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overwhelm

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overpowered, swamped

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Pessimism can mobilise us to act with alacrity

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pessimism makes us do things promptly/ quickly/ eargerly

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push

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compel/ drive/ spur/ move us to act

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averting

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(v. ) turn away

eg: averting one’s eyes or pressing one’s lips together

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bolstering

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strengthening

eg: The fall in interest rate is starting to bolster confidence.

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unleashed

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released, let go

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reconstitute

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(v. ) reconstruct

eg: His skeleton was reconstituted in Harvard Medical School.

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arouse

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(v. ) trigger, provoke, induce

eg: Something about the man aroused the guard’s suspicion.

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obsessed

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engrossed, preoccupied

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laden

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(adj.) hampered, loaded

Eg: ESC research is laden with ethical concerns

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at loggerheads

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(n.) to strongly disagree with someone, quarrelling

Eg: While countries are sometimes at loggerheads with one another

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languish

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(v.) to be forced to stay somewhere where you are unhappy; become weaker

Eg: without assistance, more people in these countries will languish

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juxtapose

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(v.) contrast, compare

Eg: This is ironic when juxtaposed with the 1.3 billion tonnes of food that gets lost

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inane

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(adj.) ridiculous, absurd

Eg: It’s rather inane when you think about it

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mollycoddle

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(v.) to treat with too much kindness and protection, pamper, overprotect

Eg: the caregivers cannot mollycoddle patients the way a human can

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maim

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(v.) disable, disfigure, mutilate

Eg: the advocators are raising concerns about how changes might maim animals

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mollify

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(v.) pacific, soothe, placate, appease, calm

Eg: It is difficult to mollify those with ethical concerns

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melodramatic

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(adj.) exaggerated, over dramatic

Eg: Strong opponents can become very melodramatic when talking about the issue.

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profess

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(v.) claim, declare, announce

Eg: he profess a negative view of the future

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rivet

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(v.) join or fasten, fix

Eg: The Mass Media perpetuates the apocalypse because it delays as a highly visual image that captures and rivers the attention of the audience

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onerous

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(adj.) difficult, burdensome

Eg: Singapore has the onerous task of pressuring on the with trade and investment cooperation

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palliative

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(n.) action taken to make a bad situation seem better but which does not solve the problem

Eg: Palliative care seeks to improve the quality of life of patients

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declamatory

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(adj.) speech or writing that expresses your feelings and opinions very strongly

Eg: Much declamatory writing mostly by woman

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elephantine

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(adj. ) slow, heavy and awkward

eg: Due to her advanced state of pregnancy, she walked with slow, elephantine steps.

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encumber

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(v. ) burden, impede
eg: With so many apps that entertain us and help us in diverse ways, ppl no longer feel encumbered by the inability to locate a street.

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enervated

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(adj. ) having lost energy and feeling weak, lethargic

eg: Playing computer games into the night can leave you enervated in school.

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enthralled

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(v. ) captivate, enchant

eg: Singaporeans appear to be enthralled by obnoxious behaviour shared on social media sites.

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penchant

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(n. ) proclivity

eg: various parties in the Syrian war had a penchant for using chemical weapons.

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foolhardy

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(adj. ) taking stupid and unnecessary risks; reckless; unwise
eg: Climbing over the fence is foolhardy.

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squander

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(v.) waste

Eg: admonishing is about squandering away time on our vices

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conspiracy

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collide

Eg: service companies collude to persuade us

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renege

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(v.) to deny

Eg: a sound country will not renegade too far on its national identity

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stupendous

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(adj.) large and impressive, astounding

Eg: Facebook plays a stupendous role in the news industry

-2017: 2 billion using the network

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sordid

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(adj.) disgusting, immoral or dishonest behaviour

Eg: sordid acts

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satiate

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(v.) satisfy, gratify

Eg: social media keeps people satiated

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sharing

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exchanging

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manage peer-to-peer impressions

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controlling/shaping/cultivating others’ opinions/perceptions/views of others

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subservient

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(adj. ) submissive, obedient, compliant

eg: if the press is subservient

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subjugate

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(v. ) conquer, to defeat a person or group and make them obey you
eg: the new ruler firmly subjugated the Church to the state

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scavenge

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(v.) searching through things that ppl do not want; hunt; search

Eg: then begged was seen scavenging for food in the dustbins

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endangered man in unparallel way

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endangered man in unparallel way

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extravagance

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(n.) lack of restraint in spending money or using resources; profligacy, waste

Eg: they are thus more willing to sacrifice their extravagance and Everyday luxuries for the sake of war

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gambol

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(v.) hop; jump or run around in a lively manner

Eg: Not everyone can gambol, skip or climb stairs

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important drivers

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important drivers

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expedite

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(v. ) accelerate, hasten

eg: Hyperconnectivity also expedites international efforts to fight against the diseases.

