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Pair of Words CSS-1972
Consciousness:
Meaning: the state of understan
something.
Use in sentence: Her consciousness that she's
different makes her feel uneasy.
and realizing
Conscientiousness:
Meaning: putting a lot of effort into your work,
controlled by or done according to conscience.
Use in sentence; She has always been a very
conscientious worker.
Ingenious:
Meaning: very clever and skillful
Use in sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways
to work more quickly.
Ingenuous:
Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/ showing
innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Use In sentence: It has to be said it was rather
ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to
took after his lugeage.
Fantastic:
Meaning: extremely good
Use in sentence: You look fantastic in that dress.
Fanatical:
Meaning: describes someone whose admiration for
something is considered to be extreme or
unreasonable
Use in sentence
almost fanatical,
is enthusiasm for aerobics was
Honourable:
Meaning: a title used before the name of some
government officials
Use in sentence: The Honourable Andrew
== AM
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Honorary:
‘Meaning: given as an honour to someone
Use in sentence: She received an honorary
doctorate from Oxford University in recognition of
her work for the homeless.
Politician:
Meaning: a member of a government or law-
making organization
Use in sentence: We do not have good politicians
in our country.
Statesman:
Meaning: an experienced politician, especially one
who Is respected for making good judgments
\Use in sentence: He was a soldier and statesman.
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Grateful:
Meaning: showing or expressing thanks, especially
to another person
(Use in sentence: I'm so grateful (to you) for all that
you've done,
ratified:
Meaning: to please someone, or to satisfy a wish
orneed
\Use in sentence: We were gratified by the
response to our appeal.
Imaginary:
Meaning: describes something that is created by
and exists only in the mind; that is not real
\Use in sentence: As a child | had an imaginary
friend called Polly.
Imaginative:
Meaning: of, relating to, or characterized by
imagination
Use in sentence: The architects have made
imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic,
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Meaning: describes something that can be done or
seen using a computer and therefore without going
anywhere or tatking to anyone
Use in sentence: In tests, we have found the virtual
machine runs at a reasonable speed.
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Par:
‘Meaning: the same as or equal to someone or
something
Use in sentence: The regeneration of the city's
downtown dock front will put it on a par with Nice
‘or Cannes.
Ata par:
Meaning: A term that refers to a bond, preferred
stock or other debt abligation thatis trading at its
face value.
Use in sentence: Due to ever-changing interest
rates, financial instruments almost never trade
exactly at par...
Compliment:
‘Meaning: remark that expresses approval,
admiration or respect
Use in sentence: | take it as a com
people say | look like my mother.
Complement:
‘Meaning: to make something else seem better or
more attractive when combining with it
Use in sentence: The music complements her voice
perfectly.
‘Complacent:
Meaning: Satisfied
Use in sentence: We can't afford to become
complacent abaut any of our products.
Complaisant:
‘Meaning: willing to please; affably agreeable;
obliging
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\Use in sentence; Can we really sit back and watch
the suffering of a whole nation and be so
complaisant?
State:
(Meaning: a country or its government
\Use in sentence: Britain is one of the member
states of the European Union.
Government:
Meaning: the group of people who officially
control a country
\Use in sentence: The government is expected to
announce its/their tax proposals today.
Eminent
Meaning: famous, respected or important
\Use in sentence: An eminent historian
Prominent:
Meaning: very well-known and important
Use in sentence: The government should be
playing a more prominent role in promoting human
rights,
Below:
Meaning: in a lower position
Use in sentence: From the top of the skyscraper
the cars below us locked like insects.
‘Beneath:
Meaning: in or to a lower position
(Use in sentence: Jeremy hid the letter beneath a
pile of papers.
Portly:
Meaning: fat and round
‘Use in sentence: He was a portly figure in a tight-
fitting jacket and bow tie.
‘comely:
Meaning: describes @ woman who is attractive in.
appearance
Use in sentence: She is very comely.
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Use in sentence: He's an officious little man and
widely disliked in the company.
Beside:
‘Meaning: at the side of, next to
Use in sentence: Come and sit here beside me.
Besides:
Meaning: in addition to; also
Use in sentence: Do you play any other sports
besides football and basketball?
Casual:
‘Meaning: describes clothes that are not formal or
not suitable for special occasions
Use in sentence: | dress casual as | am ina casual
setting.
Causal:
Meaning: a relationship, link, ete, between two,
things in which one causes the other
Use in sentence: Is there a causal relationship
‘between violence on television and violent
behavior?
Pour:
‘Meaning: to make a substance flaw fram a
container, especially into another container, by
raising just one side of the container that the
substance isin
Use in sentence: | spilled the juice while | was
pouring it.
Pore:
‘Meaning: a very small hole in the skin of people or
other animals, or a similar hole on the surface of
plants or rocks
Use in sentence: Sweat passes through the pores
and cools the body down.
Humiliation:
Meaning: to make someone feel ashamed or lose
their respect for themselves
Use in sentence: How could you humiliate me by
questioning my judgment in frant of everyone like
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that?
Humility:
Meaning: the quality of not being proud because
you are conscious of your bad qualities
Use in sentence: He doesn't have the humility to
admit when he's wrong.
Wreek:
Meaning: to destroy or badly damage something
Use in sentence: Our greenhouse was wrecked in
last night's storm.
Reek:
Meaning: to have a strong unpleasant smell
Use in sentence: Her breath reeked of garlic.
‘Temporal:
Meaning: relating to practical matters or physical
things, rather than spiritual ones
Use In sentence: Her starting point: ‘The future is
the only temporal area over which people have
power’.
‘Temporary:
Meaning: not lasting or needed for very long
Use in sentence: The ceasefire will only provide a
temporary solution to the crisis,
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Cession:
‘Meaning: a ceding or giving up (of rights, property,
territory, etc.) to another
Use in sentence: The Sino-lapanese War (1894-95)
{ed to further cessions of territory by China.
Session:
Meaning: a formal meeting or series of meetings of
‘an organization such as a parliament or a law court
\Use in sentence: The parliamentary session is due
to end on May 27th.
Cano:
Meaning: a Christian priest with special duties in a
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trusted confidant.
Disease:
‘Meaning: illness of people, animals, plants, etc.
Use in sentence: Starvation and diseases have
Killed thousands of refugees.
Decease:
Meaning: a person's death
Use in sentence: The house will not be yours till
after your mother's decease.
Gate:
‘Meaning: a part of a fence or outside wall that is
fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door
Use in sentence: Take the next right turning
through a large iron gate onto a cobbled road.
Gait:
Meaning: a particular way of walking
Use in sentence: He walked with a slow stiff gait.
Judicial:
Meaning: involving a court of law
Use in sentence: The defense team will seek a
judicial review of the sentence.
Judicious:
Meaning: having or showing reason and good
judgment in making decisions
Use in sentence: We should make judicious use of
the resources available to us.
Ingenious:
‘Meaning: very clever and skillful
Use in sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways
to work more quickly.
Ingenuous:
‘Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/ showing
Innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Use in sentence: It has to be said it was rather
ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to
look after his luggage.
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Yoke:
Meaning: a wooden bar which is fastened over the
necks of two animals, especially cattle, and
connected to the vehicle or load that they are
pulling
Use in sentence: In just a few weeks another 10
nations, many freed from the yoke af Communist.
‘oppression.
Yolk:
‘Meaning: the yellow, middle part of an egg
(Use in sentence: | like eggs lightly cooked so that
tthe yolk is still runny,
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Affection:
Meaning: a feeling of liking for a person or place
Use in sentence: He had a deep affection for his
aunt.
Affectation:
Meaning: behavior or speech that is not sincere
Use in sentence: She has so many little
affectations.
Urban:
Meaning: of or ina city or town
\Use in sentence: The developments clearly urban
in character, but lacks local shops and facilities.
Urbane:
Meaning: confident, comfortable and polite in
social situations
Use in sentence: He was always well informed and
brought an urbane authority to everything he did.
Official:
Meaning: relating to a position of responsibility
\Use in sentence: He visited China in his official
capacity as America's trade representative.
Officious:
Meaning: too eager to tell people what to do and
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‘Meaning: not being careful or giving enough
attention to people or things that are your
responsibility
Use in sentence: The judge said that the teacher
had been negligent in allowing the children to swim
in dangerous water.
Negligible:
‘Meaning: too slight or small in amount to be of
importance
Use in sentence: The difference between the two
products is negligible.
Placable:
‘Meaning: to stp from being angry
Use in sentence: The Canaanites had many gods
and they ran here, there and everywhere to
placate these gods,
Placeable:
Meaning: capable of being recognized
Use in sentence: An easy thing you could dois
making clocks placeable on walls
Restive:
‘Meaning: unwilling to be controlled or be patient
Use in sentence: The audience was becoming
restive as they waited for the performance to.
begin.
Restless:
‘Meaning: unwilling or unable to stay still or to be
quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored
Use in sentence: He's a restless type-he never
stays in one country for long.
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Amiable:
Meaning: describes a person or their behavior that
is pleasant and friendly
Use in sentence: So amiable was the mood of the
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meeting that a decision was soon reached.
Amicable:
Meaning: relating to behavior between people that
is pleasant often despite a difficult situation
Use in sentence: His manner was perfectly
amicable but | felt uncomfortable.
Considerable:
Meaning: large or of noticeable importance
Use in sentence: The fire caused considerable
damage to the church.
Considera
Meaning: kind and helpful
Use in sentence: She promises to be quieter and
more considerate in future.
Ingenious:
Meaning: very clever and skillful
Use in sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways
to work more quickly.
Ingenuous:
Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/ showing
innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Use in sentence: It has to be said it was rather
ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to
Jook after his luggage.
Momentary:
Meaning: lasting for a very short time
Use In sentence: Be careful not to make even
momentary short circuits with metal tools.
‘Momentou:
‘Meaning: very important because of effects on
future events
Use in sentence: Whether or not to move overseas
was a momentous decision for the family.
Virtuous:
Meaning: having good moral qualities and behavior
Use in sentence: He described them as a virtuous
and hard-working people.
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Scanned with CamScanner‘Meaning: the way in which something is set up
Use in sentence: This allows simplified setup of
Local Area Networking devices.
