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Accelerate-acceleration-accelerator |
To go faster, syn: hasten |
I accelerated to overtake the bus- the poor condition of the motor made acceleration difficult |
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Crack |
A thin opening caused by breaking, a flaw , syn: fracture |
The wall cracked due to poor construction |
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Creative-creatively-creation- creator- creativity- creativeness |
To make something new |
Tomas created numerous inventions. He was an extremely creative scientist |
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Creep- creeping |
To move slowly and quietly close to ground; to begin to happen |
I cough him creeping down the stairs to the kitchen. Some mistakes are beginning to creep into his work. I crept around the corner, hoping my brother would not see me. I crept toward the edge of the roof and looked over. |
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Crush-crushing-crush |
To press together so as to completely distort the shape or nature of the object, |
The machine crushes corn to produce corn meal. His arm was badly crushed in the car accident. I took advantage of my opponent,s momentary loss of concentration and achieved a crushing victory. A crushing burden of debts. The package got crushed in the mail. You can use a spoon to crush the pill. |
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Cultivate-cultivated- cultivation |
To plant and raise a crop, to encourage growth of a realtionship and friendship |
Most of the land there is poor to cultivate. |
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Dictate, dictatorial, dictator |
To state demands with the power to enforce, syn: impose |
The workers were not in a position to dictate demands to management. The rules dictate that only running shoes must be worn on the track. Many people feel they must do whatever their doctor say, and never question the advice they are given. The rules dictate the kind of footwear may be worn on the courts. |
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Distinguish-distinguishable-distinguished-distinguishing , syn: discriminate |
To hear see recognize the difference |
Some people cannot distinguish colors well. They are distinguished by their long noses |
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Flaw, flawed syn: defect |
A small sign of damage that makes an item imperfect |
There is flaw In his theory. I noticed that the contract was flawed. |
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Harvest. Harvested |
The act of collecting a crop; the crops gathered |
The United States had a comparatively good grain harvest his year. They are able to harvest the crop before the rain. |
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Mirror, syn: reflect |
To show as in a mirror |
The results of the study mirror the public opinions. The strength of the economy is mirrored in the standard of living of the people. |
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Obtain- obtainable |
To gain or secure something |
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Particle, syn: fragment |
A very small piece of something |
Particles of dust can destroy electronic instruments. There is not a particle of truth in what he said. There is not a particle of evidence to support their claims. |
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Settle-settlement- settled, syn: colonize |
To establish a home, to resolve a disagreement |
The lawyers settled their differences and came to an agreement. They have settle their long dispute. They had to go to the curt to settle their argument. I was determined to settle my argument before leaving. |
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Transport, transportable, transportation |
To move from one place to another |
The transportation expense of prudent increase their final cost |
