Hard Level Words 1 Flashcards

Question

rectify

Answer 1

to correct The business was failing, but the owners took action to rectify the situation immediately.

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having mixed feelings or ideas, uncertain She is not sure how she feels about the new job; she is ambivalent about it.

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logic based on a looking at a similar event or fact, related as an analogy Analogical reasoning is useful to study historical events which seem similar.

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almost real enough to feel, almost tangible The effect of moderism on the city is palpable as one walks around: building after building has elements of the style. As they climbed the stairs in the creepy old house, the fear in the air was palpable.

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hopeful, optimistic He believes that he can win the race, even though he has lost it twice. It's remarkable that he can be so sanguine about his chances.

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done without enthusiasm, done in a half-hearted way She really didn't try very hard on her final paper for the class and her desultory effort was noted by the professor.

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theoretical, speculative The scientists had only a notational understanding of the process until they made a new discovery.

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a sign of something that will happen High winds and driving rain are often harbingers of worse weather to come.

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extra and unnecessary I asked for a simple explanation, but she gave me so much superfluous information that I was overwhelmed and confused.

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a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength Our club has a high rate of attrition because people move away often.

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a lack of harmony or agreement There is a clear dissonance between the candidate's stated view on taxes and his actual voting record. The two do not match at all.

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a small amount, insignificant Since he lives at home, he pays a nominal amount of rent.

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give evidence of, show clearly She evinced talent in music from an early age; she could play the piano well before she was 5 years old.

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passion, great enthusiasm The fervor surrounding women's basketball has been increasing ever since Caitlin Clark joined the pros.

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to exclude as an option The new discoveries have precluded belief in the old theory about the life cycle of the invertibrate.

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state of uncertainty or indistinctness The results of the poll leave little room for ambiguity - we now know how the majority feels about the issue.

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to stir up or instigate (usually negative) action(s) After he was demoted, Joe spread rumors in an attempt to foment a rebellion at work.

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to cast doubt upon, to challenge as false She sought to impugn the character of her rival with accusations of immorality.

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to present an obstacle to or stand in the way of If interest rates remain too high for too long, it will stymie construction of new houses.

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(refute) to prove something to be wrong, to disprove (irrefutable) impossible to refute or prove wrong, undeniable She wanted to refute what they were saying, but it was all true; the evidence proving it to be true was irrefutable.

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to cause confusion in someone The new statistics confounded the experts, who were expecting different results.

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to abandon or turn away from entirely She has forsaken all other activities so that she can devote her time to completing her book.

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very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important (vapid and insipid are similar words) The only things he can ever talk about are banal topics like the weather.

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to strive to equal someone or something else, often by imitation. He tries to emulate the chefs on television by following both their recipes and their theatrics.

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occuring at irregular intervals of time It rained on and off - sporadically - throughout the day.

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to activate, to cause an action (or process) to begin The scarcity of the product had the effect of catalyzing a great deal of demand for it.

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to give a false impression, to contradict The smile on her face belies the anger she feels in her heart.

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completely dry out and remove moisture Long periods of drought have led to the desiccation of their farmland.

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unique to an individual His painting style is idiosyncratic: no other artist paints in this way.

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to prevent something from happening by taking action(s) in advance, to hinder The company executives forestalled criticism by inviting the unhappy employees to meet with them.

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to reinforce The enormous amount of evidence that has been compiled buttresses the prosecutor's case.

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to mix up and/or combine two things Many people seem to conflate rumors and actual facts, which causes them to believe things that are not true.

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to mark the limit or edge of something The fence demarcates the end of my property and the beginning of the forest.

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commonly thought to be, apparent ("reputed to be") The putative leader of the crime gang was arrested today.

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to make something (that is already bad) even worse. Anytime she put weight on her sprained ankle, she exacerbated the pain.

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to require, especially legally or morally You are obligated to report any errors directly to your manager.

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found or existing everywhere Carefully mowed lawns are ubiquitous in suburban neighborhoods. (similar to pervasive)

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to decrease in force or intensity We waited for the storm to abate before we tried to drive home. An "abatement" would be the ending, reduction, or lessening of something. We were given an abatement our property taxes because we have a historic property.

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something or someone who can take the place of another Since I wouldn't be available to vote, I nominated him to act as my proxy.

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done to cause (provoke) a strong reaction or emotion The government held dozens of people in jail over what authorities called provocative posts. The question was purposely provocative and received a lot of complaints from the others.

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combine or unite to form one organization or structure. He amalgamated his company with another to create one larger company.

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to promote and help to spread widely, usually an idea or belief Unfortunately, her evil ideas have been widely promulgated on the Internet.

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to base on or rely on something else She has predicated her theory on recent findings by other astronomers. The whole business model is predicated on the belief that people will attend the first class.

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symbolic The dove is emblematic of the organization's mission to bring peace to the region.

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something that is shortened or condensed The abridged version of the movie is just as enjoyable and is one hour shorter.

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show or demonstrate The sadness was manifest in their faces.

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to avoid or give something up A fair number of academics eschew the simple title "professor" and, instead, call themselves economists, astronomers, historians, philosophers.

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to bring into concrete existence She finally realized her goal of making it to the final round.

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a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something He has a personal affinity with musicians and loves to hang out with them.

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small The stark contrast of the diminutive Japanese guard going up against the host nation’s 7'3" center Victor Wembanyama was one of the most memorable images of the Olympic Games.

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feeling anxious/anxiety or mental uneasiness. They were perturbed by her illogical behavior, which caused the family a lot of perturbation.

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fertile-ness Because rabbits have so many babies, they are a symbol of fecundity. His fecund imagination allowed him to produce hundreds of fabulous tales.

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to come together to form a single unit. To fuse. Eventually, everyone coalesced around a single course of action.

Hard Level Words 1 Flashcards

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