Set upon:
‘Meaning: to attack someone
Use in sentence: He was set upon by a vicious dog,
Shall:
Meaning: used instead of ‘will! when the subject is
*Vor'we'
Use in sentence: Shall we be able to get this
finished today, do you think?
will:
‘Meaning: used to talk about what is going to
happen in the future, especially things that you are
Certain about or things that are planned
Use in sentence: Clare will be five years old next
month.
Sink:
Meaning: to (cause something or someone to) go
down below the surface or to the bottom of a
liquid or soft substance
Use in sentence: Enemy aircraft sank two
battleships.
Drown:
Meaning: to (cause to)
breathe underwater
by being unable to
Use in sentence: He drowned in a boating accident.
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alt
Meaning: a type of table used in ceremonies in a
Christian church or in other religious buildings
Use in sentence: A 3rd century Roman pagan altar
was also recently found on the site.
Alter:
Meaning: to change something,
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\Use in sentence: We've had to alter some of our
plans.
Apposite:
‘Meaning: suitable and right for the occasion
Use in sentence: It is, however, apposite to note
‘that this process will continue in the year ahead,
‘Opposite:
Meaning: completely different
\Use in sentence: You'd never know they're sisters -
they're completely opposite to each other in every
way,
Bear:
Meaning: to accept, tolerate or endure especially
something unpleasant
Use in sentence: It’s your decision - you must bear
the responsibility if things go wrong.
Bare:
‘Meaning: without any clothes or not covered by
anything,
Use in sentence: Don't walk around outside in your
bare feet.
Complacent:
‘Meaning: Satisfied
Use in sentence: We can't afford to become
complacent about any of our products,
Complaisar
Meaning: willing to please; affably agreeable;
obliging
Use in sentence: Can we really sit back and watch
‘the suffering of a whole nation and be so
complaisant?
Confident:
Meaning: having confidence
Use in sentence: Be a bit more confident in
yourself!
Confidant:
‘Meaning: a person you trust and share your
feelings and secrets with
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Use in sentence: He was first appointed as a
residentiary canton and only beeame Chancellor
after several years with us.
Cannon:
‘Meaning: a large, mounted piece of artillery;
sometimes, specif.,a large gun with a relatively
short barrel, as a howitzer
Use In sentence: Instead of eight machine guns, it
now had twelve, or four 20mm cannon.
Barbarism:
‘Meaning: extremely cruel and unpleasant behavior
Use in sentence: He witnessed some appalling acts
cof barbarism during the war.
Barbarity:
‘Meaning; behavior that is very cruel, ora very
cruel act
Use in sentence: This barbarity must cease!
artist:
Meaning: someone who paints, draws or makes
sculptures
Use in sentence: Monet is one of my favorite
artists,
Artisan:
Meaning: a person who does skilled work with his
‘or her hands
Use in sentence: They were concerned about the
skilled artisan, not the factory masses.
Antic:
Meaning: funny, silly or strange behavior
Use in sentence: But the rock-star whase stage
antics used to include smashing guitars is older and
wiser now.
Antique:
‘Meaning: something made in an earlier period and
collected and valued because it is beautiful, rare,
cold or of high quality
Use in sentence: My mother collects antiques.
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Mlusion:
Meaning: an idea or belief which is not true
Use in sentence: He had no illusions about his
talents as a singer.
Allusio}
Meaning: something that is said or written that is
intended to make you think of a particular thing or
person
Use in sentence: Her novels are packed with
iterary allusions.
Aspire:
‘Meaning: to have a strong want or hope to do or
have something
Use in sentence: Few people who aspire to fame
ever achieve it.
Expire:
(Meaning: If something which lasts for a fixed
length af time expires, it comes to an end or stops
being in use
Use in sentence: Our television license expires next
month,
Collision:
Meaning: an accident that happens when two
vehicles hit each ather with force
Use in sentence: There has been a collision on the
southbound stretch of the moterway.
Collusion:
(Meaning: agreement between people to act
together secretly or legally in order to deceive or
cheat someone
Use in sentence: itis thought that they worked in
collusion with the terrorist network.
‘Counsel:
Meaning: to give advice, especially on social or
personal problems
Use in sentence: The police have provided experts
to counsel local people affected by the tragedy.
Council:
(Meaning: a group of people elected or chosen to
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subject
Use in sentence: This play is supported by a grant
from the local arts council,
Expedient:
‘Meaning; hefpful or useful in a particular situation,
but sometimes not morally acceptable
Use in sentence: It might be expedient not to pay
him until the work is finished
Expeditiou:
‘Meaning: quick
Use in sentence: The bank was expeditious in
replying to my letter Meaning: a ceding or giving up
(of rights, property, territory, etc.) to another
Use in sentence: The Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
ed to further cessions of territory by China.
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Canvas:
Meaning: a piece of cloth used by artists for
painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting
itself
Use in sentence: These two canvases by Hockney
‘would sell for £500 000.
Canvass:
Meaning: to try to get political support or votes,
especially by visiting all the houses in an area
Use in sentence: I've been out canvassing for the
Labor Party every evening this week.
Cast:
‘Meaning: to choose actors to play particular parts
ina play, film or show
Use in sentence: He was often cast as the villain.
Caste:
‘Meaning: a system of dividing Hindu society into
classes, or any of these classes
Use in sentence: The Indian government banned
caste discrimination at independence from Britain
‘in 1947.
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Appraise:
Meaning: to examine someone or something In
order to judge their qualities, success or needs.
Use in sentence: At the end of each teaching
practice, trainee teachers are asked to appraise
‘their own performance.
Apprise:
Meaning: to tell someone about something
Use in sentence: The President has been apprised
of the situation.
jery clever and skillful
Use in sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways
to work more quickly.
Ingenuaus:
Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/ showing
innocent ar childlike simplicity and eandidness
Use in sentence: It has to be said it was rather
Ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to
look after his luggage.
Continual:
‘Meaning: happening repeatedly, usually in an
annoying or not convenient way
Use in sentence: I've had continual prablems with
‘this car ever since | bought it.
Continuous:
Meaning: without a pause or interruption
Use in sentence: My computer makes a continuous
tow buzzing noise.
Berth:
Meaning: a bed in a boat, train, etc,, or a place for
a ship or boat to stay in a port
Use in sentence: She booked a berth on the train
from London to Aberdeen.
Birth:
Meaning: Child’s birth
Use in sentence: He weighed eight pounds at birth
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‘Meaning: suitable and right for the occasion
Use in sentence: Its, however, apposite to note
that this process will continue in the year ahead.
‘Opposite:
‘Meaning: completely different
Use in sentence: You'd never know they're sisters -
they're completely opposite to each other in every
way.
Artist:
‘Meaning: someone who paints, draws or makes
sculptures
Use in sentence: Monet is one of my favorite
artists.
Artiste:
Meaning: a skilled performer, espe:
singer or actor
Use in sentence: Denise has been a solo artiste for
over 20 years working all over the world.
lly a dancer,
Adapt:
Meaning; to change something to suit different
conditions or uses
Use in sentence: Many software companies have
adapted popular programs to the new operating
system.
Adopt:
‘Meaning: to choose or take as your own
Use in sentence: Dr Kennedy has been adopted as
the party's candidate for South Cambridge.
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Mitigate:
‘Meaning: to make something less harmful,
unpleasant or bad
Use in sentence: It is unclear how to mitigate the
effects of tourism on the island,
Alleviate:
‘Meaning: to make something bad such as pain or
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problems less severe
Use in sentence: The drugs did nothing to alleviate
her pain/suffering.
Persecute:
Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over
along period of time because of their race,
religion, or political beliefs or to annoy someone by
refusing to leave them alone
Use in sentence: Religious minorities were
persecuted and massacred during the ten-year
regime.
Prosecute:
Meaning: to officially accuse someone of
committing a crime ina court of law, or (of a
lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of
committing a crime is guilty of that crime
\Use in sentence: He was prosecuted for fraud.
Popular:
‘Meaning: liked, enjoyed or supported by many
people
Use in sentence: She's the most popular teacher in
school,
Populace:
Meaning: the ordinary people who live in a
particular country or place
Use in sentence; Some studies show that workers
in the nuclear industry are more likely than the
general populace to get cancer.
‘Compliment:
Meaning: remark that expresses approval,
admiration or respect
Use in sentence: | take it as a compliment when
people say | look like my mother.
Complement:
‘Meaning: to make something else seem better or
‘more attractive when combining with it
Use in sentence: The music complements her voice
perfectly.
Excite:
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the resources available to us.
President:
‘Meaning: the person who has the highest political
position in @ country which is a republic and who,
in some of these countries, is the leader of the
government
Use in sentence: The President of Pakistan Dr Arif
Alvi will address the nation on this Monday.
Precedent:
‘Meaning: an action, situation or decision which has
already happened
Use in sentence: There are several precedents for
promoting people who don't have formal
qualifications.
Superficial:
‘Meaning: never thinking about things that are
serious or important
Use in sentence: He's fun to be with, but he's very
superficial.
‘Superfluous:
‘Meaning: more than is needed or wanted
Use in sentence: The report was marred by a mass
of superfluous detail
Immigrant:
(Meaning: a person who has come toa different
country in order to live there permanently
Use in sentence: Illegal immigrants are sent back
across the border if they are caught.
Emigrant:
Meaning: a person who emigrates
Use in sentence: There was only a small number of
‘emigrants on board.
Rightful:
Meaning: A rightful position or claim is one which
is morally or legally correct
Use in sentence: Don't forget that | am the rightful
‘owner of this house.
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Righteous:
Meaning: morally correct
Use in sentence: He was regarded asa righteous
‘and holy man.
‘Contemptible:
‘Meaning: deserving contempt
Use in sentence: Her behavior was contemptible
Contemptuous:
‘Meaning: expressing contempt
Use in sentence: He was very contemptuous of
popular’ writers, whom he described as having no
talent.
Ingenious:
Meaning: very clever and skillful
\Use in sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways
to work more quickly.
Ingenuaus:
Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/ showing
innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Use in sentence: It has to be said it was rather
Ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to
look after his luggage.
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‘Complime!
Meaning: remark that expresses approval,
admiration or respect
Use in sentence: | take it as a compliment when
people say | look like my mother.
‘Complement:
Meaning: to make something else seem better or
mote attractive when combining with it
Use in sentence: The music complements her voice
perfectly.
