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Aptly - apt - aptness / Sy; appropriately |
Having a tendency to do something |
It was an aptly timed remark. Emotional problems are apt to damage personal relationships. |
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Demonstration -demonstrate - demonstrably - demonstrative - demonstrable /Sy; display |
Show or exhibit |
The demonstration clarified the procedure for everyone. The lawyer was demonstrative in making his impassioned plea before the jury. |
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Ingredients/ Sy; elements |
Thing s combined to make something; the contents of something |
The Ingredients of the product are kept secret. Good style, punctuation and grammar are important ingredients of a good essay. |
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Involuntarily - involuntary/ Sy; automatically |
In an unthinking manner ; not chosen |
He involuntarily agreed to work overtime. Reflexes are involuntary reactions to external stimuli. |
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Marvel - marvelously - marvelous / Sy; wonder |
Something that surprises or impresses |
The Great Wall of chine is one of the world's marvels. The weather was marvelous for an afternoon get-together in the park. |
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Measurable - measurably - measure - measurement / Sy; assessable |
Able to determine how much or how many |
Some personal characteristics , such as good teaching, are hardly measurable. A yardstick is used to measure the lengths up to three feet. |
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Moderate - moderately - moderate V - moderation |
Not too much, not too little * to reduce V |
She made the best of her moderate dancing ability. The Broadway play was moderately successful. |
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Odd - oddly - oddity / Sy; strange |
Unusual |
It is odd to find a person who speaks many languages. The moon rock is an oddity available at the museum for all to view. |
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Reflection - reflected - reflect / St; image |
A picture or element cast back |
His bright smile was a reflection of his satisfaction. In order to perceive something visually, light must be reflected from the objects surface. |
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Supposedly - supposed - suppose - supposition/ Sy; presumably |
According to reports or hearsay; widely believed or accepted |
The new train can supposedly reach speeds of 150 miles per hour. The stockbrokers supposition is that the economy will improve. |
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Sustained - sustain - sustenance/ Sy; consistent |
Continuing in a constant way; remaining strong |
Sustained rainfall is the only hope they have for relief from drought. The trees could not sustain the attack of the locusts. |
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Symbols- symbolically- symbolic- symbolize / Sy; marks |
A sign or object that represents something or somebody marks |
The strange symbols found that in Egyptian tombs have intrigued historians for centuries. I think this painting symbolize la the universal themes of humanity |
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Synthesis N- synthetically - synthetic Adj - synthesize / Sy; combination |
The mixing of separate things to form a whole |
The language of $$ is a synthesis of the Dutch and native America languages. Vitamins are synthetically produced. |
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Tangible - tangibly - tangibility / Sy; concrete |
Real ; that which can be felt |
The work of a teacher seldom produces tangible results until years after a student has graduated. The solution to this problem can be tangibly demonstrated. |
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Tightly - tight - tighten - tightness / Sy; firmly |
Being fixed in place; close ; leaving no freedom |
The shirt fits too tightly. The government is tightening the regulations on the use of seat belt. |
