleted my important file
impartial
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fair/ impartial juror/ in this program the jury is impartial and fair
integrity
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honest/ senator had integrity
legitimate
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legal/not a legitimate excuse
lenient
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easygoing/ lenient about/ he is very lenient about papers if you give you work a week late he won't lower your grade
menace
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a danger/ menace on the road/ drunk drivers are a menace on the road
morale
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spirit/workers morale/ workers morale are low, so they don't want work
naive
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lacking experience/ he is so naive, he believe everything I tell him
overt
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obvious/ overt love/ her love of reading was overt, her entire apartment was full of books
agenda
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schedule/ daily agenda/ his daily agenta include driving his daughter to school
acute
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very great/ headache pain was so acute
prominent
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obvious/long hair are prominent/
prudent
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careful and wise
recipient
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one who receives/ recipient of spam/ Michael is the recipient of a huge amounts of spam on his mail
defect
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a fault/ defect on good looks

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