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LESSON16
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WORD TYPICAL USE
attain They fought against the tyranny to attain freedom.
awe We feel awe when we stand near vast mountains.
commence The ceremony will commence as soon as the minister arrives.
conceit Her conceit about her beauty angered many people.
dismiss He was dismissed from the company because he was always late
for work.
glisten Her eyes glistened with tears as she struggled to control her
emotions.
grab The dog grabbed the bone and ran off with it in his mouth.
hearty We gave our old friends a hearty welcome.
kin All our kin came to the family reunion.
peep The girls peeped at the guests through the partly openes door.
realm The queen visited every town in her realm.
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accurate Her report is always accurate and well written.
ancestor His ancestors came to America on the Mayflower.
dwarf Children of the world love to read the story of Snow White and the
seven dwarfs.
emerge After the rain, the sun emerged from behind the clouds.
illusion It was an illusion that made me think I saw a man in the shadow.
injustice It is an injustice to send an innocent person to jail.
multitude A multitude of European plants have been naturalized in America.
soothe 1A hot cloth pressed against your jaw will usually soothe a toothache.
2The mother soothe her crying baby by ringing a bell in front of his face
vicious He gave the dog a vicious blow with his long stick.
void An agreement signed by a child to repay borrowed money is void.
That part of the town is completely void of interest for visitors.
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debate We were debating whether to go to the mountains or to the seaside
for our summer holidays.
extract 1He extracted several paragraphs from the newspaper article to read at
the meeting.
2Did you manage to extract any information from him?
facilitate The broken lock facilitated my entrance into the empty house.
frail The sick woman's frail hands could hardly hold a cup.
insignificant The ideas of an insignificant person have no influence.
inspect In this state,every car must be inspected annually by the highway
patrol.
prohibit Smoking is prohibit in public buidings or in the crowded bus.
repent The criminal repented his crimes before the priest.
resolute Despite the opposition from his family, he remained resolute in his
decision.
suspend 1.The train schedule was suspended until the railroad tracks were
repaired.
2. The swing was suspended from a branch of tree.
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bleak In winter, when the trees are bare and snow covers the ground,the
landscape is very bleak.
brisk A brisk walk brings him home from work in a short time.
chip When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.
hearth We talked about his death all nights,sitting around the hearth.
laundry They sent their dirty clothes to the laundry.
overwhelm 1. At the beginning of the Second World War, the weapons that the
enemy had overwhelmed ours.
2. The village was overwhelmed when the floods came.
prevalent The habit of traveling by aircraft is becoming more prevalent each year.
rumor I heared a rumor that there would be a change in the Cabinet.
scold His parents scolded him for staying out so late at night.
shrug When I asked him about his plans, he only shrugged his shoulders.
streak 1.There are streaks of grey appearing in his black hair.
2.The cat streaked across the road with the dog behind it.
tug The small child tugged the table across the room and broke the milk
bottle on it. |