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a

s

h

o

r

e

ə'ʃɔr

If something goes ashore, it goes from the water to the land.

c

o

n

t

r

a

d

i

c

t

'kɑntrə'dɪkt

To contradict means to state the opposite of what someone else has said.

c

o

u

n

t

e

r

p

a

r

t

'kaʊntɚpɑrt

A counterpart is something that is very similar to something else in what it does.

d

e

v

o

i

d

dɪ'vɔɪd

When something or someone is devoid of a thing, they are missing it.

d

i

v

e

r

g

e

daɪ'vɝdʒ

To diverge is to become different or to follow a different direction.

e

m

b

r

y

o

'ɛmbrɪo

An embryo is a human or animal that is still growing inside its mother.

f

i

n

a

l

y

'faɪnlɪ

When something finally happens, it happens at the end of a series of events.

g

a

z

e

t

e

ɡə'zet

A gazette is a newspaper.

h

o

m

o

g

e

n

e

o

u

s

,homə'dʒinɪəs

If something is homogeneous, it is made up of things which are all the same.

i

n

d

i

v

i

d

u

a

l

ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒʊəl

An individual is a single member of a group.

m

a

j

o

r

'medʒɚ

A major event is a very important event.

o

b

s

t

r

u

c

t

əb'strʌkt

To obstruct something means to get in its way.

p

l

u

n

g

e

plʌndʒ

To plunge means to move down into something very quickly.

p

r

o

l

o

n

g

prəˈlɑːŋ

To prolong means to make something last for a longer time.

p

u

b

l

i

c

i

z

e

'pʌblɪsaɪz

To publicize is to make something get a lot of attention.

s

u

r

p

l

u

s

'sɝpləs

A surplus is an extra amount of something.

s

u

r

v

i

v

e

sɚ'vaɪv

When something survives, it manages to continue to live in spite of difficult circumstances.

t

h

e

o

r

i

z

e

'θiəraɪz

To theorize means to develop ideas about something.

v

e

r

i

f

y

'vɛrɪfaɪ

To verify means to find out if something is true.

v

i

g

o

r

o

u

s

'vɪɡərəs

If something or someone is vigorous, they use a lot of energy.

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