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105 Cards in this Set
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Confine
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Imprison Liberate He has been confined to his barracks. |
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Congenial
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Friendly Unpleasant The food at the party was excellent, and the company congenial. |
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Conscientious
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Thorough Careless She is generally very conscientious about her work. |
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Consent
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Permission Unwillingness Can my child be medically examined without my consent? |
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Conservation
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Saving Attention must be paid to the conservation of the environment. |
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Consideration
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Thought He said there should be careful consideration of the company's future role. |
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Consist
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Made Up Of My diet consisted almost exclusively of fruit. |
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Consistent
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Regular Erratic He has never been the most consistent of players. |
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Consolidate
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Strengthen Undermine The Prime Minister hopes to consolidate ties between the two countries. |
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Conspire
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Plot I thought people were conspiring against me. |
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Construe
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Judge Misunderstand He may construe your approach as a hostile act. |
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Consume
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Eat/Use Andrew would consume two pounds of cheese per day. |
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Contemplate
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Consider He contemplated a career as an army medical doctor. |
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Contemporaries
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Peers People of a similar age. |
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Contempt
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Hatred Admiration I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves. |
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Contest
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Argue Accept He had 14 days to contest his exam result. |
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Contrary
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Opposite Harmonious His sister was of the contrary opinion to his. |
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Contrast
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Difference Similar The two women provided a startling contrast in appearance. |
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Controversy
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Quarrel Agreement The proposed cuts have caused considerable controversy. |
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Converse
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Speak/Opposite They were conversing in German. If that is true, the converse is equally so. |
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Convey
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Communicate Suppress I tried to convey the wonder of the experience to my husband. |
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Convict
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Prisoner The prison houses only lifers and convicts on death row. |
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Convict
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Sentence Acquit There was sufficient evidence to convict him. |
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Convoluted
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Confusing Direct He couldn’t understand the convoluted instructions. |
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Covenant
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Promise The United Nations covenant on civil and political rights |
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Coy
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Shy Bold She was too coy to show off about her achievements. |
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Crimson
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Red The battlefield was littered with patches of crimson blood. |
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Cultivate
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Farm She cultivated a small garden of her own. |
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Cumbersome
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Awkward Manageable Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is easy to use. |
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Curb
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Restrain He must learn to curb that temper of his. |
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Curtail
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Shorten Prolong The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather. |
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Custom
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Tradition The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries. |
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Cynical
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Distrustful Optimistic He has a very cynical view of the world. |
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Dazed
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Confused Aware By the end of the interview I was dazed and exhausted. |
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Dearth
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Lack Excess A dearth of food caused them to starve. |
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Deceit
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Deception Honesty He was guilty of theft and deceit on an incredible scale. |
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Deceive
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Trick He has deceived and disappointed us all. |
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Decipher
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Solve I'm still no closer to deciphering the code. |
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Deduced
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Understand She hoped he hadn't deduced the reason for her visit. |
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Deficit
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Shortage Surplus The deficit meant that there wasn’t enough money to fix the playground. |
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Defraud
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Swindle He pleaded guilty to planning to defraud the government. |
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Delegated
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Entrusted She had delegated some of her jobs to her business partner. |
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Deliberate
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Consider The jury deliberated for two hours before returning with the verdict. |
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Delirious
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Insane Calm I was delirious and blacked out several times. |
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Demise
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Downfall Rise It has been shocking to watch the demise of the Liberal Democrats. |
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Deposit
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Put Remove The waiter deposited a glass in front of him. |
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Derisive
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Mocking He gave a short, derisive laugh. |
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Desiccated
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Dried Desiccated flowers and leaves can be kept for years. |
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Desolation
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Misery Joy He expresses his sense of desolation without self-pity. |
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Despair
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Lose Hope Optimism He despaired of ever getting on the football team. |
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Despise
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Loathe Adore I despise myself for being lazy. |
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Destitute
