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Definition:• pay
Sentence:• Maddie was compensated
for babysitting her nieces.
Examples:• compensate for helping• compensate for a price
rise
1. com
pensa
te
Definition:• reduce, lessen
Sentence:• The U.S. plans to curtail
the number of troops being deployed.
Examples:• curtail supplies• curtail homework
2. curt
ail
Definition:• choices
Sentence:• Jane was given a few
options when she went to purchase a new cell phone.
Examples:• leave your options open• several options to work
3. optio
ns
Definition:• guess
Sentence:• There is so little to go on,
we can only surmise what happened.
Examples:• surmise the answer• surmise where someone
went
4. surm
ise
Definition:• payment
Sentence:• They should cut their
expenditure on defense.
Examples:• foolish expenditure• reduce public
expenditure
5. exp
enditu
re
Definition:• accelerate, speed up
Sentence:• We tried to help you
expedite your plans.
Examples:• expedite an answer• expedite a shipment
6. exp
edite
Definition:• most important
Sentence:• He was one of the world’s
foremost scholars of ancient Indian culture.
Examples:• foremost problem• foremost thing
7. for
emos
t
Definition:• become worse, worn down
Sentence:• Grant’s health steadily
deteriorated.
Examples:• deteriorated barn• weather conditions
deteriorated
8. det
erio
rate
d
Definition:• not present, not existent
Sentence:• Hygiene was nonexistent:
no running water, no bathroom.
Examples:• nonexistent ghost• nonexistent homework
9. non
exis
tent
Definition:• argued
Sentence:• The two sides wrangled
over the procedure problems.
Examples:• wrangled a problem• wrangled about plans
10. wra
ngled
Definition:• give up, yield
Sentence:• The child did not want to
relinquish the TV remote to his father.
Examples:• relinquish your pride• relinquish power
11. rel
inquis
h
Definition:• emotional
Sentence:• I’m a passionate
believer of public art.
Examples:• passionate dislike• passionate commitment
12. pas
sion
ate
Definition:• dangerous
Sentence:• The current of the river
is fast flowing and treacherous.
Examples:• treacherous journey• treacherous drive
13. tre
acher
ous
Definition:• not interesting
Sentence:• Kaylee found the fresh
pineapple unappealing.
Examples:• unappealing person• unappealing decor
14. unap
pealin
g
Definition:• depart, set out
Sentence:• Bob will embark on a
new journey tomorrow.
Examples:• embark on a trip• embark on a new job
15. em
bark
Definition:• think up
Sentence:• He conceived of the first
truly portable computer in 1968.
Examples:• conceive a plan• conceive a solution
16. con
ceiv
e
Definition:• terrible, awful
Sentence:• We were stuck in a
horrendous traffic jam while driving through Los Angeles.
Examples:• horrendous monsters• horrendous storm
17. hor
rendou
s
Definition:• remove
Sentence:• The dentist will extract a
tooth today.
Examples:• extract honey• extract a dress from the
rack
18. ext
ract
Definition:• shortage
Sentence:• They did blood tests on
him for signs of vitamin deficiency.
Examples:• deficient of money• deficient of food
19. defi
cien
cy