to accelerate
/ækˈsɛɫɝˌeɪt/
verbto rise in amount, rate, etc.
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1. Hardware accelerated video decoding for web browsers.
2. Learning accelerates.
3. The next month’s events accelerated matters significantly.
4. A new global currency could accelerate dollarisation, or Libraisation.
5. Anyway, large raindrops can accelerate up to 20 miles per hour.
to accumulate
/əkˈjumjəˌɫeɪt/
verbto collect an increasing amount of something over time
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1. And the steel sails just effortlessly accumulated greater speed.
2. Our channel accumulated 1.9MM views this year.
3. Energy accumulates.
4. PCBs accumulate.
5. Curtains accumulate a ton of germs.
to appreciate
/əˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/
verb(of value or price) to gradually rise
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1. Appreciate the use of your hummingbirds.
2. Just appreciate their colors.
3. Really appreciate your feedback and support.
4. Succulents appreciate a certain amount of water.
5. - Yeah. - Appreciate your company here.
to bring about
/bɹˈɪŋ ɐbˈaʊt/
verbto cause something to occur
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1. But, the end of World War II brought about a big change to the air travel industry.
2. These debates can bring about a whirlwind of emotions.
3. Too much sugar and artificial ingredients in our foods can bring about an enzyme deficiency.
4. These little changes in your lifestyle can bring about big changes in your health.
5. And a conjunction, brings about an epoch shift.
to convert
/ˈkɑnvɝt/, /kənˈvɝt/
verbto change into a different form or to change into something with a different use
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1. Worms convert organic waste and other compostable products into natural fertilizers.
2. The angry mass killer was converted into an evangelical pacifist.
3. These nanocrystals convert light according to their size.
4. Lots of old warehouse converted buildings.
5. A good question converts the natural sense of wonder into a focused line of investigation.
to deteriorate
/dɪˈtɪɹiɝˌeɪt/
verbto become worse than before
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1. The cells and networks literally deteriorate.
2. His marriage to Gertrude was deteriorating.
3. Back at the plant, the situation was deteriorating.
4. Roy's knees deteriorated.
5. My digestion deteriorated too.
to ensue
/ɪnˈsu/
verbto happen following something or as a result of it
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1. A real dinner usually ensues.
2. By mid - May, the layoffs ensued.
3. Carnage ensued.
4. There ensued a lively discussion.
5. And this fight ensued.
to grow
/ˈɡɹoʊ/
verbto become greater in size, amount, number, or quality
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1. The fast food industry grew because it was born at the right time.
2. NFT transactions use significant, growing amounts of electricity.
3. Circulation grew quickly, partly because of the magazine's lack of competition.
4. The amount of money in circulation continues to grow.
5. Pollen is moved from the male part of a flower to the female part of a flower, then fertilisation can happen causing fruit to grow.
to induce
/ˌɪnˈdus/
verbto cause a particular thing
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1. Capitalism induced shame.
2. Eventually, doctors induced a coma.
3. Fear- inducing uncertainty.
4. Now, this sub-game induces a different value for Jake.
5. However, certain types of seafood like shellfish can induce allergic reactions.
to plunge
/ˈpɫəndʒ/
verb(of prices, values, temperature, etc.) to suddenly decrease in a significant amount
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1. Same-store sales plunged by 20 %.
2. Earth’s temperature plunged.
3. Plunge your hand into a jar of them.
4. His poll numbers are plunging.
5. Plunge time.
to provoke
/pɹəˈvoʊk/
verbto give rise to a certain reaction or feeling, particularly suddenly
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1. Initially, the high interest rates definitely provoked a recession in 1981 and 1982.
2. This statement likely provokes fear among some.
3. To my surprise the question provoked a burst of anger from the salesman.
4. The announcement has provoked an extraordinary reaction from Boris Johnson's opponents.
5. This subject provokes so much confusion.
to rally
/ˈɹæɫi/
verb(particularly of share prices or currencies) to rise after a decline
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1. And unlike Bitcoins rally in 2017, which saw the price rise exponentially and then plummet.
2. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON JANUARY 6th RALLIED HIS SUPPORTERS.
3. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON JANUARY 6th RALLIED HIS SUPPORTERS.
4. Sell rallies.
5. Really rally the people around them.
to rocket
/ˈɹɑkət/
verb(of a price, amount, etc.) to increase suddenly and significantly
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1. Shoot rocket. .
