ELAPSE v.
🔹 If time elapses, it goes past
📌A few seconds must elapse before you can take another picture. 📸
📌 A period of time elapses before the full effects of your action is felt.
📌 As time elapses, the team that covers the most laps wins.
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🔹 If time elapses, it goes past
📌A few seconds must elapse before you can take another picture. 📸
📌 A period of time elapses before the full effects of your action is felt.
📌 As time elapses, the team that covers the most laps wins.
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IMPAIR v.
🔹to damage something or make it not as good as it should be
📌Drinking coffee impairs my ability to go to sleep. 🙃
📌 A bad diet can impair your ability to perform athletically.
📌 Loud noise can impair your hearing.
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🔹to damage something or make it not as good as it should be
📌Drinking coffee impairs my ability to go to sleep. 🙃
📌 A bad diet can impair your ability to perform athletically.
📌 Loud noise can impair your hearing.
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CONTRADICT v.
🔹 to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true
📌 Ken was always fighting with his little sister because she kept contradicting him.
📌 Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
📌 The two stories contradict each other.
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🔹 to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true
📌 Ken was always fighting with his little sister because she kept contradicting him.
📌 Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
📌 The two stories contradict each other.
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AQUATIC adj.
🔹 associated with water, often living in or taking place in water
📌 The dolphin is an aquatic mammal. 🐬
📌 All aquatic activities will take place in the indoor pool.
📌 The aquatic plant can only live in fresh water.
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🔹 associated with water, often living in or taking place in water
📌 The dolphin is an aquatic mammal. 🐬
📌 All aquatic activities will take place in the indoor pool.
📌 The aquatic plant can only live in fresh water.
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REPETITIVE adj.
🔹 happening, in the same way, many times
📌Working on an assembly line making cars every day is a repetitive job.
📌 Machines can now perform many repetitive tasks in the home.
📌 Repetitive practice on the court helped the basketball player improve her skill day after day. ⛹️♀️
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🔹 happening, in the same way, many times
📌Working on an assembly line making cars every day is a repetitive job.
📌 Machines can now perform many repetitive tasks in the home.
📌 Repetitive practice on the court helped the basketball player improve her skill day after day. ⛹️♀️
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FEND v.
🔹 defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker.
📌 Dave spent all night fending off bugs instead of sleeping.
📌 I've had to fend for myself since I was 14. 🛡
📌 She uses her secretary to fend off unwanted phone calls.
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🔹 defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker.
📌 Dave spent all night fending off bugs instead of sleeping.
📌 I've had to fend for myself since I was 14. 🛡
📌 She uses her secretary to fend off unwanted phone calls.
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ALLEVIATE
🔹to make something less painful or serious
📌
She needed something to alleviate the pain in her back.
📌 The doctor has prescribed some drugs to alleviate the pain.
📌 The UN’s most important goal is to alleviate world poverty.
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🔹to make something less painful or serious
📌
She needed something to alleviate the pain in her back.
📌 The doctor has prescribed some drugs to alleviate the pain.
📌 The UN’s most important goal is to alleviate world poverty.
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PROMINENT adj.
🔹 important; easily seen
📌Queen Victoria was a prominent person in history.
📌 The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda.
📌 Maximilian was famous for his large nose, and it is prominent in all his pictures and statues. 👃
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🔹 important; easily seen
📌Queen Victoria was a prominent person in history.
📌 The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda.
📌 Maximilian was famous for his large nose, and it is prominent in all his pictures and statues. 👃
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COARSE adj.
🔹 having a rough surface that feels slightly hard
📌 The coarse sweater made my skin itch.
📌 She never wears clothes made of coarse material. 🧶
📌 The fisherman's skin was dark and coarse, his hands big and strong.
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🔹 having a rough surface that feels slightly hard
📌 The coarse sweater made my skin itch.
📌 She never wears clothes made of coarse material. 🧶
📌 The fisherman's skin was dark and coarse, his hands big and strong.
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FEAT n.
🔹 an impressive or difficult achievement or action
📌 The elephant’s standing up on one leg was a feat.
📌 Crossing the North Pole on foot was an amazing feat of human endeavour.
📌 Tokyo Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering. 🗼
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🔹 an impressive or difficult achievement or action
📌 The elephant’s standing up on one leg was a feat.
📌 Crossing the North Pole on foot was an amazing feat of human endeavour.