‘Outbreak:
Meaning: a time when something suddenly begins,
especially a disease or something else dangerous or
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bbe built, or where something happened, is
happening, or will happen
Use in sentence: The council hasn't yet chosen the
site for the new hospital,
Addict:
‘Meaning: a person who cannot stop doing or using
something, especially something harmful
Use in sentence: There are 2 reported two million
male cocaine addicts in the US.
Edict:
Meaning: an official order, especially one which is
given in a forceful and unfair way
Use In sentence: Most shops are ignoring the
government's edict against Sunday trading.
Proceed:
Meaning: to continue as planned
Use in sentence: His lawyers have decided not to
proceed with the case.
Precede:
Meaning: to be or go before something or
someone in time or space
Use in sentence: It would be helpful if you were to
precede the report with an introduction.
Right:
Meaning: correct
Use in sentence: You got three answers right and
two wrong.
Rite:
Meaning: a set of fixed words and actions
Use in sentence: You have to go through an
initiation rite before you become a full member.
Weather:
‘Meaning: the conditions in the air above the Earth
such as wind, rain or temperature, especially ata
particular time over a particular area
Use in sentence: The weather in the hills can
change very quickly, so take suitable clothing.
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Whether:
Meaning: if, or not
Use in sentence: | wasn't sure whether you'd like it.
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Eminent:
Meaning: famous, respected or important
Use in sentence: Jabir bin Hayyan was an eminent
Muslim chemist.
Imminent:
Meaning: coming or likely to happen very soon
Use in sentence: A strike is imminent.
Deferen
Meaning: respect and politeness
Use in sentence: He treats her with such
deference.
Difference:
Meaning: the way in which two or more things
‘which you are comparing are not the same
Use in sentence: What's the difference between an
ape and a monkey?
Eligible:
(Meaning: having the necessary qualities or
satisfying the necessary conditions
Use in sentence: Only people over 18 are eligible
‘to vote.
Megible:
Meaning: impossible or almost impossible to read
because of being very untidy or not clear
Use in sentence: His writing is almost illegible.
Judicial:
‘Meaning: involving a court of law
Use in sentence: The defense team will seek a
judicial review of the sentence.
Judicious:
Meaning: having or shawing reason and good
judgment in making decisions
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happiness and enthusiasm
Use In sentence: Nothing about my life excites me
at present.
Incite:
‘Meaning: to encourage sameone to da or feel
something unpleasant or violent
Use in sentence: She was expelled for inciting her
classmates to rebel against their teachers.
Voracity:
‘Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Use in sentence: On reaching the ship they were
offered some bread, which they devoured with a
voracious appetite.
Veracity:
‘Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or
accurate
Use in sentence: The veracity of the second claim
can be tested against the findings of archeology.
Virtuous:
Meaning: having good moral qualities and behavior
Use in sentence: He described them as a virtuous:
and hard-working people.
Virtual:
Meaning: describes something that can be done or
seen using a computer and therefore without going
anywhere or talking to anyone
Use in sentence: In tests, we have found the virtual
machine runs at a reasonable speed.
Exceptional:
‘Meaning: much greater than usual, especially
skill, intelligence, quality, etc
Use in sentence: The Company has shown
exceptional growth aver the past two years.
Exceptionable:
Meaning: offensive or upsetting
Use in sentence: This action is normally only taken
in exceptionable circumstances.
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Mlusion:
Meaning: an idea or belief which isnot true
Use in sentence: He had no illusions about his
talents as a singer.
Allusion:
Meaning: something that is said or written that is,
intended to make you think of a particular thing or
person
Use in sentence: Her novels are packed with
literary allusions.
Ardor:
Meaning: great enthusiasm or love
Use in sentence: Similarly, the Japanese seem to
hhave less atdor for luxury goods than in the boom
years of the late 90s,
‘Order:
Meaning: the way in which people or things are
arranged
Use in sentence: The children lined up in order of,
age/height.
Conquer:
Meaning: to take control or possession of foreign
and, oF a group of people, by force
Use in sentence: The Spanish conquered the New
‘World in the 16th century.
Concur;
Meaning: to agree with someone or have the same
‘opinion as someone else
Use in sentence: The new report concurs with
previous findings.
Gite:
Meaning: to mention something as proof for a
theory or asa reason why something has happened
Use in sentence: She cited three reasons why
people get into debt.
Site:
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Use in sentence: Last weekend saw further
thundery outbreaks,
Breakout:
‘Meaning: a violent escape, especially by a group,
from prison
Use in sentence: There has been a mass breakout
from one of Germany's top security jails.
Facilitate:
‘Meaning: to make possible or easier
Use in sentence: The current structure does not
facilitate efficient work flaw.
Felicitate:
‘Meaning: to wish happiness to; congratulate
Use in sentence: Asian medal winners to be
felicitated next Sunday,
Proceed:
‘Meaning: to continue as planned
Use in sentence: His lawyers have decided not to
proceed with the case,
Preced
‘Meaning: to be or go before something or
someone in time or space
Use in sentence: It would be helpful if you were to
precede the report with an introduction,
Layout:
Meaning: the way that something is arranged
Use in sentence: | like the layout of the house.
Outlay:
‘Meaning: an amount of money spent for.a
particular purpose, especially as a first investment
in something
Use in sentence: For an initial outlay of £2000 to
buy the equipment, you should be earning up to.
£500 a month ifthe product sells well
Cease:
Meaning: to stop something
Use in sentence: The Company has decided to
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Seize:
Meaning: to take something quickly and keep or
hold it
Use in sentence: | seized his arm and made him
turn to look at me,
Career:
Meaning: a profession or occupation which one
trains for and pursues as a lifework
Use in sentence: Graduates may pursue careers in
the public or private sector.
Cartier:
Meaning: a person or thing that carries something
\Use in sentence: The parcels carriers used by most
online retailers tend to be less flexible.
‘Acculturate:
Meaning: to undergo, or alter by acculturation
Use in sentence: Today the Iroquois are highly
acculturated, holding jobs in communities
surrounding the reservations.
‘Acclimatize:
‘Meaning: to (cause to) change to suit different
conditions of life, weather, ete
Use in sentence: We found it impossible to
acclimatize ourselves to the new working
conditions.
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Disclosure:
Meaning: the act of making something known or
tthe fact thatis made known
Use in sentence: Any public disclosure of this
information would be very damaging to the
‘company.
Exposure:
Meaning: when something bad that someone has
done is made public
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love affair forced him to resign
Rigorous:
Meaning: very strict or harsh
Use in sentence: We shall now proceed by making
the discussion more rigorous.
Vigorous:
Meaning: very forceful or energetic
Use in sentence: There has been vigorous
‘opposition to the proposals for a new road.
Custom:
‘Meaning: a way of behaving or a belief which has
been established for along time
Use in sentence: An ancient custom was for the
‘oldest son to have a double portion of the
inheritance,
Habit:
Meaning: something which you do aften and
regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are
doing it
Use in sentence: | always buy the same brand of,
toothpaste just out of habit.
Pecultar:
‘Meaning: unusual and strange, sometimes in an
unpleasant way
Use in sentence: She has the most peculiar ideas.
Particula
‘Meaning: special, or this and not any other
Use in sentence: She wanted a particular type of
cactus,
Prescribe:
Meaning: to say what medical treatment someone
should have
Use in sentence: The drug is often prescribed for
ulcers,
Proscribe:
Meaning: to not allow something
Use in sentence: The Athletics Federation has
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proscribed drugs.
Accident:
‘Meaning: something bad which happens that is not
expected or intended, and which often damages
something or injures someone
\Use in sentence: Josh had an accident and spilled
water all over his work.
Inciden
Meaning: something that happens; happening;
‘occurrence
Use in sentence: We also investigate incidents
which affect, or could affect, drinking water
quality.
Choice:
‘Meaning: an act or the possibility of choosing
\Use in sentence: If the product doesn't work, you
are given the choice of a refund or a replacement.
Preference:
Meaning: when you like something or someone
more than another person or thing
Use in sentence: Her preference is for comfortable
rather than stylish clothes.
Ascent:
Meaning: when someone or something climbs or
moves upwards
lUse in sentence: As the plane made its ascent, we
saw thick smoke coming from one engine.
Assent:
‘Meaning: official agreement to or approval of an
idea, plan or request
‘Use in sentence: Once the directors have given
their assent to the proposal we can begin.
Immigrant:
Meaning: @ person who has come toa different
country in order to live there permanently
Use in sentence: iIlegal immigrants are sent back
across the barder ifthey are caught.
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‘Meaning: a person who emigrates
Use in sentence: There was only a small number of
emigrants on board.
Continual:
‘Meaning: happening repeatedly, usually in an
annoying or not convenient way
Use in sentence: I've had continual problems with
this car ever since | bought it.
Continuous:
Meaning: without a pause or interruption
Use in sentence: My computer makes a continuous
fow buzzing noise
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Custom:
Meaning: a way of behaving or a belief which has
been established for a long time
Use in sentence: An ancient custom was for the
oldest son to have a double portion of the
inheritance.
Habit:
Meaning: something which you de often and
tegularly, sometimes without knowing that you are
doing it
Use in sentence: | always buy the same brand of
toothpaste just out of habit.
Deface:
‘Meaning: to damage and spoil the appearance of
something by writing or drawing on it
Use in sentence: He was fined for defacing library
books.
Efface:
‘Meaning: to remove something intentionally
Use in sentence: The whole country had tried to
efface the memory of the old dictatorship,
Differ:
Meaning: to be not like something or someone
else, either physically or in another way
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Use in sentence; The twins look alike, but they
differ in temperament.
Defer:
Meaning: to delay something until a late
postpone
Use in sentence: My bank has agreed to defer the
repayments on my loan while I'm still a student.
ime; to
Conduct:
Meaning: to behave in a particular way, especially
ina public or a formal situation, or to organize the
‘way in which you live in a particular way
Use in sentence: How should | conduct myself at
these dinners? I know nothing about etiquette.
‘Character:
Meaning: the particular combination of qualities in
‘a person or place that makes them different from
others
Use in sentence: Politeness is traditionally part of
tthe British character.
