Stopping something

Question 1

1. delete,

Answer 1

1. To stop your hard disk becoming too full, you should delete / dissuade / sever any unwanted
   programmes. (to cut out part of a document, a computer file, etc.)

Question 2

2. repeal (we can also say abolish),

Answer 2

2. The new government plans to back out of / repeal / suppress the existing legislation. (to officially
   end a law so that it is no longer valid)

Question 3

3. deter,

Answer 3

3. Increasing fuel prices does not usually deter / quash / rescind people from using their cars.
   (to discourage people from doing something)

Question 4

4. dissuade,

Answer 4

4. The college tries to cancel / dissuade / give up students from taking exams which are not suitable
   for them. (to persuade someone not to do something)

Question 5

5. rescind,

Answer 5

5. The committee decided to deny / remove / rescind its earlier resolution on the use of its premises.
   (to cancel a contract or agreement)

Question 6

6. suppress,

Answer 6

6. State monopolies often back out of / suppress / suspend all forms of economic competition.
   (to stop an activity, usually by making laws or using your authority)

Question 7

7. sever,

Answer 7

7. The Cornucopian government made the sudden decision to dissuade / rescind / sever diplomatic
   relations with their neighbouring countries. (to end something such as a friendship or a connection
   completely and permanently)

Question 8

8. turn down (we can also say decline),

Answer 8

8. You should never deny / put an end to / turn down a good job when it’s offered to you. (to refuse
   something which is offered)

Question 9

9. pull out of,

Answer 9

9. We decided to pull out of / remove / rescind the competition when three of our team members
   became ill. (to decide not to support or be part of a project or activity after you have agreed to)

Question 10

10. deny,

Answer 10

10. Oil and petroleum companies deny / scrap / repeal that they are harming the environment.
    (to state that something someone has said is not true or correct)

Question 11

11. cancel,

Answer 11

11. Travel companies do not normally give refunds if their customers cancel / put an end to / sever
    their holiday at the last moment. (to stop something which has been planned)

Question 12

12. quash,

Answer 12

12. It’s important to deter / remove / quash rumours before too many people hear them. (to stop
    something from continuing, especially things people say or believe: rumours, doubts, speculation,
    etc.)

Question 13

13. give up,

Answer 13

13. You should delete / give up / suppress fast food and other foods that have a high fat content if
    you want to lose weight. (to stop doing something that you have done for quite a long time)

Question 14

14. put an end to,

Answer 14

14. They finally agreed to dissuade / put an end to / quash their long-standing dispute and try to
    work together instead. (to stop something which has been going on for a long time)

Question 15

15. remove (less formally, we can say strike, but only if we are referring to something on paper: Strike his name from the list),

Answer 15

15. I would be grateful if you would deter / remove / repeal my name from your mailing list. (to take
    something away)

Question 16

16. suspend,

Answer 16

16. The factory management had to deny / suspend / turn down operations because of some serious
    health and safety issues. (to officially stop something for a short time)

Question 17

17. scrap,

Answer 17

17. We were forced to give up / rescind / scrap the plans when we realized they would not work. (to
    decide not to continue with something such as a plan or event, often because there is a problem
    with some aspect of it)

Question 18

18. curb

Answer 18

18. I believe that the best way to delete / curb / repeal inflation is to increase interest rates on
    borrowing. (to control or limit something that is harmful)