Lesson 79 Flashcards

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Summarize

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Describe briefly the main facts or ideas

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Reiterate

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Repeat, restate

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Epitomize

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Are a perfect example of

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Asserting

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Saying that something is certainly true

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Expounded

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Developed, proposed

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Underscore

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Emphasize

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Posit

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Suggest as a basic fact or principle

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Account for

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Explain, find the cause of

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Comprised/ made up

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Consisted of

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Be comprised of

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Be composed of

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Subsume

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Bring together, unite

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Embrace

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Cover, include

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Categorize

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Label as belonging to particular type or class

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Preface

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An introduction at the beginning of a book explaining its aims

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14
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Map out

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To plan something in detail

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15
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Ascend

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To rise to a position of higher rank. Opp. Descend

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Allude to sb/sth

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To mention someone or something without talking about them directly

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Touch upon

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Include something only briefly

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Scope

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The range of a subject covered by a book, program, discussion, class, etc.