2. Enter rockets.
3. He likes rockets.
4. Palestinian militants sometimes fire rockets at fnearby Israeli towns and cities.
5. Rockets are expensive.
to sink
/ˈsɪŋk/
verbto drop in value, amount, strength, etc.
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1. The other spoon sank!
2. My heart completely sank.
3. Another successful Chinese offensive had sunk the morale of the UN troops even further.
4. Their hearts sink.
5. Sinking feeling.
to stem from
/stˈɛm fɹʌm/
verbto arise from or be caused by something
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1. The word 'narcissism' stems from Greek mythology.
2. The embryo stems from the sperm and egg of the prospective parents, or donors.
3. The inequality stems from the very nature of their reproductive cells.
4. All subsequent inequalities stem from this basic difference.
5. Guys, every company stems from the top.
to surge
/ˈsɝdʒ/
verb(of prices, shares, etc.) to abruptly and significantly increase
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1. The governor saw a surge in popularity.
2. Storm surge.
3. Storm surge.
4. Storm surge.
5. Power surge probably.
to underlie
/ˌəndɝˈɫaɪ/
verbto be the basic reason behind something
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1. Ongoing neural activity also underlies our sensory perception.
2. And those things underlie the force of this idea.
3. And that strange combination of traits underlies the spectacular diversity of cyanobacteria.
4. Underlie traits that work out well.
5. The match-finding process underlies the specificity of adaptive immune response.
to shoot up
/ʃˈuːt ˈʌp/
verb(of an amount or price) to abruptly increase
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1. 1996 and 2015 really shoot up.
2. My brand shoots up.
3. Hands shot up everywhere.
4. Hugo's hand shot up.
5. So this leverage shot up
to swap
/ˈswɑp/
verbto give something to a person and in return receive something else
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1. The parents will now swap duties.
2. LEGOLAND swaps swaps Volvo car.
3. Swap your regular coffee with matcha tea, rooibos tea, lemon water or golden milk.
4. - Swapped. -
5. Swap outfits.
adverse
/ˈædˌvɝs/, /ædˈvɝs/, /ədˈvɝs/
adjectiveagainst someone or something's advantage
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1. And adverse law had mobilized the suffragists.
2. The pandemic clearly had adverse effects on the production of "Mortal Kombat."
3. Long term adverse effects include hallucinations, psychosis, cardiac arrest, and death.
4. So adverse experiences will have different effects depending on their timing and their duration of exposure.
5. Adverse selection is very important or pro-verse selection.
causal
/ˈkɔzəɫ/
adjectiverelated to the relationship between two things in which one is the cause of the other
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1. He found causal.
2. They duplicate causal powers.
3. "Real social science comes up with causal explanations."
4. The link between them and heart diseases is not causal.
5. Science normally proves no causal relation.
causative
/ˈkɑzətɪv/, /ˈkɔzətɪv/
adjectivebeing the reason behind the occurrence of something
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1. And here, this is the causative agent, the treponema pallidum, or spirochete.
2. So basically, there were no causative agent discover.
3. Causative organisms vary depending on the source of infection, but streptococci and staphylococci are responsible for the majority of cases.
4. Identification of the causative organism by blood culture is vital to determine appropriate antibiotic regimens.
5. Prolamins are the main causative agent of celiac disease.
consequent
/ˈkɑnsəkwənt/
adjectiveoccurring as a result of something particular
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1. Sometimes it's called the consequent.
2. This is the conclusion or the consequent.
3. That's the consequent.
4. During this early period of the Empire, control over Egypt meant consequent control over the vast majority of imperial revenue and possession of a third of Rome’s crucial grain supply, intended for the Annona grain dole.
5. The result was a firm conviction of their validity, and of the consequent innocence of St. Eustache.
influential
/ˌɪnfɫuˈɛnʃəɫ/
adjectiveable to have much impact on someone or something
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1. This loose strumming style was incredibly influential.
2. This idea was widely influential.
3. The law is influential there.
4. Aries are also very influential.
5. - Women are influential.
irreversible
/ˌɪɹɪˈvɝsəbəɫ/
adjectiveimpossible to return to previous state
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1. But the process, itself, is irreversible.
2. The procedure is irreversible.
3. Loss of habitat is generally irreversible.
4. Frequent sunburns cause irreversible damage to your skin. .
5. Our march to freedom is irreversible.
marginal
/ˈmɑɹdʒənəɫ/
adjectivesmall and therefore unimportant
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1. Marginal propensity to consume.
