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Auger:
Meaning: a tool consisting of a twisted rod of metal fixed to a handle, used for making large holes in wood or in the ground
Sentence: In order to measure the pH directly; the kit includes a plastic auger to perforate the ground.

Augur:
Meaning: to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future
Sentence: Do you think that this recent ministerial announcement augurs a shift in government policy?

Fain:
Meaning: glad; ready
Sentence: He is fain to do all things himself.

Feign:
Meaning: to pretend to feel something, usually an emotion
Sentence: You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are.

Emigrate:
Meaning: to leave a country permanently and go to live in another one
Sentence: Millions of Germans emigrated from Europe to America in the nineteenth century.

Immigrate:
Meaning: to come to live in a different country
Sentence: He immigrated with his parents in 1895, and grew up in London.

Envy:
Meaning: to wish that you had something that another person has
Sentence: I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before.

Jealousy:
Meaning: a feeling of unhappiness and anger because someone has something that you want
Sentence: The team has performed very badly this season due to petty jealousies among the players.

Invade:
Meaning: to enter an area of activity in a forceful and noticeable way
Sentence: Concentrations of troops near the border look set to invade within the next few days.

Attack:
Meaning: to try to hurt or defeat using violence
Sentence: He was attacked and seriously injured by a gang of youths.

Trifling:
Meaning: A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important
Sentence: It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!

Trivial:
Meaning: having little value or importance
Sentence: I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.

Simulation:
Meaning: a model of a set of problems or events that can be used to teach someone how to do something
Sentence: The manager prepared a computer simulation of likely sales performance for the rest of the year.

Dissimulation:
Meaning: To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.
Sentence: As an actress she had been trained to dissimulate, so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well.

Venal:
Meaning: A venal person is willing to behave in a way that is not honest or moral in exchange for money
Sentence: A venal ruler

Venial:
Meaning: describes a wrong action that is not serious and therefore easy to forgive
Sentence: Aristocracy is not an institution: aristocracy is a sin; generally a very venial one.

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Counsel:
Meaning: to give advice, especially on social or personal problems
Sentence: The police have provided experts to counsel local people affected by the tragedy.

Council:
Meaning: a group of people elected or chosen to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject, to represent a particular group of people, or to run a particular organization
Sentence: This play is supported by a grant from the local arts council.

Distinct:
Meaning: clearly noticeable; that certainly exists
Sentence: There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.

Distinctive:
Meaning: Something that is distinctive is easy to recognize because it is different from other things
Sentence: She's got a very distinctive voice.

Apposite:
Meaning: suitable and right for the occasion
Sentence: It is, however, apposite to note that this process will continue in the year ahead.

Opposite:
Meaning: completely different Sentence: You'd never know they're sisters - they're completely opposite to each other in every way.

Deprecate
Meaning: to not approve of something
Sentence: We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.

Depreciate:
Meaning: to (cause something to) lose value, especially over time
Sentence: Our car depreciated by $1500 in the first year we owned it.

Punctual:
Meaning: arriving, doing something or happening at the expected, correct time
Sentence: He's fairly punctual.

Punctilious:
Meaning: very careful to behave correctly or to give attention to details
Sentence: He was always punctilious in his manners.

Judicial:
Meaning: involving a court of law
Sentence: The defense team will seek a judicial review of the sentence.

Judicious:
Meaning: having or showing reason and good judgment in making decisions
Sentence: We should make judicious use of the resources available to us.

Salutary:
Meaning: causing improvement of behavior or character Sentence: It is however salutary to remember the genuine need for originality in the creation of a copyright protectable database.

Salubrious:
Meaning: describes a place that is pleasant, clean, and healthy to live in
Sentence: He doesn't live in a very salubrious part of town.

Canvas:
Meaning: a piece of cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself
Sentence: These two canvases by Hockney would sell for £500 000.

Canvass:
Meaning: to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area Sentence: I've been out canvassing for the Labor Party every evening this week.

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Voracity:
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Sentence: On reaching the ship they were offered some bread, which they devoured with a voracious appetite.

Veracity:
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or accurate
Sentence: The veracity of the second claim can be tested against the findings of archeology.

