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Accentuate - accentuated - accentuation / sy; emphasize |
To highlight ; to give more importance to |
The colorful dress accentuated the joy of the occasion. The supervisor accentuated her performance for hard working employees during the performance appraisal. |
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Disguise - disguised - disguise / sy; conceal |
To Hide the usual appearance of something |
It is hard to disguise the fact that business is slow. Everyone saw through his disguise. |
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Finance - financial- financially / sy; fund |
To provide money |
The art exhibition was financed by a private foundation. The college was financially independent. |
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Initiate - initiated - initiation - initiative / sy; launch |
To begin ; to establish; to take decisive action without help |
The newcomer initiated the long citizenship process. Their work shows a lot of initiative. |
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Innovative - innovation- innovator / sy; creative |
Something newly introduced; creative |
Travis innovative project is worthy of support. There have been many innovations in the field of genetic engineering. |
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Narrate - narrative - narration - narrator / sy; relate |
To tell a story; relate |
Walter Cronkite narrated the documentary film. Her fabricated narrative generated a lot of excitement. |
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Nevertheless / sy; nonetheless |
In spite of that |
She was quite sick; nevertheless, she attended all of her sick. His project was flawed; nevertheless, it won second prize. |
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Occasionally - occasional - occasion / sy; sometimes |
Now and then; once in a while |
Extreme heat occasionally causes health problems. |
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Omit - omitted - omission / sy; neglect |
To leave out; not include |
He inadvertently omitted some important data from the report. His paper had several notable omissions. |
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Outlandish - outlandishly / sy: bizarre |
Strange and unpleasant , beyond accepted norms |
His outlandish dens demonstrated his creativity. Rebellious youth in many countries dress outlandishly. |
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Overcome / sy; conquer |
To defeat ; fight with success ; to take control of an individual |
The young woman was overcome with the emotion when she learned she had won a scholarship. The family overcame many obstacles to purchase the house. |
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Partially - partly - partial - part / sy; somewhat
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A part of the whole; incomplete |
The clerk was only partially responsible for the error. The business venture was only a partial success. |
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Pass - passable - passage / sy; approve |
To accept formally by vote |
The proposed amendment passed unanimously. The passage of the resolution is in doubt. |
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Portray - portrayal / sy; depict |
To represent; to act |
The girl portrayed an orphan. The book's portrayal of Mozart as a clam, mature individual is absurd. |
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Submit - submission / sy: propose |
To turn in, offer for evaluation |
The architects had to submit plans reflecting the new specifications. The submission of the application must be made by January 11 |