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Penniless Affluent Destitute children who live on the streets |
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Determine
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Decide What determines whether you are a success or a failure? |
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Detrimental
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Damaging Beneficial These foods are considered detrimental to health. |
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Devising
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Planning We are devising a scheme to help him. |
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Digest
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Absorb She read everything, digesting every fragment of news. |
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Diluted
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Weakened Concentrated He diluted the syrup with plenty of water. |
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Diminish
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Decrease Grow The threat of war has diminished. |
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Diminutive
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Tiny Immense A diminutive figure stood at the entrance. |
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Din
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Commotion Tranquillity They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd. |
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Emerge
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Appear Disappear He was waiting outside as she emerged from the building. |
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Discharge
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Release You are being discharged from the hospital now that you are well. |
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Disconcerting
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Alarming Reassuring He has a disconcerting habit of staring at you when he talks to you. |
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Discredit
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Blame Praise He says his accusers are trying to discredit him. |
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Discreet
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Subtle Obvious He discreetly left the room so nobody would notice. |
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Dishevelled
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Untidy Neat She arrived looking flushed and dishevelled. |
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Disjointed
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Incoherent Logical She couldn’t make sense of his disjointed drunken ramblings. |
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Displace
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Replace Playing computer games has displaced a lot of outdoor activities. |
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Dispute
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Challenge Concur He disputed the allegations. |
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Disregard
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Ignore Heed He disregarded the advice of his teachers. |
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Distended
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Swollen Deflated An infant with a distended belly. |
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Distinct
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Individual Connected The book is divided into two distinct parts. |
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Distributed
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Scattered Combined The cells are distributed throughout the body. |
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Divine
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Heavenly Terrible A gift from divine beings. |
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Divinity
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Religion He entered university to study arts and divinity. |
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Domestic
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Household Foreign They made a plan for sharing domestic chores. |
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Dumb
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Mute Articulate We were all struck dumb for a minute. |
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Dwelling
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Residence They made their dwellings out of mud and stone. |
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Dynamic
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Active Passive He seemed a dynamic and energetic leader. |
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Eccentric
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Peculiar Conventional An eccentric character who wears a funny hat and sunglasses. |
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Economical
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Inexpensive Costly It is more economical to buy in bulk. |
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Effect
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Result The long term effects of head injuries can vary. |
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Effervescent
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Fizzy Flat An effervescent, bubbling mineral water. |
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Elevated
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High Lowly His new job has given him a certain elevated status. |
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Elude
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Escape The thieves managed to elude the police for months. |
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Embarked
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Started Concluded They embarked on their long journey with hope in their hearts. |
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Employ
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Use The company employs 18 staff. |
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Endeavour
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Attempt I will endeavour to climb this mountain. |
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Endorse
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Approve Oppose I can endorse this statement wholeheartedly. |
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Endure
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Suffer Enjoy He'd endured years of pain because of arthritis. |
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Engaged
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Occupied Free He couldn’t keep track of the various projects he was engaged in. |
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Engulf
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Overcome The flat was engulfed in flames. |
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Enhancing
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Improving Reducing Doing more studying has been enhancing his exam results. |
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Enterprise
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Business She started a new enterprise selling wedding cookies. |
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Entirely
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Absolutely Slightly The two cases are entirely different. |
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Erect
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Straight Relaxed Her head was erect and her back was straight. |
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Errand
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Task He was old enough to run small errands for his mother. |
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Erudite
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Knowledgeable Uneducated I learned a lot from my erudite companion. |
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Establish
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Create Destroy They established the school in 1989. |
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Evade
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Avoid Surrender He managed to evade the police for six months. |
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Evident
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Obvious Vague He spoke with evident emotion about his ordeal. |
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Exclusively
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Solely The clothes in this department are exclusively for young people. |
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Exonerate
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Acquit Convict The official report exonerated the school of any blame. |
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Expense
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Cost She has refurbished the whole place at vast expense. |
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Exploited
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Abuse Casual workers are being exploited for slave wages. |
