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Abandon
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to leave to give up
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to save their lives the sailor had to abandon the sinking ship
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Adversely
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in a harmful way negatively
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excessive rainfall early in the spring can adversely affect the planting of crops- adversely is often followed by affect
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Aggregate
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gathered into or amounting to a whole
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it is impossible to judge last year’s performance without knowing the aggregate sales numbers – aggregate is often followed by a term like sum total or numbers
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Intensify
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to increase in power- to act with increased strength
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Jacob’s long absence intensified his certainty that he should marry rose
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