Considerable:
Meaning: large or of noticeable importance
Use in sentence: The fire caused considerable
damage to the church,
Considerate:
Meaning: kind and helpful
Use in sentence: She promises to be quieter and
more considerate in future.
Compliment:
Meaning: remark that expresses approval,
admiration or respect
Use in sentence: take it as. @ compliment when
people say | look like my mother.
Complement:
‘Meaning: to make something else seem better or
more attractive when combining with it
\Use in sentence; The music complements her voice
perfectly.
Feet:
‘Meaning: plural of foot
Use in sentence: Your feet look horrible.
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‘Meaning: to think or believe something to be true
or probable
Use in sentence: So far, the police do not suspect
foul play.
Bear:
‘Meaning: to accept, tolerate or endure especially
something unpleasant
Use in sentence: It's your decision - you must bear
the responsibility if things go wrong.
Borne:
‘Meaning: past participle of bear
Use in sentence: The weight was more than could
be borne by alone man
Born:
‘Meaning: brought into life by birth
Use in sentence: She was born in 1950.
Raise:
‘Meaning: to lift something to a higher position
Use in sentence: Would all those in favor please
raise their hands?
Rise:
Meaning: to move upwards
Use in sentence: New buildings are rising
throughout the city
Raze:
Meaning: to completely destroy a city, building, ete
Use in sentence: The town was razed to the ground
in the bombing raid - not a building was left
standing.
Smell:
‘Meaning: to have a particular quality that others
can notice with their noses
Use in sentence: That cake smells good.
Stink:
‘Meaning: to smell very unpleasant
Use in sentence: The woman next to me sprayed
‘on some perfume and stank up the whole shop
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Scent:
Meaning: pleasant natural smell
Use in sentence: The scent of roses
Least:
‘Meaning: less than anything or anyane else; the
smallest amount or number
Use in sentence: This group is the least likely of the
four to win.
Less:
Meaning: a smaller amount (of); not so much, or to
a smaller degree
Use in sentence: We must try to spend less money.
Lest:
Meaning: in order to prevent any possibility that
something will happen
\Use in sentence: They were afraid to complain
‘about the noise lest they annoyed the neighbors.
Quiet:
Meaning: making very little noise
Use in sentence: It's so quiet without the kids here.
Quite:
Meaning: a little ot a lot but not completely
Use in sentence: I'm quite tired but | can certainly
walk a little further.
Their:
Meaning: of or belonging to them
Use in sentence: He gave them their coats.
‘There:
‘Meaning: that place
Use in sentence: Put the chair there:
They're:
Meaning: they are
Use in sentence: They're so annoying.
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Use in sentence: Our greenhouse was wrecked in
fast night's storm,
Wreak:
Meaning: to cause something to happen ina
violent and often uncontrolled way
Use in sentence: The recent storms have wreaked
havoc on crops.
Virtuous:
‘Meaning: having good moral qualities and behavior
Use in sentence: He described them asa virtuous
and hard-working people.
Virtual:
Meaning: describes something that can be done or
seen using a computer and therefore without going
anywhere or talking to anyone
Use in sentence: In tests, we have found the
machine runs at a reasonable speed.
Flatter:
Meaning: to praise someone in order to make
them feel attractive or important, sometimes ina
way that is not sincere
Use in sentence: | knew he was only flattering me
because he wanted to borrow some money.
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Flutter:
‘Meaning: to make a series of quick delicate
mavements up and down or from side to side, or to
cause something to do this
Use in sentence: Brightly coloured flags were
fluttering in the breeze.
Deference:
Meaning: respect and politeness
Use in sentence: He treats her with such
deference.
Difference:
Meaning: the way in which two or more things
which you are comparing are not the same
Use in sentence: What's the difference between an
ape and amonkey?
Humiliation:
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Meaning: to make someone feel ashamed or lose
their respect for themselves
Use in sentence: How could you humiliate me by
questioning my judgment in front of everyone like
that?
Humility:
Meaning: the quality of not being proud because
‘you are conscious of your bad qualities
\Use in sentence: He doesn't have the humility to
admit when he's wrong.
Meaning: having a natural ability to do samething
that needs skill
Use in sentence: She's very adept at dealing with
the media.
Adapt:
Meaning: to change something to suit different
conditions or uses
Use in sentence: Many software companies have
adapted popular programs to the new operating,
system.
Adopt:
‘Meaning: to choose or take as your own
Use in sentence: Dr Kennedy has been adopted as
‘the party's candidate for South Cambridge.
Alleged:
Meaning: said or thought by some people to be the
stated bad or illegal thing
lUse in sentence: It took 15 years for the alleged
criminals to prove their innocence.
Accused:
‘Meaning: the person who is on trial in a court or
the people on trial in-a court
Use in sentence: The accused protested her
Innocence.
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‘Meaning: something difficult needing a lat of skill,
strength, bravery, etc. to achieve it
Use in sentence: The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable
feat of engineering.
Fair:
‘Meaning: just and honest; impartial
Use in sentence: It's not fair that she's allowed to
go and I'm not!
Fare:
‘Meaning: the money that you pay for a jaurney on
avehicle such as a bus or train
Use in sentence: Train fares are going up again.
Enviable:
‘Meaning: good enough to be envied or desired
Use in sentence: She's in the enviable position of
being able to choose who she works for.
Envious:
Meaning: wishing you had what another person
has
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Collision:
‘Meaning: an accident that happens when two
vehicles hit each other with force
Use in sentence: There has been a collision on the
southbound stretch of the motorway.
'm very envious of your new coat
Collusio
Meaning: agreement between people to act
together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or
cheat someone
Use in sentence: It is thought that they worked in
collusion with the terrorist network.
Verbal:
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Meaning: spoken rather than written
Use in sentence: Airport officials received a stream
‘of verbal abuse {rom angry passengers whose
flights had been delayed.
Verbose:
Meaning
necessary
Use in sentence: He was a notoriously verbose
after-dinner speaker.
ising or containing more words than are
‘Meaning: to make possible or easier
Use in sentence: The current structure does not
Felicitate:
Meaning: to wish happiness to; congratulate
\Use in sentence: Asian medal winners to be
felicitated next Sunday.
Consciousness:
Meaning: the state of understanding and realizing
something,
Use in sentence: Her consciousness that she's
different makes her feel uneasy.
Conscientiousness:
‘Meaning: putting a lot of effort into your work/
controlled by or done according to conscience
Use in sentence: She has always been avery
conscientious worker.
‘Wave:
Meaning: to raise your hand and move it from side
to side as a way of greeting someone
Use in sentence: | waved to him from the window
but he didn't see me.
Waive:
Meaning: to give up or forgo (a right, claim,
privilege, etc.)
Use in sentence: The bank manager waived the
charge as we were old and valued customers.
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‘Access:
‘Meaning: the method or possibility of getting near
toa place or person, or the right to use oF look at
something
Use in sentence: The only access to the village is by
boat.
Excess:
Meaning: an amount which is more than
acceptable, expected or reasonable
Use in sentence: An excess af enthusiasm Is not
always a good thing.
Ascent;
‘Meaning: when someone ar something climbs or
moves upwards
Use In sentence: As the plane made its ascent, we
saw thick smoke coming from one engine
Accent:
‘Meaning: the way in which people ina particular
‘area, country oF social group pronounce words
Use in sentence: He's got a strong Scottish accent.
Resources:
Meaning: a useful or valuable possession or quality
‘of acountry, organization or person
Use in sentence: The country’s greatest resource is,
the dedication of its workers.
Recou
Meaning: using something or someone as a way of
getting help, especially in a difficult or dangerous
situation
Use in sentence: itis hoped that the dispute will be
settled without recourse to litigation.
Weather:
Meaning: the conditions in the air above the Earth
such as wind, rain or temperature, especially ata
particular time over a particular area
Use in sentence: The weather in the hills can
chanige very quickly, so take suitable clothing.
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Whether:
Meaning: if, or not
Use in sentence: | wasn't sure whether you'd like
Premie
Meaning: best or most important
\Use in sentence: He's one of the nation's premier
scientists.
Premiere:
Meaning: the first public performance of a play or
any other type of entertainment
Use in sentence: The world premiere of the opera
will be at the Metropolitan Opera House in New
York.
Ingenious:
Meaning: very clever and skillful
\Use in sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways
to work more quickly.
Ingenuous:
Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/ showing
innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Use in sentence: It has to be said it was rather
ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to
look after his luggage.
Facilitate:
‘Meaning: to make possible or easier
Use in sentence: The current structure does not
facilitate efficient work flaw.
Felicitate:
Meaning: to wish happiness to; congratulate
Use in sentence: Asian medal winners to be
felicitated next Sunday.
Conscious:
Meaning: to notice that a particular thing or
person exists or is present
Use in sentence: | think she's very conscious of
being the only person in the office who didn’t have
a university education
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‘Meaning: putting a lot of effort into your work/
controlled by or done according to conscience
Use in sentence: She has always been a very
conscientious worker,
Disease:
‘Meaning: iliness of people, animals, plants, etc,
Use in sentence: Starvation and diseases have
Killed thousands of refugees.
Decease:
Meaning: a person's death
Use in sentence: The house will not be yours till
after your mother's decease.
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Ascent:
Meaning: when someone or something climbs or
moves upwards.
Use in sentence: As the plane made its ascent, we
saw thick smoke coming from one engine.
Assent:
‘Meaning: official agreement to or approval of an
idea, plan or request
Use in sentence: Once the directors have given
their assent to the proposal we can begin.
Ballot:
Meaning: a system or occasion of secret voting
Use in sentence: They decided to hold a ballot.
Ballet:
Meaning: a type of dancing where carefully
organized movements tell a story or express an
idea
Use in sentence: By the age of fifteen he had
already composed his first ballet,
Corps:
Meaning: a military unit trained to perform
particular duties
Use in sentence: The EU could set up the "external
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action service,” a kind of EU diplomatic corps.
Corpse:
‘Meaning: a dead body, usually of a person
Use in sentence: In the morning they found his
corpse on the ground.
Due:
Meaning: expected to happen, arrive, etc. ata
particular time
Use in sentence: The next meeting is due to be
held in three months’ time.
Der
Meaning: drops of water that form on the ground
and other surfaces outside during the night
Use in sentence: There was moderate dew on the
grass.