📌 Tokyo Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering. 🗼
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VULNERABLE adj.
🔹 someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt; easy to attack or criticize
📌 He felt very vulnerable when he was stranded in the desert.
📌 The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.
📌The virus attacks the immune system, leaving your body vulnerable to infections. 🦠
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🔹 someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt; easy to attack or criticize
📌 He felt very vulnerable when he was stranded in the desert.
📌 The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.
📌The virus attacks the immune system, leaving your body vulnerable to infections. 🦠
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DIVERGE v.
🔹 to separate into different directions
📌The road diverged into two paths that led to our houses.
📌 The two species diverged millions of years ago.🦕
📌 I'm afraid our opinions diverge from each other on the direction of investment.
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🔹 to separate into different directions
📌The road diverged into two paths that led to our houses.
📌 The two species diverged millions of years ago.🦕
📌 I'm afraid our opinions diverge from each other on the direction of investment.
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GRATIFY v.
🔹 to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need
📌 Bonnie was gratified after receiving her gift from her parents.👨👩👧
📌 Now she has a job in France she can gratify her wish to see Europe.
📌 Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest. [Mark Twain]
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🔹 to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need
📌 Bonnie was gratified after receiving her gift from her parents.👨👩👧
📌 Now she has a job in France she can gratify her wish to see Europe.
📌 Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest. [Mark Twain]
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SINISTER adj.
🔹 making you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen
📌Bad guys in most movies have sinister laughs.😈
📌 Her dark eyes and evil laugh made her seem sinister.
📌 The man was dressed in a black suit and wore dark glasses. There was something sinister about him.
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🔹 making you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen
📌Bad guys in most movies have sinister laughs.😈
📌 Her dark eyes and evil laugh made her seem sinister.
📌 The man was dressed in a black suit and wore dark glasses. There was something sinister about him.
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PROLONG v.
🔹 to make something last for a longer time.
📌 Sandy walked slowly across the beach, trying to prolong her lunch break.
📌 The teacher decided to prolong the test, giving the student 15 more minutes to finish the exam.
📌 I was trying to think of some way to prolong the conversation.
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🔹 to make something last for a longer time.
📌 Sandy walked slowly across the beach, trying to prolong her lunch break.
📌 The teacher decided to prolong the test, giving the student 15 more minutes to finish the exam.
📌 I was trying to think of some way to prolong the conversation.
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NUCLEUS n.
🔹 the central part of an atom or cell; a small important group at the centre of a larger group or organization
📌 The nucleus is made up of many tiny particles. ⚛️
📌 The fortress was the nucleus of the ancient city.
📌 These noscripts have formed the nucleus basis of an educational website.
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🔹 the central part of an atom or cell; a small important group at the centre of a larger group or organization
📌 The nucleus is made up of many tiny particles. ⚛️
📌 The fortress was the nucleus of the ancient city.
📌 These noscripts have formed the nucleus basis of an educational website.
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VAIN adj.
🔹 characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
📌 Rebecca is so vain that she looks at herself in every mirror.
📌 She is one of those vain people who never take others' advice.
📌 Men can be just as vain as women. 🧐
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🔹 characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
📌 Rebecca is so vain that she looks at herself in every mirror.
📌 She is one of those vain people who never take others' advice.
📌 Men can be just as vain as women. 🧐
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OBSTACLE n.
🔹 something that makes it difficult to achieve something
📌Climbing over the giant rock was the biggest obstacle for the hikers.
📌 To succeed, you must learn to overcome obstacles. 🚧
📌 Fear of change is an obstacle to progress.
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🔹 something that makes it difficult to achieve something
📌Climbing over the giant rock was the biggest obstacle for the hikers.
📌 To succeed, you must learn to overcome obstacles. 🚧
📌 Fear of change is an obstacle to progress.
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STRIFE n.
🔹trouble between two or more people or groups, conflict
📌There was a lot of strife between Jim and Lisa about what TV show to watch. 🗣
📌 The strife between the coach and the quarterback negatively affected the team’s performance.
📌 The strife between the families of Montague and Capulet forms the background of the story.
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🔹trouble between two or more people or groups, conflict
📌There was a lot of strife between Jim and Lisa about what TV show to watch. 🗣
📌 The strife between the coach and the quarterback negatively affected the team’s performance.
📌 The strife between the families of Montague and Capulet forms the background of the story.
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