Persecute:
Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone
Sentence: Religious minorities were persecuted and massacred during the ten-year regime.

Prosecute:
Meaning: to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime Sentence: He was prosecuted for fraud.

Moat:
Meaning: a long wide hole which is dug all the way around a place such as a castle, and usually filled with water, to make it more difficult to attack
Sentence: The site of the manor house is surrounded by a narrow moat which is fed by water from the New River.

Mote:
Meaning: something, especially a bit of dust, that is so small it is almost impossible to see Sentence: Dust motes swam alongside the gloomy corridor.

Loath:
Meaning: to be unwilling to do something
Sentence: I'm loath to spend it all at once.

Loathe:
Meaning: to hate someone or something
Sentence: From an early age the brothers have loathed each other.

Ingenious:
Meaning: very clever and skillful
Sentence: She was ingenious at finding ways to work more quickly.

Ingenuous:
Meaning: honest, sincere and trusting/ showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Sentence: It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to look after his luggage.

Fain:
Meaning: glad; ready
Sentence: He is fain to do all things himself.

Feign:
Meaning: to pretend to feel something, usually an emotion
Sentence: You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are.

Immigrant:
Meaning: a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently
Sentence: Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught.

Emigrant:
Meaning: a person who emigrates
Sentence: There was only a small number of emigrants on board.

Wreck:
Meaning: to destroy or badly damage something
Sentence: Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night's storm.

Wreak:
Meaning: to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way Sentence: The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.

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Affluence:
Meaning: having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
Sentence: What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor.

Effluence:
Meaning: a thing that flows out or forth
Sentence: How can Reef Entertainment justify releasing this effluence on the general public?

Wretch:
Meaning: a person who experiences something unpleasant
Sentence: A gentleman said that a week ago he was the wretch in the county, but now saved.

Retch:
Meaning: to react in a way as if you are vomiting Sentence: The sight of blood makes him retch.

Euphemistic:
Meaning: a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word Sentence: 'Senior citizen' is a euphemism for 'old person'.

Euphuistic:
Meaning: Affected elegance of language. Sentence: Euphuistic style has been used in many of his writings.

Amoral:
Meaning: without moral principles Sentence: The spies are younger, less jaded but equally cynical and still operating in a wholly amoral world.

Immoral:
Meaning: morally wrong Sentence: It's an immoral tax, because the poor will pay relatively more.

Imperial:
Meaning: belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it
Sentence: Delhi is a city of two centers, comprising imperial Lutyens architecture and numerous monuments to the Moghul Empire.
Imperious:
Meaning: unpleasantly proud and expecting obedience
Sentence: He sent them away with an imperious wave of the hand.

Degrade:
Meaning: to lower in rank or status
Sentence: He likes to degrade people by calling them embarrassing names.

Denigrate:
Meaning: to say that someone or something is not good or important
Sentence: You shouldn't denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.

Temporal:
Meaning: relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones Sentence: Her starting point: 'The future is the only temporal area over which people have power’.

Temporary:
Meaning: not lasting or needed for very long Sentence: The ceasefire will only provide a temporary solution to the crisis.

Precipitate:
Meaning: to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected
Sentence: Fear of losing her job precipitated her into action.

Precipitous:
Meaning: sheer
Sentence: Precipitous slopes of Reid's Ridge are

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Mitigate:
Meaning: to make something less harmful, unpleasant or bad
Sentence: It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.

Alleviate:
Meaning: to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
Sentence: The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.

Persecute:
Meaning: to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone
Sentence: Religious minorities were persecuted and massacred during the ten-year regime.

Prosecute:
Meaning: to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a court of law, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime
Sentence: He was prosecuted for fraud.

Popular:
Meaning: liked, enjoyed or supported by many people
Sentence: She's the most popular teacher in school.

Populace:
Meaning: the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
Sentence: Some studies show that workers in the nuclear industry are more likely than the general populace to get cancer.

Compliment:
Meaning: remark that expresses approval, admiration or respect
Sentence: I take it as a compliment when people say I look like my mother.