Diary:
Meaning: a book with a separate space or page for
each day, in which you write down your future
arrangements, meetings, etc., or one used to
record your thoughts and feelings or what has
happened on that day
Use in sentence: Don't forget to write the date of
the meeting in your diary.
Dairy:
Meaning: A commercial establishment for
processing or selling milk and milk products.
\Use in sentence: Dairy farm may be supplied by
water from a nearby spring.
Momentary:
Meaning: lasting for a very short time
Use in sentence: Be careful not to make even
momentary short circuits with metal tools.
Momentou:
Meaning: very important because of effects on
future events
Use in sentence: Whether or not to move overseas
‘was a momentous decision for the family.
Route:
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places
Use in sentence: The route we had planned took us
right across Greece.
Rout:
Meaning: to defeat an enemy completely and force
them to runaway
Use in sentence: The Russian chess team has
routed all the rest.
Vell:
‘Meaning: a piece of thin material worn by women
to cover the face or head
Use in sentence: The women wore black veils
which covered all but their eyes.
Vale:
‘Meaning: used in the name of some valleys
Use in sentence: Behind every mountain lies a vale.
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Queue:
‘Meaning: a line of people, usually standing or in
cars, waiting for something
Use in sentence: There was a long queue of traffic
stretching down the road.
Cue:
Meaning: a signal for someone to do something
Use in sentence: They started washing up, so that
was our cue to leave the party.
Differ:
Meaning: to be not like something or someone
else, either physically or in another way
Use in sentence: The twins look alike, but they
differ in temperament.
Defer:
‘Meaning: to delay something until a later time; to
postpone
Use in sentence: My bank has agreed to defer the
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repayments on my loan while I'm still a student.
Constious:
Meaning: to notice that a particular thing or
person exists or is present
Use in sentence: | think she's very conscious of
being the only person in the office whe didn't have
university education
Conscience:
Meaning: the part of you that judges how moral
‘your own actions are and makes you feel guilty
about bad things that you have done
Use in sentence: You didn't do anything wrong -
you should have clear conscience.
‘Confidant:
Meaning: @ person you trust and share your
feelings and secrets with
Use in sentence: Within a few short years he was a
trusted confidant
Confidante:
Meaning: a woman or girl confidant
Use in sentence: Within a few short years he was a
trusted confidant,
Atheist:
Meaning: someone who believes that God or gods
do not exist
Use in sentence: | know an atheist who says "Oh
god!
Agnostic:
Meaning: someone who does not know, or
believes that it is Impossible to know, whether a
god exists
\Use in sentence: Although he was raised a Catholic,
he was an agnostic for mast of his adult life.
Loose:
‘Meaning: not firmly fixed in place
Use in sentence: There were some loose wires
hanging out of the wall,
Lose:
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Meaning: in a severe and harmful way
Use In sentence: She was badly affected by the
‘events in her childhood.
Compare:
‘Meaning: to examine or look for the difference
between two or more things
Use in sentence: If you compare house prices in
the two areas, it's quite amazing how different
they are.
Contrast:
‘Meaning: an obvious difference between two or
more things
Use in sentence: The antique furnishing provides
‘an unustial contrast to the modernity of the
building.
Deduce:
Meaning: to reach an answer or a decision by
thinking carefully about the known facts
Use in sentence: We cannot deduce very much
from these figures,
Imply:
‘Meaning: to communicate an idea or feeling
without saying it directly
Use in sentence: | detected an implied criticism of
the way he was treated,
Differ from:
Meaning: to be not like something or someone
else, either physically or in another way
Use in sentence: His views differ considerably from
those of his parents,
Differ with:
Meaning: to disagree
Use in sentence: | beg to differ with you on that
point.
Farther:
Meaning: to a greater distance
Use in sentence: The fog's so thick, | can't see
farther than about ten meters.
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Further:
Meaning: toa greater distance or degree; at a
more advanced level
Use in sentence: We discussed the problem but we
didn’t get much further in actually solving it.
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‘Occlude:
Meaning: to close, shut, or block
Use in sentence: | try to set the end distance (at
which the fog totally occludes everything) no lower
than 4000.
‘Occult:
Meaning: relating to magical powers and activities,
such as those of witchcraft and astrology
Use in sentence: She claims to have occult powers,
given to her by some mysterious spirit.
Practical:
Meaning: relating to experience, real situations or
actions rather than ideas or imagination
Use in sentence: Qualifications are important but
practical experience is always an advantage.
Practicable:
Meaning: able to be done or put into action
Use in sentence: The troops will be brought home
as soon as practicable.
Raze:
Meaning: to completely destroy a city, building, etc
\Use in sentence: The town was razed to the ground
in the bombing raid - not a building was left
standing.
Raise:
Meaning: to lift something to a higher position
Use in sentence: Would all those in favor please
raise their hands?
anon:
Meaning: a Christian priest with special duties in a
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Use in sentence: Police officers aren't usually
allowed to be ona jury,
Functional:
‘Meaning: designed to be practical and useful
rather than attractive
Use in sentence: Project work is used to integrate
material and make knowledge functional.
Dysfunctional:
‘Meaning: not behaving or working normally
Use in sentence: The craftsman Is likely to seem
dysfunctional in a culture of innovation and
change.
Yew:
‘Meaning: an evergreen tree with flat leaves like
needles and small red cones, or the wood from this
tree
Use in sentence: There is little sound except for the
breeze stirring in the churchyard yew trees.
Eue:
Meaning: Unable to find this word in dictionaries:
Use in sentence: An eue passed in his life which
made him dull for an year.
Allusive:
‘Meaning: containing a lot of allusions
Use in sentence: Her music is allusive,
Elusive:
Meaning: dificult to describe, find, achieve or
remember
Use in sentence: The answers to these questions
remain as elusive as ever.
Ladylike:
Meaning: graceful, controlled and behaving in a
way thats socially acceptable for a woman
‘Use In sentence: Laura is very ladylike and elegant,
Ladyship:
Meaning: a respectful way of referring to or talking
to.a woman or girl who has the rank of a peer or
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knight without using her title
Use in sentence: We are honored to welcome your
ladyship here tonight.
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Altogether:
‘Meaning: completely or in total
Use in sentence: The government ought to abolish
the tax altogether.
All together
Meaning: all at the same time
Use in sentence: The last time we were all together
wasin 1999,
Ambiguous:
Meaning: having or expressing more than one
possible meaning, sometimes intentionally
Use in sentence: His reply to my question was
somewhat ambiguous,
Ambivalent:
Meaning: having two opposing feelings at the same
time, or being uncertain about how you feel
in sentence: | felt very ambivalent about
leaving home.
Appraise:
‘Meaning: to examine someone or something in
order to judge their qualities, success or needs
\Use in sentence: At the end of each teaching
practice, trainee teachers are asked to appraise
their own performance.
Apprise:
Meaning: to tell someone about something
(Use in sentence: The President has been apprised
‘of the situation.
Bad:
Meaning: unpleasant; causing difficulties or harm
Use in sentence: Our holiday was spoiled by bad
‘weather,
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you do not know where it is, or because it has been
taken away from you
Use in sentence: I've lost my ticket.
Briefing:
‘Meaning: information that is given to someone just
before they do something or a meeting where this
happens
Use in sentence: They received thorough briefing
before they left the country.
Debriefing:
Meaning: to question someone in detail about
work they have dane for you
Use in sentence: The pilots were thoroughly
debriefed after every mission.
Dual:
‘Meaning: with two parts, or combining two things
Use in sentence: This room has a dual purpose,
serving as both a study and a dining room.
Duel:
‘Meaning: a formal fight in the past, using guns or
swords, arranged between two people as a way of
deciding an argument
Use in sentence: The composer Strauss was once
challenged to a duel.
Compliment:
‘Meaning: remark that expresses approval,
admiration or respect
Use in sentence: | take it as a compliment when
people say | look like my mother.
Complement:
‘Meaning: to make something else seem better or
more attractive when combining with it
Use in sentence: The music complements her voice
perfectly,
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All:
Meaning: every one (of), or the complete amount
‘or number (of), or the whole (of)
Use in sentence: All animals have to eatin order to
live,
Awl:
‘Meaning: a small, pointed tool for making holes in
‘wood, leather, etc.
Use in sentence: That awl causes loud noise.
Boy:
Meaning: a male child
Use in sentence: As.a young bay, my father used to
walk three miles to school,
Buoy:
Meaning: a floating object on the top of the sea,
‘which is used for directing ships and warning them
of possible danger
Use in sentence: The zones for swimming and the
zones for water sports are clearly marked by buays.
Fallow:
(Meaning: describes land that is not planted with
crops, in order to improve the quality of the soil
Use in sentence: Farmers are eligible for
government support if they let a certain amount of
land lie fallow.
Fellow:
Meaning: describes someone who has the same
job or interests as you, or isin the same situation
as you
Use in sentence: She introduced me to some of her
fellow students.
Jewry:
Meaning: all the Jews
Use in sentence: Dr. Lisa is an expert of Latin
‘American Jewry.
Jury:
‘Meaning: a group of people who have been chosen
to listen toall the facts in atrial ina law court and
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Use in sentence: He was first appointed as a
residentiary canon and only beeame Chancellor
after several years with us.
Cannon:
‘Meaning: a large, mounted piece of artillery;
sometimes, specif.,a large gun with a relatively
short barrel, as a howitzer
Use in sentence: Instead of eight machine guns, it
now had twelve, or four 20mm cannon.
Aveng
‘Meaning: to do harm to or punish the person
responsible for something bad done to you
Use in sentence: He swore he would avenge his.
brother's death.
Revenge:
Meaning: harm done to someone as a punishment
for harm that they have done to someone else
Use in sentence: He is believed to have been shot
bby a rival gang in revenge for the shootings last
week,
Caret:
‘Meaning: a mark (,) used in writing or in correcting
proof, to show where something is to be inserted
Use in sentence: Some screen readers use the
system caret to determine which area of the screen
toread or magnify,
Carat:
‘Meaning: a unit for measuring the weight of jewels
Use in sentence: 24-carat gold is the purest.
Revel:
‘Meaning: to separate the parts, esp. threads
Use in sentence: The road raveled rapidly and
became merely a pile of loose stones.
