Lesson 15: Mastering the Most Frequent Verbs & Tenses
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Word Past Past Participle Third Person Singular Gerund Meaning Example Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#419
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ostracize
/ˈɔːstrəˌsaɪz/
verb
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ostracized
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ostracized
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ostracizes
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ostracizing
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to exclude someone from a group or society; to banish or shun
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After the scandal, he was ostracized by his former colleagues.

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exclude, banish, shun, reject
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include, welcome, accept, embrace
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ostracize someone, social ostracism, completely ostracize, publicly ostracize, effectively ostracize
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#420
👨‍💼
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hire
/haɪər/
verb
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hired
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hired
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hires
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hiring
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to employ someone for wages; to rent or engage services
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The company will hire new employees next month.

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employ, recruit, engage, appoint
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fire, dismiss, terminate, discharge
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hire employees, hire staff, hire workers, hire locally, hire temporarily, hire permanently
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#421
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deplore
/dɪˈplɔːr/
verb
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deplored
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deplored
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deplores
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deploring
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to feel or express strong disapproval of something; to regret deeply
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Many people deplore the violence shown on television.

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condemn, disapprove, regret, lament
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approve, praise, support, commend
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deeply deplore, strongly deplore, publicly deplore, deplore violence, deplore behavior, deplore conditions
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#422
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nullify
/ˈnʌlɪfaɪ/
verb
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nullified
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nullified
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nullifies
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nullifying
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to make something legally invalid or ineffective
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The court decided to nullify the contract.

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cancel, void, invalidate, revoke
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validate, confirm, approve, ratify
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nullify agreement, nullify contract, completely nullify, legally nullify, effectively nullify, nullify results
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#423
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dismay
/dɪsˈmeɪ/
verb
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dismayed
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dismayed
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dismays
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dismaying
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to cause someone to feel upset, disappointed, or worried; to alarm or distress
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The poor test results dismayed both students and teachers.

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alarm, distress, upset, disappoint
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reassure, comfort, encourage, please
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dismay greatly, dismay deeply, dismay everyone, express dismay, show dismay, cause dismay
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#424
🤔
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think
/θɪŋk/
verb
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thought
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thought
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thinks
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thinking
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to have thoughts or ideas; to use your mind to consider something
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I think this is a good idea.

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consider, ponder, reflect, contemplate
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ignore, disregard
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think carefully, think deeply, think critically, think clearly, think positively, think about
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#425
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base
/beɪs/
verb
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based
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based
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bases
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basing
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to use something as a foundation; to establish or locate something
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They based their decision on facts.

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establish, found, ground, locate
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uproot, remove, displace
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base on facts, base decision, military base, base camp, home base, database
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#426
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rescue
/ˈreskjuː/
verb
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rescued
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rescued
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rescues
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rescuing
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to save someone or something from danger or harm
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The firefighters rescued the cat from the tree.

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save, help, free, liberate
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abandon, endanger, harm
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rescue operation, rescue mission, rescue team, rescue workers, dramatic rescue, successful rescue
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#427
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punish
/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
verb
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punished
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punished
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punishes
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punishing
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to give a penalty for wrongdoing; to discipline
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The teacher will punish students who cheat.

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discipline, penalize, chastise, correct
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reward, praise, forgive, excuse
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punish severely, punish fairly, punish students, corporate punishment, capital punishment, punishment fits
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#428
🐂
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gore
/ɡɔːr/
verb
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gored
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gored
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gores
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goring
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to pierce with horns or tusks; spilled blood
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The bull gored the matador during the fight.

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pierce, stab, puncture, wound
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heal, mend, protect, shield
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gore with horns, gore deeply, blood and gore, gore scene, gore victim
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#429
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misappropriate
/ˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪt/
verb
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misappropriated
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misappropriated
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misappropriates
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misappropriating
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to use something dishonestly or illegally for one's own purposes
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He was accused of misappropriating company funds.

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embezzle, steal, misuse, pilfer
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allocate, distribute, assign, proper use
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misappropriate funds, misappropriate money, deliberately misappropriate, illegally misappropriate, misappropriate resources
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#430
📈
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gain
/ɡeɪn/
verb
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gained
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gained
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gains
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gaining
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to obtain or acquire something; to increase or improve
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He hopes to gain experience from this job.

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acquire, obtain, earn, achieve
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lose, forfeit, surrender
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gain experience, gain weight, gain knowledge, gain access, gain support, gain momentum
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#431
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join
/dʒɔɪn/
verb
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joined
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joined
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joins
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joining
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to connect or combine; to become a member of something
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Would you like to join our team for the project?

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connect, unite, combine, merge, link
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separate, divide, disconnect, leave, quit
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join forces, join together, join party, join club, join team, join meeting
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#432
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find
/faɪnd/
verb
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found
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found
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finds
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finding
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to discover or locate something that was lost or hidden
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I can't find my keys anywhere.

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discover, locate, uncover, detect
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lose, miss, overlook, hide
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find solution, find way, find time, find fault, find guilty, find difficult
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#433
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test
/test/
verb
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tested
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tested
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tests
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testing
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to examine or try something to see if it works or to find out information
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The teacher will test our knowledge tomorrow.