Complement:
Meaning: to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it Sentence: The music complements her voice perfectly.

Excite:
Meaning: to make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
Sentence: Nothing about my life excites me at present.

Incite:
Meaning: to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent
Sentence: She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers.

Voracity:
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Sentence: On reaching the ship they were offered some bread, which they devoured with a voracious appetite.

Veracity:
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or accurate
Sentence: The veracity of the second claim can be tested against the findings of archeology.

Virtuous:
Meaning: having good moral qualities and behavior
Sentence: He described them as a virtuous and hard-working people.

Virtual:
Meaning: describes something that can be done or seen using a computer and therefore without going anywhere or talking to anyone
Sentence: In tests, we have found the virtual machine runs at a reasonable speed.

Exceptional:
Meaning: much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc
Sentence: The Company has shown exceptional growth over the past two years.

Exceptionable:
Meaning: offensive or upsetting Sentence: This action is normally only taken in exceptionable circumstances.

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Adverse:
Meaning: having a negative or harmful effect on something
Use in sentence: The match has been canceled due to adverse weather conditions.

Averse:
Meaning: strongly disliking or opposed to
Use in sentence: Few MPs are averse to the attention of the media.

Maize:
Meaning: a tall plant grown in many parts of the world for its yellow seeds which are eaten as food, made into flour or fed to animals
Use in sentence: Some of our foods may contain ingredients produced from genetically modified maize.

Maze:
Meaning: An intricate, usually confusing network of interconnecting pathways
Use in sentence: The old part of the town was a maze of narrow passages.

Medal:
Meaning: a small, flat piece of metal with a design or inscription stamped or inscribed on it, made to commemorate some event, or awarded for some distinguished action
Use in sentence: She won three Olympic gold medals.

Meddle:
Meaning: to concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked or needed
Use in sentence: People shouldn't meddle with things they don't understand.

Imperial:
Meaning: belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it
Use in sentence: Delhi is a city of two centers, comprising imperial Lutyens architecture and numerous monuments to the Moghul Empire.

Imperious:
Meaning: unpleasantly proud and expecting obedience
Use in sentence: He sent them away with an imperious wave of the hand.

Voracity:
Meaning: excessive desire to eat
Use in sentence: On reaching the ship they were offered some bread, which they devoured with a voracious appetite.

Veracity:
Meaning: the quality of being true, honest or accurate
Use in sentence: The veracity of the second claim can be tested against the findings of archeology.

Illusion:
Meaning: an idea or belief which is not true
Use in sentence: He had no illusions about his talents as a singer.

Allusion:
Meaning: something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of a particular thing or person
Use in sentence: Her novels are packed with literary allusions.

Ordinance:
Meaning: a law or rule made by a government or authority
Use in sentence: City Ordinance 126 forbids car parking in this area.

Ordnance:
Meaning: all military weapons together with ammunition, combat vehicles, etc. and the equipment and supplies used in servicing these
Use in sentence: Do not touch any military ordnance that may be found lying around this area.

Willing:
Meaning: to be happy to do something if it is needed Use in
sentence: You said you needed a volunteer - well, I'm willing.

Willful:
Meaning: said or done deliberately or intentionally
Use in sentence: Willful killing is a grave breach.

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Capital:
Meaning: a city which is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area
Use in sentence: Australia's capital city is Canberra.

Capitol:
Meaning: the building in which a state legislature meets
Use in sentence: A state legislature will meet in a capitol building.

Assay:
Meaning: an examination or testing
Use in sentence: A positive result has been obtained in a mouse lymphoma assay.

Essay:
Meaning: attempt/ a short piece of writing on a particular subject
Use in sentence: The Diploma is assessed by three essays of 3,000 words each.

Envelop:
Meaning: to cover or surround something completely
Use in sentence: The graveyard looked ghostly, enveloped in mist.

Envelope:
Meaning: a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter
Use in sentence: A stamped, addressed envelope should be enclosed for reply.

Decree:
Meaning: an official statement that something must happen
Use in sentence: More than 200 people were freed by military decree.