Reveal:
‘Meaning: to make known or show something that
is surprising or that was previously secret
Use in sentence: He was jailed for revealing secrets
to the Russians.
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Aviary:
Meaning: large cage or closed space in which
birds are kept as pets
Use in sentence: | have an aviary with 17 birds.
Apiary:
Meaning: a place where people keep bees,
especially a collection of hives kept to provide
honey
Use in sentence: | once visited an apiary where
there were numerous cardboard boxes scattered
around,
Demesne:
Meaning: possession of real property in one's own
right.
\Use in sentence: The manor of Melbourne was part
‘of the ancient demesne of the crown,
Demean:
‘Meaning: to cause someone to become less
respected
Use in sentence: The entire family was demeaned
‘by his behavior.
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Brooch:
Meaning: a small piece of jewelry with a pin at the
back that is fastened to.a waman's clothes
Use in sentence: She wore a small silver brooch,
Broad:
Meaning: very wide
Use in sentence: We walked down a broad avenue
lined with trees,
Collision:
Meaning: an accident that happens when two
vehicles hit each other with force
Use in sentence: There has been a collision on the
southbound stretch of the motorway.
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‘Meaning: agreement between people to act
together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or
cheat someone
Use in sentence: It is thought that they worked in.
collusion with the terrorist network.
Fain:
Meaning: glad; ready
Use in sentence: He is fain to do all things himself.
Feign:
‘Meaning: to pretend to feel something, usually an
emotion
Use in sentence: You know how everyone feigns
surprise when you tell them how old you are.
Hoard:
‘Meaning: to collect large amounts of something
and keep it ina safe, often secret, place
Use in sentence: During the siege people began
hoarding food and supplies.
Horde:
‘Meaning: a large group of people
Use in sentence: Hordes of students on bikes made
erossing the road difficult.
itlusion:
‘Meaning: an idea or belief which is not true
Use in sentence: He had no illusions about his
talents asa singer.
Delusion:
‘Meaning: when someone believes something that
isnot true
Use in sentence: He's under the delusion that he
will be promoted this year.
Persecute:
‘Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over
2 long period of time because of their race,
religion, or political beliefs or to annoy someone by
refusing to leave them alane
Use in sentence: Religious minorities were
persecuted and massacred during the ten-year
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Prosecute:
Meaning: to officially accuse someone of
committing a crime in a court of law, or (af a
lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of
committing a crime is guilty of that crime
\Use in sentence: He was prosecuted far fraud.
Prescribe:
Meaning: to say what medical treatment someone
should have
\Use in sentence: The drug is often prescribed for
ulcers.
Proscribe:
Meaning: to not allow something
\Use in sentence: The Athletics Federation has
banned the runner from future races for using
proscribed drugs.
Respectfully:
(Meaning: in a way that shows you want to be
polite or honor someone
Use in sentence: As the body was carried through
the crowd, people drew back respectfully,
Respectively:
Meaning: relating or belonging to each of the
separate people or things you have just mentioned
Use in sentence: In the 200 meters, Lizzy and Sarah
came first and third respectively,
‘complacent:
Meaning: Satisfied
Use in sentence: We can't afford to become
complacent about any of our products.
Complaisant:
Meaning: willing to please; affably agreeable;
obliging
Use in sentence: Can we really sit back and watch
the suffering of a whole nation and be so
complaisant?
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‘Auger:
‘Meaning: a tool consisting of a twisted rod of
‘metal fixed to.a handle, used for making large
holes in wood or in the ground
Use in sentence: in order to measure the pH
directly; the kit includes a plastic auger to perforate
the ground,
Augur:
Meaning: to be a sign of especially good or bad
things in the future
Use in sentence: Do you think that this recent
ministerial announcement augurs a shift in
government policy?
Fain:
Meaning: glad; ready
Use in sentence: He is fain to do all things himself.
Feign:
‘Meaning: to pretend to feel something, usually an
emotion
Use in sentence: You know how everyone feigns
surprise when you tell them how old you are.
Emigrate:
‘Meaning: to leave a country permanently and go.to
live in another one
Use in sentence: Millions of Germans emigrated
from Europe to America in the nineteenth century.
Immigrate:
‘Meaning: to come to live in a different country
Use in sentence: He immigrated with his parents in
1895, and grew up in London.
Envy:
Meaning: to wish that you had something that
another person has
Use in sentence: | envy her ability to talk to people
she's never met before.
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Jealousy:
Meaning: a feeling of unhappiness and anger
because someone has something that you want
Use in sentence: The team has performed very
badly this season due to petty jealousies among
the players.
Invade:
Meaning: to enter an area of activity in a forceful
and noticeable way
Use in sentence: Concentrations of troops near the
border look set to invatle within the next few days.
Attack:
Meaning: to try ta hurt or defeat using violence
Use in sentence: He was attacked and seriously
injured by a'gang of youths.
Trifling:
Meaning: A trifling matter or amount of money is,
small or not important
Use in sentence: it was such a trifling sum of
money to argue about!
Trivial:
Meaning: having little value or importance
\Use in sentence: | don't know why he gets so upset
about something that is utterly trivial,
‘Simulation:
Meaning: a model of a set of problems or events
that can be used to teach someone how to do
something
Use in sentence: The manager prepared a
‘computer simulation of likely sales performance for
‘the rest of the year.
Dissimulation:
Meaning: To conceal one's true feelings or
intentions.
Use in sentence: As an actress she had been
trained to dissimulate, so she had no trouble hiding
her true feelings offstage as well.
Vena
Meaning: A venal person is willing to behave ina
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‘Meaning: a person who has come to a different
country in order to live there permanently
Use in sentence: illegal immigrants are sent back
across the border if they are caught.
Emigrant:
‘Meaning: a person who emigrates
Use in sentence: There was only a small number of
‘emigrants on board.
‘Wreck:
‘Meaning: to destroy or badly damage something
Use in sentence: Our greenhouse was wrecked in
last night's storm.
‘Wreak:
‘Meaning: to cauise something to happen ina
violent and often uncontrolled way
Use in sentence: The recent storms have wreaked
havoc on crops.
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Affluence:
‘Meaning: having a lot of money or owning a lot of
things
Use in sentence: What we are seeing increasingly is
a society of private affluence and public squalor.
Effluence:
‘Meaning: a thing that flows out or forth,
Use in sentence: How can Reef Entertainment
justify releasing this effluence on the general
public?
Wreteh:
‘Meaning: a person who experiences something
unpleasant
Use in sentence: A gentleman said that a week ago
he was the wretch in the county, but now saved.
Retch:
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Meaning: to react in a way as if you are vomiting
Use in sentence: The sight of blood makes him
etch.
Euphemist
Meaning: a word or phrase used to avoid saying an
unpleasant or offensive word
\Use in sentence: ‘Senior citizen’ is a euphemism for
‘old person’
Euphuistic:
Meaning: Affected elegance of language.
Use in sentence: Euphuistic style has been used in
many of his writings.
Amoral
Meaning: without moral principles
Use in sentence: The spies are younger, less jaded
but equally cynical and still operating in a wholly
amoral world,
Immor
Meaning: morally wrong
Use in sentence: It's an immoral tax, because the
poor will pay relatively more.
Imperial:
Meaning: belonging or relating to an empire or the
person or country that rules i
Use in sentence: Delhi is a city of two centers,
‘comprising imperial Lutyens architecture and
numerous monuments to the Moghul Empire.
Imperio
‘Meaning: unpleasantly proud and expecting
‘obedience
Use in sentence: He sent them away with an,
imperious wave of the hand.
Degrac
Meaning: to lower in rank or status
Use in sentence: He likes to degrade people by
calling them embarrassing names.
Denigrate
Meaning: to say that someone or something is not
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salubrious part of town.
Canvas:
‘Meaning: a piece of cloth used by artists for
painting on, usually with oil paints, ar the painting
itself
Use in sentence: These two canvases by Hockney
would sell for £50000.
Canvass:
‘Meaning: to try to get political support or votes,
especially by visiting all the houses in an area
Use in sentence: I've been out canvassing for the
Labor Party every evening this week.
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Voracity:
‘Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Use in sentence: On reaching the ship they were
offered some bread, which they devoured with a
voracious appetite.
‘Veracity:
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or
accurate
Use in sentence: The veracity af the second claim
can be tested against the findings of archeology.
Persecu
Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over
a long period of time because of their race,
religion, or political beliefs or toannay someone by,
‘refusing to leave them alone
Use in sentence: Religious minorities were
persecuted and massacred during the ten-year
regime,
Prosecul
‘Meaning: to officially accuse someone of
‘committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a
fawyer) to try to prove that.a person accused of
committing a crime is guilty of that crime
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Use in sentence: He was prosecuted for fraud.
Most:
Meaning: long wide hole which is dug all the way
around a place such as a castle, and usually filled
with water, to make it more difficult to attack
Use in sentence: The site of the manor house Is
surrounded by @ narrow moat which is fed by
water from the New River.
Mote:
Meaning: something, especially a bit of dust, thatis
0 small it is almost impossible to see
Use in sentence: Dust motes swam alongside the
gloomy corridor.
loath:
Meaning: to be unwilling to do something
\Use in sentence: I'm loath to spend it all at once,
loathe:
‘Meaning: to hate someone or something
\Use in sentence: From an early age the brothers
have loathed each other.
Ingenious:
‘Meaning: very clever and skilful
Use in sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways
‘to work more quickly.
Ingenuaus:
Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/ showing
innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Use in sentence: It has to be said it was rather
ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to
look after his luggage.
Fain:
Meaning: glad;
Use in sentens
He is fain todo all things himself,
Feign:
Meaning: to pretend to feel something, usually an
emotion
Use in sentence: You know how everyone felgns
surprise when you tell them how old you are.
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Use In sentence: A venal ruler
Venial:
‘Meaning: describes a wrong action that is not
serious and therefore easy to forgive
Use in sentence: Aristocracy is not an institution:
aristocracy is a sin; generally a very venial one.
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Counsel:
‘Meaning: to give advice, especially on social or
personal problems
Use in sentence: The police have provided experts
to counsel local people affected by the tragedy.
Council:
‘Meaning: a group of people elected or chosen to
make decisions or give advice on a particular
subject, to represent a particular group of people,
orto runa particular organization
Use in sentence: This play is supported by a grant
from the local arts council.
