Definition
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to turn over
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If noise had gravity, the stadium
would capsize in a second.
Examples
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capsize a boat
•
risk of capsize
Definition
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the act of giving up or yielding
Sentence
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Management offered a shorter
workweek as a concession.
Examples
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agree to a concession
•
make a concession
Definition
•
an amount of money owed
Sentence
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Everyone gets a debit card to
handle their transactions.
Examples
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enter a debit
•
debit an account
Definition
•
sleeping or inactive
Sentence
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The volcano has been dormant
for many years.
Examples
•
a dormant bear
•
a dormant plant
Definition
•
curving or bowed outward
Sentence
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There is a three-dimensional,
convex quality to the image.
Examples
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a convex lens
•
convex mirror
Definition
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to trap
Sentence
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The fisherman brought
equipment designed to ensnare
fish in the water.
Examples
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ensnare a rabbit
•
ensnared by lies
Definition
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to make up, to manufacture
Sentence
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The finest craftspeople
fabricated this clock.
Examples
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fabricate a story
•
fabricate the fuselage
Definition
•
unbelievable
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The concept was absolutely
inconceivable.
Examples
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inconceivable damage
•
inconceivable approach
Definition
•
across, with the horizon
Sentence
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His bad back has left him
horizontal for a week.
Examples
•
horizontal line
•
horizontal position
Definition
•
a maze
Sentence
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I get disoriented when trying to
get through a labyrinth.
Examples
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puzzled by a labyrinth
•
create a labyrinth
Definition
•
something required beforehand
Sentence
•
A visa is still a prerequisite for
travel in foreign countries.
Examples
•
prerequisite for college
•
prerequisite for election
Definition
•
mistreat
Sentence
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The boy abused his privilege and
it was taken away.
Examples
•
abuse a pet
•
abuse authority
Definition
•
to give
Sentence
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The trophy was bestowed upon
the winner.
Examples
•
bestow a reward
•
bestow meaning
Definition
•
a heading or subtitle
Sentence
•
The student read the caption
under the photo.
Examples
•
read the caption
•
write a caption
Definition
•
to work around, to get around
Sentence
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We had to circumvent the lake to
continue on our trip.
Examples
•
circumvent the truth
•
circumvent real issues
Definition
•
to carry from one place to
another, to get an idea across
Sentence
•
The purpose of writing papers is
to convey a message.
Examples
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convey a meaning
•
convey a reaction
Definition
•
to follow, to come as a result
Sentence
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Unless something changes,
disaster will surely ensue.
Examples
•
results will ensue
•
a battle will ensue
Definition
•
the face or front of something
Sentence
•
Its flat façade conceals a
soaring interior of internal
walkways around an atrium.
Examples
•
a building façade
•
façade of wealth
Definition
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to tear, cut, mangle
Sentence
•
The barbed wire lacerated his
hands.
Examples
•
lacerate her arm
•
lacerated leaves
Definition
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harmful, poisonous
Sentence
•
I hope I haven’t contracted the noxious
germs that everyone else seems to
have encountered.
Examples
•
a noxious weed
•
noxious fumes