Lesson 131
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Lesson 131 - Mask Toggle

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Word Past Past Participle Third Person Singular Gerund Meaning Example Sentence Example Expression Example Expression Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Collocations
#3901
🎨
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graphic
/ˈɡræf.ɪk/
adjective
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Relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, design, or vivid description.
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The movie contained graphic scenes of violence.

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graphic details

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Explicit and vivid description of events or images, often shocking.
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illustrative, vivid, pictorial, descriptive, explicit
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vague, dull, unclear
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graphic design, graphic novel, graphic content, graphic details
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#3902
🌿
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green
/ɡriːn/
adjective
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Of the color between blue and yellow in the spectrum; inexperienced or naive.
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The garden is full of green plants.

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green with envy

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Extremely jealous.
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verdant, leafy, fresh, naive, inexperienced
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dry, withered, experienced
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green plants, green energy, green environment, green with envy
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#3903
🐄
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graze
/ɡreɪz/
verb
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grazed
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grazed
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grazes
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grazing
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To feed on grass; to touch or scrape lightly while passing.
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The cows graze in the meadow every morning.

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graze the surface

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To touch only lightly or deal with superficially.
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feed, nibble, browse, scrape, skim
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starve, fast
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graze cattle, graze sheep, graze the knee, graze the surface
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#3904
🌍
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gravity
/ˈɡrævəti/
noun
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The natural force that attracts objects toward the center of the earth; seriousness or importance.
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Gravity keeps us from floating into space.

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gravity of the situation

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The seriousness or importance of a situation.
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heaviness, seriousness, weight, force
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lightness, triviality
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law of gravity, force of gravity, gravity of the situation
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#3905
🪨
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gravel
/ˈɡrævəl/
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Small stones and pebbles, often mixed with sand, used for paths, roads, and construction.
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The driveway was covered with gravel.

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loose gravel

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An area covered with small loose stones, often making walking or driving unstable.
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pebbles, stones, shingle, grit, rubble
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boulder, rock
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gravel path, gravel road, loose gravel, gravel pit
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#3906
💵
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gratuity
/ɡrəˈtjuːɪti/
noun
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A sum of money given as a tip or a retirement benefit.
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The waiter received a generous gratuity for his excellent service.

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tip, bonus, gift, reward, donation
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deduction, withholding
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leave gratuity, receive gratuity, gratuity payment, gratuity fund
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#3907
🚫
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gratuitous
/ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs/
adjective
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Unnecessary, unwarranted, or given freely without reason or cause.
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The movie was criticized for its gratuitous violence.

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unwarranted, unnecessary, needless, unjustified, uncalled-for
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necessary, justified, essential
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gratuitous violence, gratuitous insult, gratuitous remark, gratuitous advice
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#3908
🙏
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gratitude
/ˈɡrætɪˌtjuːd/
noun
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The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and return kindness.
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She expressed her gratitude to the team for their support.

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show gratitude

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to express thankfulness or appreciation
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thankfulness, appreciation, gratefulness, recognition, acknowledgment
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ingratitude, ungratefulness, thanklessness
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deep gratitude, heartfelt gratitude, express gratitude, show gratitude
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#3909
🎁
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gratis
/ˈɡrætɪs/ or /ˈɡreɪtɪs/
adverb, adjective
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Without charge; free of cost.
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The drinks at the event were provided gratis.

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free, complimentary, unpaid, costless, chargeless
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paid, expensive, costly
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offered gratis, provided gratis, gratis service, gratis copy
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#3910
🔊
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grating
/ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/
adjective, noun
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Harsh and unpleasant to the senses, especially sound; a framework of bars covering an opening.
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The teacher's grating voice made it hard to concentrate.

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harsh, jarring, rasping, unpleasant, discordant
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melodious, soothing, pleasant
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grating sound, grating noise, metal grating, grating voice
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#3911
🎉
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gratify
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
verb
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gratified
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gratified
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gratifies
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gratifying
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to give pleasure or satisfaction to someone
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It gratified him to know his work was appreciated.

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gratify one's curiosity

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to satisfy someone's desire to know something
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please, satisfy, delight, content
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displease, disappoint
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gratify a desire, gratify curiosity, gratify pride
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#3912
😊
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gratification
/ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
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the feeling of pleasure or satisfaction when something is achieved or received
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She felt great gratification after completing the project.

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instant gratification

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pleasure gained immediately without delay
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satisfaction, pleasure, fulfillment, delight
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disappointment, dissatisfaction
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instant gratification, delayed gratification, seek gratification
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#3913
🧀
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grate
/ɡreɪt/
verb
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grated
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grated
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grates
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grating
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to shred food into small pieces using a grater; to irritate or annoy
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She grated the cheese for the pasta dish.

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grate on someone's nerves

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to irritate or annoy someone
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shred, scrape, irritate, annoy
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soothe, please
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grate cheese, grate vegetables, grate on nerves, metal grate
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#3914
🤼
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grapple
/ˈɡræpəl/
verb
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grappled
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grappled
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grapples
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grappling
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to struggle or wrestle with something, often a problem or opponent
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The company is grappling with financial difficulties.

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grapple with

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to struggle to deal with something
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struggle, wrestle, fight, contend, tackle
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ignore, avoid
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grapple with difficulties, grapple with challenges, grapple with decision
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#3915
✏️
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graphite
/ˈɡræfaɪt/
noun
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a soft, black form of carbon used in pencils and as a lubricant
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The artist sketched the portrait using a graphite pencil.