Distinct;
Meaning: clearly noticeable; that certainly exists
Use in sentence: There's a distinct smell of
cigarettes in here.
Distinctive:
‘Meaning: Something that is distinctive is easy to
recognize because it is different from other things
Use in sentence: She's got a very distinctive voice.
Apposite:
‘Meaning: suitable and right for the occasion
Use in sentence: It is, however, apposite to note
that this process will continue in the year ahead,
Opposite:
‘Meaning: completely different
Use in sentence: You'd never know they're sisters ~
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‘they're completely opposite to each other in every
way.
Deprecate
Meaning: to not approve of something
Use in sentence: We deprecate this use of
‘company funds for political purposes.
Depreciate:
Meaning: to (cause something to) lose value,
especially over time
\Use in sentence: Our car depreciated by $1500 in
the first year we owned it.
Punctual:
Meaning: arriving, doing something or happening
at the expected, cotrect time
\Use in sentence: He's fairly punctual.
Punctilious:
‘Meaning: very careful to behave correctly or to
give attention to details,
Use in sentence: He was always punctilious in his
manners,
Judicial:
‘Meaning: involving a court of law
Use in sentence: The defense team will seek a
judicial review of the sentence.
Judicious;
Meaning: having or showing reason and good
judgment in making decisions
Use in sentence: We should make judicious use of
the resources available to us,
‘Salutary:
‘Meaning: causing improvement of behavior or
character
Use in sentence: its however salutary to
remember the genuine need for originality in the
creation of a copyright protectable database,
Salubrious:
Meaning: describes a place that is pleasant, clean,
and healthy to live in
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Use in sentence: You shouldn't denigrate people
just because they have different beliefs from you.
‘Temporal:
‘Meaning: relating to practical matters or physical
‘things, rather than spiritual ones
Use in sentence: Her starting point: ‘The future is
the only temporal area aver which people have
power’,
Temporary:
‘Meaning: not lasting or needed for very long
Use in sentence: The ceasefire will only provide a
temporary solution to the crisis.
Precipitate:
Meaning: to make something happen suddenly or
sooner than expected
Use in sentence: Fear of losing her job precipitated
her into action,
Precipitous:
‘Meaning: sheer
Use in sentence: Precipitous slopes of Reid's Ridge
are visible on the right.
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Mitigate:
Meaning: to make something less harmful,
unpleasant or bad
Use in sentence; It is unclear how to mitigate the
effects of tourism on the island.
Alleviate:
‘Meaning: to make something bad such as pain or
problems less severe:
Use in sentence: The drugs did nathing to alleviate
her pain/suffering.
Persecu
Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over
‘a long period of time because of thelr race,
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religion, or political beliefs or to annoy someone by
refusing to leave them alone
Use in sentence: Religious minorities were
persecuted and massacred during the ten-year
regime.
Prosecute:
Meaning: to officially accuse someone of
committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a
lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of
committing a crime is guilty of that crime
\Use in sentence: He was prosecuted for fraud,
Popular:
Meaning: liked, enjoyed or supported by many
people
\Use in sentence: She's the most popular teacher in
school.
Populace:
‘Meaning: the ordinary people who live in a
particular country or place
Use in sentence: Some studies show that workers
jn the nuclear industry are more likely than the
general populace to get cancer.
Compliment:
Meaning: remark that expresses approval,
admiration or respect
Use in sentence: | take it as 2 compliment when
people say | ook like my mother,
Complement:
Meaning: to make something else seem better or
more attractive when combining with it
Use in sentence: The music complements her voice
perfectly.
Excite
Meaning: to make someone have strong feelings of
happiness and enthusiasm
Use in sentence: Nothing about my life excites me
at present.
Incite:
Meaning: to encourage someone to do or feel
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Use in sentence: She was expelled for inciting her
classmates to rebel against their teachers
Voracity:
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Use in sentence: On reaching the ship they were
offered some bread, which they devoured with a
voracious appetite.
Veracity:
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or
accurate
Use in sentence: The veracity af the second claim
can be tested against the findings of archeology.
Virtuous:
‘Meaning: having good moral qualities and behavior
Use in sentence: He described them as a virtuous
and hard-working people,
Virtual:
‘Meaning: describes something that can be done or
seen using @ computer and therefore without going
‘anywhere or tatking to anyone
Use in sentence: In tests, we have found the virtual
machine runs at a reasonable speed.
Exceptional:
‘Meaning: much greater than usual, especially in
skill, intelligence, quality, etc
Use in sentence: The Company has shown
‘exceptional growth aver the past two years.
Exceptionable:
Meaning: offensive or upsetting
Use in sentence: This action is normally only taken
in exceptionable circumstances.
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Persecute:
‘Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over
a long period of time because of their race,
‘eligion, oF political beliefs of to annoy someone by
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refusing to leave them alone
Use in sentence: Religious minorities were
persecuted and massacred during the ten-year
regime.
Prosecute:
Meaning: to officially accuse someone of
committing a crime ina court of law, or (of a
lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of
committing a crime is guilty of that crime
Use in sentence: He was prosecuted for fraud.
Luxuriant
‘Meaning: growing thickly, strongly and well
Use in sentence: This stretch of land was once
covered with luxuriant forest, but is now bare.
Luxurious:
Meaning: very comfortable and expensive
Use in sentence: They have a very luxurious house.
Mean:
Meaning: to express or represent something such
‘as an idea, thought, or fact
Use in sentence: These figures mean that almost
7% of the working population is unemployed.
Mien:
Meaning: a person's appearance, especially the
typical expression on their face
Use in sentence: His aristocratic mien and smart
clothes singled him out.
‘Observation:
Meaning: when you observe something or
someone
Use in sentence: The police are keeping the
suspect under observation.
‘Observance:
Meaning: when someone obeys a law or follows a
religious custom
Use in sentence: The State must enforce the
‘observance of human rights in its domestic legal
order.
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‘Meaning: not behaving properly; mischievous or
disobedient
Use in sentence: Now that’s naughty- you mustn't
throw food on the floor!
Knotty:
‘Meaning: complicated and difficult to solve
Use in sentence: That's rather a knotty question,
Ghostly:
Meaning: pale and transparent
Use in sentence: The image is fading which gives
the figure a rather ghostly appearance.
Ghastly:
Meaning: unpleasant and shocking
Use in sentence: Today's newspaper gives all the
ghastly details of the murder,
Hew:
Meaning: to cut a large piece out of rock, stone or
another hard material in a rough way
Use in sentence: The monument was hewn out of
the side of a mountain.
Hue:
Meaning: a particular shade or tint of a given color
Use in sentence: In the Caribbean waters there are
fish of every hue,
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Adverse:
‘Meaning: having a negative or harmful effect on
something.
Use in sentence: The match has been canceled due
to adverse weather conditions.
Averse:
Meaning: strongly disliking ar opposed to
Use in sentence: Few MPs are averse to the
attention of the media.
Maize:
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Meaning: a tall plant grown in many parts of the
world for its yellow seeds which are eaten as food,
made into flour or fed to animals
Use in sentence: Some of our foods may contain
ingredients produced from genetically modified
maize.
Maze:
Meaning: An intricate, usually confusing network
of interconnecting pathways
Use in sentence: The old part of the town was a
maze of natrow passages.
Medal:
Meaning: a small, flat piece of metal with a design
‘or inscription stamped or inscribed on it, made to
‘commemorate some event, or awarded for some
distinguished action
Use in sentence: She won three Olympic gold
medals,
Meddle:
(Meaning: to concern oneself with or take part in
‘other people's affairs without being asked! or
needed
Use in sentence: People shouldn't meddle with
things they don't understand,
Imperial:
‘Meaning: belonging or relating to.an empire or the
person or country that rules it
Use in sentence: Delhi isa city of two centers,
comprising imperial Lutyens architecture and
numerous monuments to the Moghul Empire,
imperious:
‘Mesning: unpleasantly proud and expecting
obedience
Use in sentence: He sent them away with an
imperious wave of the hand,
Voracity:
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
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offered some bread, which they devoured with a
voracious appetite.
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Use in sentence: Almost no one from her clique
showed up at the reunion,
Distract:
‘Meaning: prevent (someane) from giving full
attention to something
Use in sentence: Don't allow noise to distract you
from your work.
Detract:
‘Meaning: reduce or take away the value of
Use in sentence: These quibbles in no way detract
from her achievement.
Uable:
Meaning: respansible by law
Use in sentence: The supplier of goads can become
lable for breach of contract in a variety of ways,
Libel:
‘Meaning: a published false statement that is
damaging to a person's reputation
Use in sentence: She sued two newspapers for
libel.
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Plaintiff:
Meaning: Someone who brings legal action
against another person in a court of law.
Use in sentence: The judge decided against the
plaintiff.
Plaintive:
‘Meaning: Itis a sound that represents sorrow,
agony and deep distress
Use in sentence: We could hear the plaintive cry of
‘@ wounded animal in the woods.
valet:
Meaning: A male servant, who looks after a man’s
clothes, serves his meals ete.
Use in sentence: The valet opened the daor, and
he dropped into the passenger seat.
Varlet:
‘Meaning: A rascal or a vulgar.
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\Use in sentence: At one time he took service with a
minstrel and was his varlet,
Monitor:
Meaning: A School boy who has been chosen by
the teacher to help him in some way in the class.
Use in sentence: The monitor in November
reported that more than 10 percent of the
population uses Facebook in 51 countries.
Mentor:
Meaning: An experienced person who advises and
helps a less experienced person.
\Use in sentence: Bad publicity surrounding Hasan's
‘mentor may rebound, to Saleh’s embarrassment.
‘Complacent:
Meaning: Pleased with a situation.
Use in sentence: The unofficial rules that had kept
‘Democrats in the majority with a complacent
Republican minority were changing.
‘Complaisant:
Meaning: Willing to do what pleases other people.
Use in sentence: You are the most complaisant
child I've ever met.
Penitence:
Meaning: A feeling of deep sadness because of
doing something wrong.
\Use in sentence: The penitent sinner asked for
forgiveness during his confessional,
Penance:
Meaning: Something (as a hardship or penalty)
imposed on someone.
Use in sentence: The man gave away all af his
money to charity as penance for his greed.
