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| CAVİTY (n) * The gold was hidden in a secret cavity. | = a hole, or an empty space between two surfaces. |
| DİSSOLVE (n) * Nitric acid will dissolve most animal tissue. * Their marriage was dissolved in 1968. |
= to be absorbed by a liquid, especially when mixed.
=to end an official organization or a legal arrangement.
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| HİNDER (v) * A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth. | =to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something. |
| ALLEVİATE (v) * The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering. |
=to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
SYN= mitigate, relieve, lessen.
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| MİMİC (v) * She was mimicking the various people in our office. | = to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to make people laugh: |
| CONTEST (v) * We will certainly contest any claims made against the safety of our products. |
= If you contest a formal statement, a claim, a judge's decision, or a legal case, you say formally that it is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed.
= a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given.
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| ASSİDUOUSLY (adv) * I assiduously avoid buying imported products. | = in a way that involves great care and attention to detail. SYN= Diligently. |
| LURE (v) *The university hopes to lure a new coach with an attractive salary package. |
= anything that attracts people or animals, or the qualities that make something attractive.
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| SUCCUMB (v) *About 400,000 Americans succumb each year to smoking-related illnesses. |
=to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat.
=to die or suffer badly from an illness.
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| DİLİGENTLY (adv) *She diligently completed each task she was given. |
= in a way that is careful and uses a lot of effort.
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