2. Diminishing marginal utility.
3. Less radical changes can make marginal improvements.
4. Okay, marginal value theorem.
5. So the marginal value, back in 1997, the marginal value of total planetary ecosystem services was about 33 trillion.
substantial
/səbˈstænʃəɫ/
adjectivegreat in size, degree, importance, etc.
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1. Dana’s trips into the past range from one moment to years and each trip does substantial harm to her mind and spirit.
2. Your exposure to air pollution is substantial.
3. So, the insurance company with one hundred policies would have still substantial risk.
4. So the temperature differences are really substantial.
5. These impacts are substantial.
thereby
/ˈðɛɹˈbaɪ/
adverbused to indicate the result of what is being talked about
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1. Thereby setting off a coup.
2. Thereby absorbing the seasoned water in the brine within the meat cells.
3. Then the problem of a charge in front of a conductor is thereby solved.
4. Thereby justifying the tab total.
5. Thereby ruining your center of balance and hand-eye coordination.
aftermath
/ˈæftɝˌmæθ/
nounthe situation that follows a very unpleasant event such as a war, natural disaster, accident, etc.
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1. The aftermath was worse.
2. The aftermaths go on.
3. What is this aftermath?
4. Then comes the aftermath.
5. And here's the aftermath.
contributor
/kənˈtɹɪbjətɝ/
nouna factor that helps to make something happen
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1. Our major contributors are teachers.
2. It made me a critic rather than a contributor.
3. These guys in their 70s, these guys in their 60s, and then here are the contributors.
4. It only has five contributors.
5. The first contributor is media manipulation, government cover-up and societal gas-lighting.
downturn
/ˈdaʊnˌtɝn/
nouna drop in market and business activities; a period during which the economy is in a bad state
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1. The downturn in retail also weighed on the brand.
2. In the past, they were a major stabilizing force during downturns, but during the Great Recession, they became a big drag because of this.
3. But this downturn is not just a detriment to Pride events.
4. The economy was a little bit downturn.
5. They're expecting a downturn.
leap
/ˈɫip/
nouna sharp increase in something, such as price, etc.
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1. JUMPING Some types of kangaroos can leap a distance of 30 feet.
2. Did that guy leap?
3. The software in the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class has made leaps forward.
4. Is it leaping ability?
5. I mean a goals leap.
recovery
/ɹɪˈkəvɝi/, /ɹɪˈkəvɹi/
nounan improvement in something particular
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1. Recovery begins.
2. Is recovery a choice?
3. One of the most overlooked aspects of people's exercise routines is recovery.
4. Recovery takes time.
5. Recovery is endless.
side effect
/sˈaɪd ɪfˈɛkt/
nouna result of a situation or action that was not meant to happen
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1. All medications have side effects.
2. Medicine commercial: side effects may include internal bleeding, multiple organ failure, and instant death.
3. Side effects include scalp and skin irritation.
4. Side effects include dry mouth and hairy knees.
5. Side effects include dry mouth and hairy knees.
to weather
/ˈwɛðɝ/
verbto experience a change in terms of color, shape, etc. due to the effect or influence of the sun, wind, or rain
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1. Meteorologists define weather as the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
2. I love weather.
3. One of those widgets, by default, is Weather.
4. Weather the storm.
5. The next category is weather.
to weather
/ˈwɛðɝ/
verbto make something change in terms of color, shape, etc. due to the effect or influence of the sun, wind, or rain
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1. Meteorologists define weather as the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
2. I love weather.
3. One of those widgets, by default, is Weather.
4. Weather the storm.
5. The next category is weather.
meaningful
/ˈminɪŋfəɫ/
adjectivehaving a significant purpose or importance
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1. This conversation is so meaningful.
2. The teacher value-added model was not meaningful.
3. So those six percentage point make meaningful difference.
4. Any decisions and any lifestyles are meaningful.
5. Laughter is always meaningful.
meaningful
/ˈminɪŋfəɫ/
adjectivehaving a significant purpose or importance
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1. This conversation is so meaningful.
2. The teacher value-added model was not meaningful.
3. So those six percentage point make meaningful difference.
4. Any decisions and any lifestyles are meaningful.
5. Laughter is always meaningful.
to rehash
/ɹiˈhæʃ/
verbto discuss, consider or deal with again, usually with the aim of resolving something
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1. Larry David-- That same old title rehashed again.
2. You're rehashing something, bringing it up again.
3. Don't rehash your resume.
4. Tip number four - Don't rehash your resume and then finally, tip number five - structure your cover letter appropriately.
5. Tip number three, don't rehash.
