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Beleaguer (verb) |
To cause problems/ trouble for sb or sth |
Ex: A lack of funding by the government can beleaguer education system |
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Belabour (verb) |
To explain or to worry about sth excessively |
Ex: I know I arrived late but if you're gonna belabour that fact then I'll just go home again |
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Conflate (verb) |
To merge two things (ideas / bits of information / points) into a singular thing |
Ex: Don't conflate love and sex, they're not the same thing |
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Hamper (verb) |
To hinder, impede or create barriers to progress |
Ex: Lack of practice has really hampered my ability to improve my English |
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Reprehensible (adjective) |
To act in a terrible, awful, unforgivable way |
Ex: The way you acted in the party was reprehensible |
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Erudite (adjective) |
To have or show great knowledge or learning |
Ex: But Obama was articulate and erudite |
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Impeccable (adjective) |
Perfect, without any mistakes |
Ex: Wow your English is impeccable |
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Innate (adjective) |
Something natural or instinctive |
Ex: I have an innate ability to see people's aura |
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Eloquent (adjective) |
To describe articulate, fluent, well-expressed speech |
Ex: He spoke so eloquently |
