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| Explanation of reiterate (verb) to say again Sample of reiterate Indeed, few annual reports of Liberal organizations missed the opportunity to reiterate the need for free trade, peace, sound finance and a modicum of reform. I should like to reiterate those comments to you now as I believe they remain relevant: 1) Control the duration of play by an ice hockey-type clock to prevent time-wasting. 2) Players to have their names on the back of their shirts.
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| Explanation of sally (verb) to rush forth suddenly; to burst forth Sample of sally Learning of this affront to the Christmas Spirit from the Washington Post, the First Lady rallied her forces, put some bills into her handbag, summoned the Secret Service and sallied forth to Mazza Galleries, one of the few places in town which still allows the Sally Army to function.
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| Explanation of frustrate (verb) to foil; to thwart; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle Sample of frustrate They were prepared to ferry the ball from blue shirt to blue shirt and in the process frustrate Nottingham Forest.
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| Explanation of peruse (verb) to read carefully; to study Sample of peruse A vast majority of time was spent perusing the possible solution to the dilemma.
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| Explanation of admonish (verb) to warn; to find fault; to reprove; to scold Sample of admonish In those days, clergy were still quite powerful figures in the community and would not hesitate to admonish those breaking either the Sabbath or Good Friday.
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| Explanation of apprehend (verb) to catch; to anticipate; to arrest; to understand; to conceive Sample of apprehend Roses and orchids are too obviously beautiful, and so they lack this remnant of grace: maybe, if there is any harmony left for us to discover, maybe we shall as soon apprehend it in dog shit or an old man's spittle, sizzling on the grate.
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| Explanation of dispatch (verb) to do speedily; to send off; to eliminate; to dismiss Sample of dispatch Perhaps it was this that prompted Mr Milosevic to dispatch an emissary to the Bosnian Serbs, asking them to sign the plan.
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| Explanation of circumvent (verb) to avoid; to outwit; to get around Sample of circumvent A better understanding of the toxin's mode of action at the molecular level could lead to other strategies to circumvent resistance, for instance by redesigning the target-selecting region of the toxins. New ramps that trucks could mount or circumvent at low speeds are one solution.
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| Explanation of augment (verb) to increase; add to; to make larger; to enhance; to multiply Sample of augment They needed more soup so they augmented the recipe. They were able to augment their savings over a period of time.
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| Explanation of condole (verb) to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain or misfortune Sample of condole Where I cannot advise I can condole and communicate, which doubles joy, halves sorrow. The priest came to condole with Madeleine.
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