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absurd

Ridiculous/looked so absurd/ When he showed up to the formal event wearing a clown costume, he looked so absurd.

adhere

to stick/adhere to wall/She used bubble gum to make the poster adhere to wall.

affluent

rich/affluent lifestyle/Michael leads an affluent lifestyle because he runs a prosperous company

alienate

push up/His unkind behaviour has began to alienate other players

Alter

To change/ altered appearance / After the surgery, her altered appearance surprised friends and family

Ample

Plenty of/ Ample space/The spacious living room provided ample space for entertaining guests

Anonymous

unkown/ anonymous works/ The museum showcased a collection of anonymous works

antidote

a cure/ antidote for the snake's poison/ Michael provided a antidote for the snake's poison, saving the bitten boy.

Apathy

lack of interest/ voter apathy/ Voter apathy is a problem because a major part of the population chooses not to vote in elections

Asses

To judge/ assess answers/ Teacher took the time to carefully assess each student's answers

Bestow

to award/ bestowed an honorary degree/ The university bestowed upon Dr. Johnson an honorary degree during ceremony.

Bland

dull/ bland by comparison/ Although the new restaurant had a decent menu, the dishes were bland in comparison to my wife's dishes

Compile

to put together/ Compiled a list/ The teacher has compiled list of resources to help students prepare for upcoming exams

Compensate

to pay/ compensated widow/ When the man died on the job, the company compensated his widow by giving her 1 000,000 USD.

Concede

to admit/ concede that/ The man conceded that he was wrong to blame her without proof.

Conservative

Traditional/ Conservative views/ My father has very conservative views, he always says tradition is very important

Contrary

Different/ Contrary ideas/ During the debate, participants presented contrary ideas on the economy of the state.

Contempt

Disrespect/Expressed contempt/He openly expressed his contempt for the unfair decision, making it clear that he disagreed with its outcome of the match

Denounce

to condemn/ publicly denounce/ Activists publicly condemned the government's actions, organizing a protest

Derive

To get/ derived pleasure from/ She derived pleasure from exploring new cultures and trying exotic dishes during her travels around the world.

Doctrine

a teaching/ Followed the doctrine/ The religious community followed the doctrine closely, following its rules and teachings in their daily lives.

Dogmatic

One-sided/Dogmatic demands/ Our teacher has very dogmatic demands for teaching and really dislikes objection

Donor

One who gives/ Was a donor/ My brother/My brother was my blood donor because he had an identical blood type

Endorse

To support/ Endorse products/ Famous athlete often endorse product in TV commercials

Erode

to wear away/ water eroded/ Rainwater eroded the topsoil, seriously harming the fertility of land for farming.

Ex-

out/ export/ The economy of the country depends mainly on the export of natural resources

Gruesome

frightening/ accident was gruesome/ The accident was gruesome, leaving trauma on those who saw it.

hypocrite

an insincere person/ he is such hypocrite/ He is such a hypocrite, often talking about honesty while he himself cheats during the game.

Idealistic

Emphazing principles/ Idealistic people/ Idealistic people often envision a world where justice, equality and compassion reign, and aim to make changes based on these principles.

illusion

a false impression/ experience the ilusion/ Watching the sunrise and sunset, we experience an illusion. In fact, the Earth turns away from the sun and then toward it.

Impact

a force/ Impact of hitting/ The impact of the collision was significant, causing damage to both vehicles

Imply

To suggest/clues implied/ Although he did not explicitly state his intentions, his actions left clues implied that he didn't like this party

Inhibit

hold back/exercise inhibits/ Regular exercise inhibits the development of chronic conditions like diabetes.

Novice

a beginner/ class for novices/ This class is specially created for novices, giving them the fundamentals to understand the basics of the subject.

Obstacle

something that/ obstacles on the floor/ The room was cluttered with obstacles on the floor, making it difficult to move around.

Optimist

a hopeful person/ true optimist/ A true optimist sees challenges as opportunities for growth.

Phobia

an extremal fear/ overcome phobia/ Boy overcame his trauma from spiders through help of classmates

pre-

before

prospects

chances/ prospects of finding/ I finally have a prospect to solve my problem.

Radical

Extreme/ Radical candidate/ The radical candidate proposed brave and controversial ideas to solve social issues during the election campaign.