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better prepared to deal with

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equips us to mitigate the impact

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broker

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(v. ) negotiate, arrange (an agreement)
eg: Foreign intervention may not always be successful as they are often called in to help to broker peace among the sides

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abbreviate

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(v.) shorten of text, word, phrase or duration

Eg: I decided to abbreviate my stay in NYC

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curb

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(v.) restraint; limit; inhibit

Eg: she promised she would curb her temper

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deride

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(v.) mock; ridicule

Eg: the decision was derided by environmentalist

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anticipate

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(v.) pre-empt; predict

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elicit

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(v.) draw out; obtain; trigger

Eg: I tried to elicit a smile from Jane

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blight

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(v.) spoil, harm or destroy

Eg: the scandals blighted the careers of several politician leaders

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envisage

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(v.) to imagine sth that will happen in the future; envision; foresee

Eg: it is envisaged that in the future

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espouse

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(v.) support

Eg: Not all Singaporeans espouse the use of online learning

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exasperate

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(v.) annoy, infuriate, frustrate

Eg: there is no need to feel exasperated if you can’t find your dictionary

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exhilarate

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(v.) to make someone feel happy and excited

Eg: I was exhilarated when u learnt that all the children are safe

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exhort

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(v.) to persuade someone to do sth; urge; pressure

Eg: however much we exhort ppl to read good books for their edification

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expunge

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(v.) delete, obliterate, get rid of

Eg: I tried to expunge the unpleasant episode from my memory

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extenuating

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(adj.) making an action seem less bad or harmful

Eg: She committed the theft due to extenuating circumstances

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extol

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(v.) praise sth v much; commend

Eg: the old readers who extol the print edition and stayed loyal to its decades

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abate

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(v.) lessen

Eg: the tutor is trying to abate the amount of homework assigned

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abeyance

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(v.) to suspense an activity

Eg: Matters were held in abeyances pending further inquires

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abnegate

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(v.) denounce; reject

Eg: he attempts to abnegate his personal responsibility

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caveat

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(n. ) caution, warning

eg: there are a number of caveats that concerns the validity of the assessment result

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cavil

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(v. ) 挑毛病; 吹毛求雌

eg: they cavilled at the cost

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cavort

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(v. ) dance around excitedly

eg: they cavorted about the pitch

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adumbrate

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(v. ) foreshadow

eg: He always looks out for people who can adumbrate the future.

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adulate

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(v. ) praised someone excessively

eg: he was adulated in the press.

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acquiesce

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(v. ) reluctantly agree

eg: He acquiesced in his decision

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deride

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(v. ) ridicule

eg: the decision was derided by environmentalists

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diatribe

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(n. ) denunciation; criticism

eg: a diatribe against consumerism

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goad

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(v. ) provoke

eg: He always want to goad her into a fight

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flag

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(v. ) mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a special way
eg: the spell check programme flags out any words that are not in the dictionary

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negate

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(v. ) nullify; cancel out; make ineffective

eg: alcohol negates the effect of drugs

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obviate

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(v. ) remove; get rid of; prevent undesirable thing

eg: the presence of roller blinds obviate the needs for curtain

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occlude

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(v. ) stop; clean up; obstruct

eg: thick make up can occluded pores

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vacillate

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(v. ) vaver between different opinions or actions; indecisive
eg: I vacillated between surgery and emergency.

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wary

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(adj. ) cautious; careful

eg: mistreated dogs often remain wary of strangers

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disabuse

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(v. ) persuade someone that an idea or belief is mistaken; disillusion
eg: He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions

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dissemble

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(v. ) conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs

eg: she is dissembling her true feelings

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emulate

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(v. ) match or surpass (a person or achievement)

eg: most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great

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iconoclastic

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(adj. ) criticising or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions
eg: an iconoclastic filmmaker who has pushed the boundaries with every step he make

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inadvertently

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(adv. ) unintentionally; accidentally

eg: his name had been inadvently omited from the list

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insinuate

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(v. ) imply; suggest; hint in an indirect way

eg: he was insinuating that she slept her way to the top

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inure

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(v. ) accustom to sth, esp sth unpleasant

eg: these children have been inured to violence

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recant

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(v. ) to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong and that you no longer agree with them
eg: after a yr spent in solitary confinement, he publicly recanted

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relegate

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(v. ) downgrade

eg: they aimed to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role

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refute

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(v. ) disprove

eg: these claims have not been convinvingly refuted

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repudiate

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(v. ) refuse to accept; reject
eg: she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.

(v. ) deny te truth
eg: the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses

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rescind

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(v. ) cancel; abrogate (a law, order or agreement)

eg: the GOV eventually rescined the directive

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squint

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(v.) look at someone or sth with one eye partly closed in the attempt to see more clearly

Eg: the bright sun made them squint

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squirm

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(v.) wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort

Eg: he looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair

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slouch

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(n.) lazy

Eg: his stance was a round-shoulder slouch

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squall

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(v.) a loud cry

Eg: Sarah was squalling in her crib

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nimble

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(adj.) agile

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Cede

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(v.) give up

Eg: in 1874, the island was ceded to Britain

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