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examine, check, try, evaluate
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ignore, neglect
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test results, test case, test drive, test positive, test negative, blood test
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#434
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water
/ˈwɔːtər/
verb
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watered
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watered
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waters
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watering
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to give water to plants or animals; to irrigate
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She waters the plants every morning.

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irrigate, sprinkle, drench, moisten
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dry, dehydrate, parch
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water plants, water down, hot water, cold water, drinking water, water supply
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#435
🔮
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expect
/ɪkˈspekt/
verb
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expected
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expected
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expects
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expecting
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to think something will happen; to anticipate
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I expect the meeting to start at 9 AM.

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anticipate, predict, await, foresee
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doubt, surprise, disbelieve, question
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expect results, expect delivery, expect better, expect much, expect little, high expectations
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#436
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haunt
/hɔːnt/
verb
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haunted
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haunted
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haunts
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haunting
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to trouble persistently; to visit as a ghost
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The old memories still haunt me.

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torment, plague, trouble, obsess
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comfort, soothe, please, delight
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haunt memories, haunt dreams, haunted house, haunt forever, ghost haunt, haunt thoughts
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#437
🙏
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Thank
/θæŋk/
verb
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Thanked
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Thanked
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Thanks
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Thanking
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to express gratitude or appreciation to someone
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She thanked her teacher for the extra help.

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appreciate, acknowledge, praise, recognize
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blame, criticize, condemn, ungrateful
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thank you, thank God, give thanks, thank personally, thank publicly, heartfelt thanks
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#438
📍
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put
/pʊt/
verb
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put
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put
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puts
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putting
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to place something in a particular position; to move to a location
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Please put the book on the table.

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place, set, position, lay
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remove, take, lift, withdraw
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put down, put away, put together, put forward, put pressure, put effort
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#439
😳
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humiliate
/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/
verb
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humiliated
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humiliated
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humiliates
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humiliating
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to make someone feel ashamed or foolish by injuring their dignity
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He was humiliated by his public failure.

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shame, embarrass, degrade, mortify
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honor, respect, praise, dignify
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publicly humiliate, deeply humiliate, completely humiliate, feel humiliated, humiliate opponent
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#440
🔧
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Tighten
/ˈtaɪtən/
verb
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Tightened
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Tightened
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Tightens
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Tightening
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to make something more secure or less loose
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He tightened the screws to secure the shelf.

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secure, fasten, strengthen, firm
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loosen, relax, slacken, weaken
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tighten belt, tighten screws, tighten security, tighten grip, tighten controls, tighten budget
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#441
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penetrate
/ˈpenɪtreɪt/
verb
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penetrated
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penetrated
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penetrates
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penetrating
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to go into or through something; to understand something deeply
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The bullet penetrated the wall.

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pierce, enter, infiltrate, permeate
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exit, leave, surface
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penetrate deeply, penetrate market, penetrate defense, penetrate surface, penetrate barriers
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#442
💭
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want
/wɑːnt/
verb
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wanted
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wanted
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wants
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wanting
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to have a desire for; to wish for something
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I want to learn a new language this year.

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desire, wish, need, crave
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reject, refuse, dislike, avoid
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want badly, really want, want more, want less, want desperately, want something
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#443
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gape
/ɡeɪp/
verb
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gaped
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gaped
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gapes
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gaping
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to stare with mouth wide open; to be wide open
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The crowd gaped at the amazing magic trick.

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stare, gawk, ogle, wonder
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ignore, close, avert, look away
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gape open, gape wide, gape in amazement, gaping hole, gaping wound, gape mouth
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#444
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await
/əˈweɪt/
verb
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awaited
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awaited
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awaits
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awaiting
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to wait for someone or something; to expect
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We await your response with great anticipation.

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wait for, expect, anticipate, hope for
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ignore, abandon, give up, proceed
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eagerly await, patiently await, anxiously await, await results, await decision, await arrival
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#445
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amalgamate
/əˈmælɡəmeɪt/
verb
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amalgamated
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amalgamated
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amalgamates
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amalgamating
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to combine or unite to form one organization or structure; to merge
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The two companies decided to amalgamate their operations.

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merge, combine, unite, blend
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separate, divide, split, isolate
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amalgamate companies, amalgamate operations, successfully amalgamate, amalgamate resources, amalgamate efforts
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#446
🐜
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emmet
/ˈɛmɪt/
verb
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emmetted
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emmetted
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emmets
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emmetting
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an ant; a small insect
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The emmet carried food to its nest.

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ant, insect
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large animal, mammal
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busy emmet, worker emmet, emmet colony, emmet nest, tiny emmet, industrious emmet
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#447
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insert
/ɪnˈsɜːrt/
verb
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inserted
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inserted
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inserts
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inserting
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to put or place something into something else
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Please insert the key into the lock.

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place, put, introduce, add
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remove, extract, withdraw
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insert key, insert coin, insert card, carefully insert, insert here, insert text
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#448
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plot
/plɑːt/
verb
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plotted
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plotted
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plots
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plotting
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to plan secretly; to mark points on a graph or map
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They plotted their escape route carefully.

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plan, scheme, chart, map
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reveal, expose, disclose, abandon
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plot against, plot revenge, plot course, plot graph, plot twist, secret plot
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