Refrain

to stop oneself/ refrain from/ My dad refrains from joining argument with overactive grandfather

Reinforce

to make stronger/ reinforced opinion/ My family reinforced my opinion that strong familial bonds are essential my happiness

Relevant

related/ Studying is relevant because it helps ensure we can more easily find a well-paying job.

Remorse

regret/ feeling remorse/ After realizing the impact of his actions, a strong feeling of remorse washed over him

Ruthless

without mercy/ My teacher is ruthless. He has very strict grading rules and high expectations.

Scapegoat

someone to blame/ innocent Scapegoat/ Despite being innocent, he was unfairly labeled as the scapegoat for the team's failure.

Superficial

lacking depth/ superficial friends/ She realized that some of her friendships were superficial, based more on comfort than true relationship

Surpass

to go beyond/ surpass many goals/ With determination and hard work, she managed to surpass many of her goals

Sustain

to continue/ sustain a high note/ Athletes must sustain high note of performance to take first place in competitions

Tentative

uncertain/ tentative party date/ We set a tentative date for next Saturday's party, waiting for final confirmation from all guests.

Transition

a change/ made the transition/ After years of hard work and preparation, she successfully transitioned from a corporate career to her own entrepreneurship

Un-

Not/ Unusuasl

Uni-

one/unit

Undermine

to weaken/ undermine authority/ His constant criticism and questioning of decisions began to undermine the authority of the team leader.

Verify

to make sure/ verify identity/ The security system prompts users to verify their identity by entering a verification code.

blunt

honest/ I will blunt/ I will blunt, your new shirt is awful

chronic

constant/ chronic cought/ I've had chronic cought for a few days now and I can't get rid it

chronological

arranged as the events happened/ chronological order/ to understand historical events, it is essential to arrange them in chronological order

pretense

a false claim/ under the pretense of being/ He entered to exclusive party under the pretense of being staff member

prolong

to make longer/prolong the pain/you need to go to doctor otherwise the pain will be prolonged

acknowledge

admit/difficult to acknowledge/ stubborn people have difficulty acknowledging their mistakes

alternative

choice/ have no alternatives/ When it started raining they had no alternative but to go home

anecdote

a short story/ told an anecdote/ my uncle always tells interesting anecdotes about his life

appropriate

proper/ socially appropriate/ His loud behavior during ceremony wasn't socially appropriate

avert

prevent/ avert an accident/ by quickly reaction, the driver managed to avert an accudent

candid

honest/ candid opinion/ I'll give you my candid opinion, but you may not like what you hear

compel

to force/compel to do/ Teacher compels us to learn meaningless things

comply

to do as asked/ safer to comply/ safer to comply and do what he says

concise

clear and brief/ mayor is concise/ Our president is really concise, his speeches are short

drastic

extreme/ drastic steps/ if you don't start learning I will have to take drastic steps

dialog

talk/dialog between

erratic

irregular/ driver was erratic/ Driver ahead of me was erratic, he still changing his speed

extensive

large/ did extensive research/ Scientists did extensives research for they experiment

forfeit

to give up/ forfeit right to drive/ if you will drive recklessly you will forfeit your license

illuminate

to light/ use flashlight to illuminate

isolate

separate/isolate from others/ He is so rude so others students isolate him from themselves.

refuge

shelter/offer refuge/ this institution offers shelter for homeless

reminisce

to remember/ reminisce about this year

urban

city/ urban living/ urban living is definitely different from living in the rural areas

delete

to get rid/ accidently deleted/ My son accidently deleted my important file

impartial

fair/ impartial juror/ in this program the jury is impartial and fair

integrity

honest/ senator had integrity

legitimate

legal/not a legitimate excuse

lenient

easygoing/ lenient about/ he is very lenient about papers if you give you work a week late he won't lower your grade

menace

a danger/ menace on the road/ drunk drivers are a menace on the road

morale

spirit/workers morale/ workers morale are low, so they don't want work

naive

lacking experience/ he is so naive, he believe everything I tell him

overt

obvious/ overt love/ her love of reading was overt, her entire apartment was full of books

agenda

schedule/ daily agenda/ his daily agenta include driving his daughter to school

acute

very great/ headache pain was so acute

prominent

obvious/long hair are prominent/

prudent

careful and wise

recipient

one who receives/ recipient of spam/ Michael is the recipient of a huge amounts of spam on his mail

defect

a fault/ defect on good looks