Crevice:
Meaning: a narrow opening or a crack in a hard
surface.
Use in sentence: The vacuum cleaner attachment
is the perfect tool for cleaning the crevice between
tthe front car seats,
Crevasse:
Meaning: A deep narrow opening in ice.
Use in sentence: Once more an Alaskan snow
machine rider has plummeted into a glacier
crevasse.
Beneficent:
Meaning: Kind and helper of people.
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Desolste:
Meaning: describes a place thats empty and not
attractive
Use in sentence: The house staod in a bleak and
desolate landscape,
Dissolute:
Meaning: immoral
Use In sentence: He led a dissolute life.
Species:
‘Meaning: a set of animals or plants in which the
members have similar characteristics to each other
Use in sentence: Over a hundred species of insect
are found in this area.
Specie:
Meaning: Coined money
Use in sentence: The next insinuation is that the
Bank has refused specie payments.
Tortuous:
Meaning: not direct or simple
Use in sentence: He took a tortuous route through
back streets.
Torturous:
‘Meaning: causing torture
Use in sentence: It was torturous to think that he
could have stopped the boy from running into the
toad
Wet:
‘Meaning: covered in water ar another liquid
Use in sentence: My bike got wet in the rain.
Whet:
‘Meaning: to increase someone's interest in and
wish for something
Use in sentence: I've read an excerpt of the book
on the Web and it's whetted my appetite.
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Adjoin:
Meaning: be next to and joined with
\Use in sentence: The kitchen adjoins the dining
room.
Meaning: break off (a meeting, legal case, or game)
‘with the intention of resuming it later
Use in sentence: The meeting was adjourned until
December 4th.
Allay:
Meaning: diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or
worry)
Use in sentence: The report attempted to educate
the public and allay fears.
Ally:
‘Meaning: a person or organization that cooperates
‘with or helps another in a particular activity
Use in sentence: He was forced to dismiss his
closest political ally.
Bases:
Meaning: plural form of basis
Use in sentence:
Basis:
Meaning: the underlying support or foundation for
an idea, argument, or process; status
Use in sentence; Trust Is the only basis for a good
‘working relationship. She needed coaching on a
regular basis.
Click:
Meaning: a short, sharp sound as of a switch being
‘operated or of two hard objects coming quickly
into contact
lUse in sentence: She heatd the click of the door.
Clique:
Meaning: a small graup of people, with shared
interests, who spend time together and do not
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accurate
Use in sentence: The veracity of the second claim
can be tested against the findings of archeology.
Allusion:
Meaning: an idea or belief which is not true
Use in sentence: He had no illusions about his
talents as a singer.
Allusion:
‘Meaning: something that is said or written that is
intended to make you think of a particular thing or
person
Use in sentence: Her novels are packed with
fiterary allusions.
Ordinance:
‘Meaning: a law or rule made by a government or
authority
Use in sentence: City Ordinance 126 forbids car
parking in this area
Ordnance:
‘Meaning: all military weapons together with
ammunition, combat vehicles, etc, and the
‘equipment and supplies used in servicing these
Use in sentence: Do not touch any military
‘ordnance that may be found lying around this area,
Willing:
‘Meaning: to be happy to do something if itis
needed
Use in sentence: You said you needed a volunteer -
well, 'm willing.
willful:
‘Meaning: said or done deliberately or intentionally
Use in sentence: Willful killing isa grave breach.
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Capital:
Meaning: a city which is the centre of government
‘of acountry or smaller political area
Use in sentence: Australia's capital city is Canberra,
Capitol:
Meaning: the building in which a state legistature
meets
Use in sentence: A state |
capitol building.
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Assay:
Meaning: an examination or testing
Use in sentence: A positive result has been
obtained in a mouse lymphoma assay.
Essay:
‘Meaning: attempt/a short plece of writing on a
particular subject
Use in sentence: The Diploma is assessed by three
essays of 3,000 words each
Envel
Meaning: to cover or surround something
completely
\Use in sentence: The graveyard looked ghostly,
enveloped in mist.
Envelope:
Meaning: 2 flat, usually square or rectangular,
paper container fora letter
Use in sentence: A stamped, addressed envelope
should be enclosed for reply
Decree:
Meaning: an official statement that something
must happen
\Use in sentence: More than 200 people were freed
bby military decree.
Degree:
Meaning: amount or level of something
Use in sentence: This job demands a high degree of
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countries,
Beneficial:
‘Meaning: Useful, having good effects.
Use in sentence: Some dactors suggest that taking
vitamin pills is not really very beneficial to our
health,
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Adverse:
‘Meaning: having a negative or harmful effect on
something.
Use in sentence: The match has been cancelled
due to adverse weather conditions.
Averse:
Meaning: strongly disliking or opposed to
Use in sentence: Few MPs are averse to the
attention of the media,
Altogether:
‘Meaning: Completely, Entirely
Use in sentence: When he first saw the
examination questions, he was altogether baffled.
All together:
‘Meaning: tn a group
Use in sentence: The wedding guests were
gathered all together in the garden.
Allude:
Meaning: To make indirect reference
Use in sentence: He alluded to the problem but did
‘not mention it.
Elude:
‘Meaning: To evade or escape from.
Use in sentence: The thief eluded the police.
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Braise:
Meaning: Fry (food) lightly and then stew it slowly
ina closed container.
Use In sentence: He braised the beef ina wine
sauce,
Bra
Meaning: Form, fix, or join by soldering with an
alloy of copper and zinc at high temperature.
\Use in sentence: Each jointis turned up tightly and
‘well pinned or brazed,
Kerb:
Meaning: The edge of a raised path nearest the
road
Use in sentence: She tripped over the kerb.
‘Curb;
Meaning: To control or to limit.
\Use in sentence: We must curb our spending next
month,
Fare:
Meaning: To disturb, bother, or embarrass, To
disrupt the composure of
Use in sentence: Fireworks did not faze the
sleeping baby.
Phase:
Meaning: Any distinct time period in a sequence of
events
Use in sentence: The reaction otcurs in the liquid
phase of the system.
Maybe:
Meaning: An adverb meaning "perhaps" or
"possibly.
Use in sentence: Maybe | will go out tonight.
May be:
‘Meaning: A verb phrase meaning "might be” or
"could be."
Use in sentence: | may be going aut tonight.
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Meaning: Ditch dug as a fortification and usually
filled with water
Use in sentence: The moat was found around the
castle.
Mote:
Meaning: A tiny piece of anything
Use in sentence: There are millions of tiny dust
motes in the air.
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Wrath
Meaning: extreme anger
Use in Sentence: The people feared the wrath of
God,
Worth
Meaning: having a particular value especially in
money
Use in Sentence: Heroin worth about $5 million
was seized
Veracity:
‘Meaning: the quality of being true, honest, or
accurate
Use in Sentence: Doubts were cast on the veracity,
of her alibi
Voracity:
Meaning: the quality or state of being voracious
Use in Sentence: Owing to the smaller size of the
male and the greater voracity of the female, the
male makes his advances to his mate at the risk of
his life,
Subtler:
Meaning: something that is more difficult to detect
Use in Sentence: Her psychological analysis was
subtler and more scientific
Sutler:
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Meaning: An anny camp follower who peddled
provisions to the soldiers.
Use in Sentence: We have a new sutler and he has
such capital things.
Retenue:
Meaning: self-restraint: reserve
Use in Sentence: | found her her retenue in speech
‘or behavior
Retinue:
Meaning: 3 group of people who travel with an
important person to help them
Use in Sentence: The president travels with a large
retinue of aides and bodyguards
Minute:
‘Meaning: very small or of little importance
Use in Sentence: A very tiny or minute stain was
found on my glasses,
Minuet:
Meaning: A slow, stately pattern dance
\Use in Sentence: Last night we saw an attractive
minuet show of villagers.
Furor:
Meaning: frenzy or an outrage
Use in Sentence: The research results created a
furor in the medical press
Furore:
Meaning: a sudden excited or angry reaction to
something by a lot of people
Use in Sentence: The government's decision to
raise taxes has caused a great furore.
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Callous
‘Meaning: Emotionally hardened, showing or
having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
Use in sentence: His callous comments about the
murder made me shiver
Callus
Meaning: a thickened and hardened part of the
skin of soft tissue, especially in an area that has
been subjected to friction
Use in sentence: The exposed surface will quickly
form healing callus
Born:
‘Meaning: brought into life by birth
Use in sentence: She was born in 1950.
Borne:
‘Meaning: past participle af bear
Use in sentence: The weight was more than could
be borne by alone man
Faint
‘Meaning: Feeling weak and dizzy and close to
fosing consciousness; (of a sight, smell, or sound)
barely perceptible; (of a hope or chance) possible
but unlikely; slight.
Use in sentence: The faint murmur of voices. There
isa faint chance that the enemy may flee. The heat
made him feel faint
Feint
Meaning: a mock attack or movernent in warfare,
made in order to distract or deceive an enemy;
make a deceptive or distracting movement,
especially during a fight.
Use in sentence: Adam feinted with his right and
then swung a left,
Dinghy
‘Meaning: A small inflatable rubber boat
Use in sentence: Take a dinghy with you on the
beach.
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Dingy:
Meaning: Gloomy and drab
Use in sentence: A dark, dingy litle shop that
always smelt faintly of cigarettes.
Loose:
Meaning: not firmly fixed in place
Use in sentence: There were some loose wires
hanging out of the wall,
Lose:
‘Meaning: to no longer have something because
‘you do not know where it is, or because it has been
taken away from you
Use in sentence: I've lost my ticket.
Waver:
Meaning: become weaker; falter or move ina
quivering way; flicker.
\Use in sentence: His love for her had never
wavered or The flame wavered in the draught.
Waiver:
Meaning: to give up or forga (a right, claim,
privilege, etc.)
Use in sentence: The bank manager waived the
charge as we were old and valued customers.
‘Shear
‘Meaning: break off or cause to break aff, owing to
astructural strain
Use in Sentence: The gear sheared and jammed in
the rear wheel
Sheer
Meaning: nothing other than; unmitigated;
complete; utter
Use in Sentence: She giggled with sheer delight.
Resister
Meaning: One who resist some change
Use in Sentence: Gandhi was a great resister of
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