41. Contrast:
Meaning: an obvious difference between two or more things
Sentence: The antique furnishing provides an unusual contrast to the modernity of the building.
42. Deduce:
Meaning: to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts Sentence: We cannot deduce very much from these figures.
43. Imply:
Meaning: to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly
Sentence: I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated.
44. Differ from:
Meaning: to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way Sentence: His views differ considerably from those of his parents.
45. Differ with:
Meaning: to disagree
Sentence: I beg to differ with you on that point.
46. Farther:
Meaning: to a greater distance
Sentence: The fog’s so thick, I can’t see farther than about ten meters.
47. Further:
Meaning: to a greater distance or degree; at a more advanced level
Sentence: We discussed the problem but we didn’t get much further in actually solving it.
48. Occlude:
Meaning: to close, shut, or block
Sentence: I try to set the end distance (at which the fog totally occludes everything) no lower than 4000.
49. Occult:
Meaning: relating to magical powers and activities, such as those of witchcraft and astrology Sentence: She claims to have occult powers, given to her by some mysterious spirit.
50. Practical:
Meaning: relating to experience, real situations or actions rather than ideas or imagination Sentence: Qualifications are important but practical experience is always an advantage.
51.Practicable:
Meaning: able to be done or put into action
Sentence: The troops will be brought home as soon as practicable.
52. Raze:
Meaning: to completely destroy a city, building, etc
Sentence: The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid – not a building was left standing.
53. Raise:
Meaning: to lift something to a higher position
Sentence: Would all those in favor please raise their hands?
54. Canon:
Meaning: a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral
Sentence: He was first appointed as a residentiary canon and only became Chancellor after several years with us.
55. Cannon:
Meaning: a large, mounted piece of artillery; sometimes, specif., a large gun with a relatively short barrel, as a howitzer
Sentence: Instead of eight machine guns, it now had twelve, or four 20mm cannon.
56. Avenge:
Meaning: to do harm to or punish the person responsible for something bad done to you Sentence: He swore he would avenge his brother’s death.
57. Revenge:
Meaning: harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else Sentence: He is believed to have been shot by a rival gang in revenge for the shootings last week.
58. Caret:
Meaning: a mark (‸) used in writing or in correcting proof, to show where something is to be inserted
Sentence: Some screen readers use the system caret to determine which area of the screen to read or magnify.
59. Carat:
Meaning: a unit for measuring the weight of jewels
Sentence: 24-carat gold is the purest.
60. Revel:
Meaning: to separate the parts, esp. threads
Sentence: The road raveled rapidly and became merely a pile of loose stones.
61. Reveal:
Meaning: to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret Sentence: He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.
62. Aviary:
Meaning: a large cage or closed space in which birds are kept as pets
Sentence: I have an aviary with 17 birds.
63. Apiary:
Meaning: a place where people keep bees, especially a collection of hives kept to provide honey
Sentence: I once visited an apiary where there were numerous cardboard boxes scattered around.
64. Demeane:
Meaning: Unable to find in dictionaries
Sentence: Unable to find in dictionaries
65. Demean:
Meaning: to cause someone to become less respected
Sentence: The entire family was demeaned by his behavior.
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