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carbon, pencil lead, coal, mineral
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diamond, chalk
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graphite pencil, graphite electrode, graphite powder, graphite rod
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#3916
🎓
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graduate
/ˈɡrædʒuət/ (noun), /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/ (verb)
noun, verb
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graduated
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graduated
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graduates
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graduating
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As a noun: a person who has completed a course of study; As a verb: to complete a course of study successfully.
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She will graduate from university next year.

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graduate with honors

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To complete studies with high distinction.
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alumnus, degree holder, finish, complete, qualify
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dropout, fail
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graduate student, graduate school, graduate from, graduate with honors
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#3917
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granule
/ˈɡræn.juːl/
noun
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A small compact particle of a substance.
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Each granule of salt sparkled under the sunlight.

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grain, particle, speck, pellet
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mass, bulk
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salt granule, sugar granule, small granule
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#3918
🍚
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granulate
/ˈɡræn.jʊ.leɪt/
verb
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granulated
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granulated
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granulates
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granulating
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To form or cause to form into grains or small particles.
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The sugar began to granulate as it cooled.

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crystallize, grain, powder, coarsen
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dissolve, smooth, liquefy
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granulate sugar, granulate powder, granulate material
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#3919
🔬
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granular
/ˈɡræn.jʊ.lər/
adjective
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Consisting of small grains or particles; detailed and specific.
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The report provided a granular analysis of the market data.

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grainy, particulate, detailed, specific, fine
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smooth, vague, general
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granular detail, granular level, granular structure, granular analysis
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#3920
📜
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grantor
/ˈɡræn.tɔːr/
noun
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A person or entity that makes a grant or transfers property or rights to another.
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The grantor transferred the property rights to the nonprofit organization.

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donor, giver, benefactor, contributor, provider
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recipient, grantee, beneficiary
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grantor rights, grantor agreement, grantor trust, property grantor
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#3921
📄
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grantee
/ɡrænˈtiː/
noun
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A person or organization that receives a grant or benefit.
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The grantee must submit a progress report every six months.

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recipient, beneficiary, awardee, donee
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grantor, giver, donor
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grantee organization, individual grantee, grantee responsibilities
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#3922
🎓
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grant
/ɡrænt/
verb
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granted
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granted
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grants
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granting
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To give or allow something, usually in an official or formal way.
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The university granted him a scholarship for his excellent results.

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take for granted

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To fail to appreciate the value of something or someone.
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give, award, allow, permit, bestow
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deny, refuse, withhold
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grant permission, grant access, grant a scholarship, grant a request
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#3923
🎭
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grandstand
/ˈɡrændstænd/
verb
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grandstanded
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grandstanded
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grandstands
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grandstanding
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To seek attention or applause by behaving or speaking in a showy way.
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The actor was accused of grandstanding during the charity event.

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show off, boast, parade, flaunt
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downplay, minimize, conceal
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grandstand performance, political grandstanding, grandstand speech
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#3924
🏛️
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grandiose
/ˈɡrændioʊs/
adjective
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Impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, often pretentiously so.
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He had grandiose plans of building a futuristic city in the desert.

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magnificent, majestic, pompous, extravagant
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humble, modest, simple
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grandiose plans, grandiose vision, grandiose scheme
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#3925
🗣️
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grandiloquent
/ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt/
adjective
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Using lofty, pompous, or extravagant language to impress others.
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The politician’s grandiloquent speech failed to connect with ordinary people.

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pompous, pretentious, bombastic, inflated, rhetorical
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simple, plain, modest
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grandiloquent speech, grandiloquent style, grandiloquent manner
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#3926
🗣️
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grandiloquence
/ˈɡrændɪləkwəns/
noun
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Pompous or extravagant language, style, or manner, often intended to impress
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The politician’s speech was full of empty grandiloquence.

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pomposity, bombast, rhetoric, flourish, extravagance
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simplicity, plainness, modesty
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political grandiloquence, empty grandiloquence, rhetorical grandiloquence, literary grandiloquence
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#3927
🏰
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grandeur
/ˈɡrændʒər/
noun
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Impressive beauty, scale, or magnificence
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The grandeur of the palace left the visitors speechless.

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grandeur of vision

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having a lofty or impressive perspective
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magnificence, splendor, majesty, glory, dignity
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simplicity, modesty, mediocrity
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palace grandeur, natural grandeur, grandeur of vision, architectural grandeur
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#3928
🌾
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granary
/ˈɡrænəri/
noun
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A storehouse for grain; a region that produces a large amount of grain
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The farmers stored their harvest in the village granary.

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storehouse, silo, warehouse, barn, depot
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empty field, wasteland
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village granary, national granary, ancient granary, central granary
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#3929
🌱
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graft
/ɡræft/
noun/verb
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grafted
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grafted
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grafts
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grafting
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To join or insert a part of one plant or tissue into another; also refers to corruption or bribery
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The surgeon performed a skin graft to treat the burn victim.

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on the graft

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engaged in corruption or dishonest practices
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implant, transplant, insert, corruption, bribery
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honesty, integrity, remove
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skin graft, bone graft, graft corruption, graft money
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#3930
🎓
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graduated
/ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪtɪd/
adjective
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Arranged in steps, levels, or stages; having completed a course of study and received a degree
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The scientist used a graduated cylinder to measure the liquid precisely.

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leveled, scaled, tiered, degreed, ordered
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random, uneven, ungraded
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graduated cylinder, graduated scale, graduated student, graduated tax
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