OPERATE v.
🔹 if a business or organization operates in a particular place or way, it works in that place or way

📌 I’m sorry, but the trains are not operating today.
📌 The whole tax system is now operating more efficiently.
📌 They were trying to reduce operating costs.


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AFFLUENT adj.
🔹having a lot of money or owning a lot of things

📌🎧People in the city are usually more affluent than people in the country.
📌 The Strand is one of London's busiest and most affluent streets.
📌 A few decades ago,
the average cruise ship passenger was elderly, affluent, and retired. 🛳


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GLOBAL adj.
🔹 all around the world

📌 Pollution is a global problem.
📌 Technology has turned the world into a global village.
📌 The company needs to develop a global vision. 🌐


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ONGOING adj.
🔹 continuing, or continuing to develop

📌 The development oft1 plants is ongoing because it takes time for them to mature.
📌 Training is part of our ongoing career development program.
📌 To sail around the world requires a lot of time and money in order to experience this ongoing trip.⛵️

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EXPERTISE n.
🔹 the knowledge and skills to do something well.

📌John has a lot of advertising expertise. He can sell anything!
📌 What he’s bringing to the company is financial expertise.
📌 We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes. ⛷

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FAINT v.

🔹to suddenly become unconscious for a short time

📌 Carol fainted because she hadn’t eaten in over a day.
📌 I need to go outside. I feel as if I'm going to faint.
📌 I have been known to faint at the sight of blood. 💉


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INDIGENOUS adj.

🔹 originally from, or native to, a place.

📌 Tomatoes are indigenous to the Americas.
📌 The Aztecs dominated dozens of indigenous communities.
📌 Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia. 🦘


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LEGISLATE v.
🔹 to make laws

📌 Senators have to legislate fairly, so most people will enjoy the benefits.
📌 The government was under a lot of public pressure to legislate on equal pay.
📌 They promised to legislate against cigarette advertising 🚭

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IMPLEMENT v.

🔹to take action or make changes that you have officially decided should happen

📌The school decided to implement a new teaching strategy.
📌 We will be implementing this interface later.
📌 Leadership is about the ability to implement change.


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SPOUSE n.
🔹 a husband or wife

📌 I live in a home with my spouse and our two children. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
📌 Lady Grafton had agreed readily with her spouse.
📌 As my spouse, Kate is welcome to attend my company’s holiday party.


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THRUST v.

🔹 to force something in a certain direction

📌 The boxer thrust his fist into the punching bag. 🥊
📌 She thrust her hands deep into her pockets.
📌 He thrust his way through the crowd.


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PROFICIENT adj.
🔹able to do something very well

📌 Secretaries are proficient at typing quickly. ⌨️
📌 Jerry is a proficient salesman who can sell anything to anyone.
📌 There's only one way to become proficient at anything - practice!


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RIDGE n.
🔹a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain

📌The brown bear walked along the edge of the mountain ridge.
📌 A small ridge of sand separated the field from the beach.
📌 We made our way carefully along the ridge.⛰


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DEVISE v.
🔹 to plan or invent a new way of doing something

📌 The thieves devised a plan to steal the diamonds. 💎
📌 The region is keen to devise a strategy to develop tourism.
📌 Our aim is to devise a way to improve quality and reduce costs.

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TOLERATE v.

🔹 to be able to accept it even when it is unpleasant

📌 When you are in a hurry, it can be hard to tolerate traffic signals.🚦
📌 The medication is well tolerated by most patients.
📌 The company will not tolerate discrimination in any shape or form.

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SURPLUS n.

🔹 an amount of something that is more than what is needed or used

📌🎧The store sold their surplus items on sale.
📌 A surplus of corn has helped decrease the grain prices. 🌽
📌 The pension fund is in surplus.

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SPARSE adj.
🔹 existing only in small amounts

📌Rob spent Saturday in his garden, clearing out the sparse weeds.
📌 As we drove towards the desert, the vegetation became sparse.
📌 Traffic was sparse on the highway. 🛣


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VIGOROUS adj.
🔹 using a lot of energy and strength

Henry uses vigorous exercise to keep himself in shape. 🏋️‍♂️
📌 It's a good idea to stretch before you take vigorous exercise.
📌 Vigorous efforts are being made to find a solution to the problem.


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VERIFY v.

🔹 to prove or confirm something

📌 Julian called the movie theater to verify that the movie started at nine.
📌 The waitress asked to see my driver’s license so she could verify my age. 🆔
📌 Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.


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ELUDE v.
🔹 to avoid something or someone

📌The rabbit eluded the wolf by hiding in a bush.
📌 Morihei Uyeshiba, the founder of aikido, often demonstrated his ability to elude attack.🥋
📌 The cruise ship was too big to elude the pirate vessel.


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COUNTERPART n.
🔹 a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

📌Our manager will meet our rival company’s counterpart later today.
📌 Night is the counterpart of day.🌚
📌 My counterpart in New York manages his office staff in the same manner that I supervise my employees.


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