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Flashcards by abdelrahman rabie, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by abdelrahman rabie
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| Question | Answer |
| augment He would have to find work to augment his income. | to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it |
| intrigue Other people’s houses always intrigued her. | to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious |
| dispute Many in the television industry dispute research findings suggesting negative long-term effects of television violence. | to disagree with something that someone says |
| align with Church leaders have aligned themselves with the opposition. | to publicly support a political group, country, or person that you agree with |
| debate They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion. | to discuss a subject in a formal way |
| invoke Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places. | to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action. to request help from someone, especially a god, when you want to improve a situation. |
| evoke That smell always evokes memories of my old school. | to make someone remember something or feel an emotion |
| implicate Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery? | to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened |
| irrigate The water in Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area. | to supply land or crops with water |
| deposite *As the river slows down, it deposits a layer of soil. *The female deposits her eggs directly into the water. | =to put something down in a particular place, =to leave a layer of a substance on the surface of something, especially gradually, = to put money or something valuable in a bank or other place where it will be safe. |
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