Degree:
Meaning: amount or level of something
Use in sentence: This job demands a high degree of skill.

Desolate:
Meaning: describes a place that is empty and not attractive
Use in sentence: The house stood in a bleak and desolate landscape.

Dissolute:
Meaning: immoral
Use in sentence: He led a dissolute life.

Species:
Meaning: a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other
Use in sentence: Over a hundred species of insect are found in this area.

Specie:
Meaning: Coined money
Use in sentence: The next insinuation is that the Bank has refused specie payments.

Tortuous:
Meaning: not direct or simple
Use in sentence: He took a tortuous route through back streets.

Torturous:
Meaning: causing torture
Use in sentence: It was torturous to think that he could have stopped the boy from running into the road.

Wet:
Meaning: covered in water or another liquid
Use in sentence: My bike got wet in the rain.

Whet:
Meaning: to increase someone's interest in and wish for something
Use in sentence: I've read an excerpt of the book on the web and it's whetted my appetite.

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Capital:
Meaning: a city which is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area
Use in sentence: Australia's capital city is Canberra.

Capitol:
Meaning: the building in which a state legislature meets
Use in sentence: A state legislature will meet in a capitol building.

Assay:
Meaning: an examination or testing
Use in sentence: A positive result has been obtained in a mouse lymphoma assay.

Essay:
Meaning: attempt/ a short piece of writing on a particular subject
Use in sentence: The Diploma is assessed by three essays of 3,000 words each.

Envelop:
Meaning: to cover or surround something completely
Use in sentence: The graveyard looked ghostly, enveloped in mist.

Envelope:
Meaning: a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter
Use in sentence: A stamped, addressed envelope should be enclosed for reply.

Decree:
Meaning: an official statement that something must happen
Use in sentence: More than 200 people were freed by military decree.

Degree:
Meaning: amount or level of something
Use in sentence: This job demands a high degree of skill.

Desolate:
Meaning: describes a place that is empty and not attractive
Use in sentence: The house stood in a bleak and desolate landscape.

Dissolute:
Meaning: immoral
Use in sentence: He led a dissolute life.

Species:
Meaning: a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other
Use in sentence: Over a hundred species of insect are found in this area.

Specie:
Meaning: Coined money
Use in sentence: The next insinuation is that the Bank has refused specie payments.

Tortuous:
Meaning: not direct or simple
Use in sentence: He took a tortuous route through back streets.

Torturous:
Meaning: causing torture
Use in sentence: It was torturous to think that he could have stopped the boy from running into the road.

Wet:
Meaning: covered in water or another liquid
Use in sentence: My bike got wet in the rain.

Whet:
Meaning: to increase someone's interest in and wish for something
Use in sentence: I've read an excerpt of the book on the web and it's whetted my appetite.

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Adjoin:
Meaning:
be next to and joined with

Use in sentence:
The kitchen adjoins the dining room.

Adjourn:
Meaning:
break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later

Use in sentence:
The meeting was adjourned until December 4th.
Allay:
Meaning:
diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry)

Use in sentence:
The report attempted to educate the public and allay fears.

Ally:
Meaning:
a person or organization that cooperates with or helps another in a particular activity

Use in sentence:
He was forced to dismiss his closest political ally.

Bases:
Meaning:
plural form of basis

Use in sentence:
Basis:
Meaning:
the underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process; status

Use in sentence:
Trust is the only basis for a good working relationship. She needed coaching on a regular basis.

Click:
Meaning:
a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming quickly into contact

Use in sentence:
She heard the click of the door.

Clique:
Meaning:
a small group of people, with shared interests, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them; Circle

Use in sentence:
Almost no one from her clique showed up at the reunion.

Distract:
Meaning:
prevent (someone) from giving full attention to something

Use in sentence:
Don't allow noise to distract you from your work.

Detract:
Meaning:
reduce or take away the value of

Use in sentence:
These quibbles in no way detract from her achievement.

Liable:
Meaning:
responsible by law

Use in sentence:
The supplier of goods can become liable for breach of contract in a variety of ways.

Libel:
Meaning:
a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation

Use in sentence:
She sued two newspapers for libel.