1 Privileged Giving something useful

1 I was privileged to lead the team

2 She came from a financially privileged background
3 Those in authority were in a privileged position
4 They were, a very wealthy, privileged elite
5 In those days, only a privileged few had the vote
2 Curious Some curiosity
1 I’m curious to know what she said
2 I heard a curious noise last night
3 Hide it where curious eyes won’t see it
4 She coped with the frankly curious looks of the men
5 It was curious that she didn’t tell anyone
3 Wicked Evil or morally wrong
1 A wicked man is his own hell
2 No rest for the wicked
3 It was a wicked thing to do
4 That was wicked of him
5 Better be poor than wicked
4 Crept 2 form of creep
1 The hunter crept up to the deer
2 She crept silently out of the room
3 She crept downstairs quiet as a mouse
4 She crept up to him from behind
5 The spider crept up the wall
5 Perhaps Possibly or maybe
1 Perhaps I’ve just led a really sheltered life
2 Perhaps the letter will come today
3 Perhaps you shouldn’t brush the idea aside too hastily
4 If you are going my way, perhaps we can share a taxi
5 Many, perhaps all, internet stocks are hugely overvalued
6 Amused Cause to find something funny
1 His jokes amused the whole table
2 My funny drawings amused the kids
3 Sara was not amused by franklins teasing
4 I could see she was highly amused
5 The idea of going to his rescue amused her
7 Sought That is looking for
1 He sought vainly for the answer
2 She claims she never sought the limelight
3 He sought oblivion in a bottle of whisky
4 He sought renewal of the grant
5 He sought out his friend in the crowd
8 Riot A state of disorder
1 He fermented prejudiced crowds to riot
 2 Some students riot in fierce argument
3 The riot began as a peaceful protest
4 A riot police dispersed the crowd
5 A reporter was dispatched to Naples to cover the riot
9 Aid A recourse
1 The aid allocation for Pakistan was still under review
2 Just crank up your hearing aid a peg or two
3 Several charities sent aid to the flood victims
4 Some people take up yoga to aid relaxation
5 He solicited aid from the minister
10 Personnel A group or people willing to obey orders
1 Please send your resume to the personnel department
2 All personnel are to receive security badges
3 I decided to run a check on all personnel
4 Army personnel are not allowed to leave the base
5 The personnel are not happy to change these rules
11 Passionate A person who want to do something
1 Passionate love is quenchless thirst
2 If you are passionate about something, purse it
3 I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing
4 I’m a passionate believer in public art
5 They were locked in a passionate embrace
12 Stunned Amazing, astonished
1 The punch stunned me for a moment
2 I was stunned by his remarks full of vile curses
3 I am stunned and saddened by this news
4 The fall stunned me for a moment
5 He looked completely stunned
13 Dismissal Reject someone
1 Her dismissal came as a bolt from the blue
2 He was blue over his dismissal
3 He spoke feelingly about his dismissal
4 Her dismissal came as a bolt for blue
5 He spoke feelingly about his dismissal
14 Dusted Remove dust from a place or thing
1 She dusted off his bed and lay down
2 She stood up and dusted herself down
3 It’s need to be dusted
4 Tom dusted one, and then lit up
5 The pitcher dusted off the opponent
15 Constituency A group of voters gathered together
1 He represents the constituency in north of England
2 These people are labor’s constituency
3 He owns a house in Darlington constituency
 4 Kensington was now a marginal constituency
5 She was elected to a rural constituency
16 Fought 2 tense of fight
1 The two men fought a duel over the lady
2 The feeling was so intense that they fought a duel
3 The team fought back to win the game
4 He fought off three men that attacked him
5 The two opposing armies fought to the end
17 Blemish Mar or impair with of law
1 She has a blemish about her right eye
2 There wasn’t blemish on his body
3 His reputation is without a blemish
4 His skin was perfect, not a blemish on it
5 He was very worried about the blemish on his skin
18 Longs A long time or period
1 He longs to return to his homeland
2 It is a bird spirit that it longs for his freedom
3 He longs after fame
4 He longs above to see his family
5 Angela says she longs to join an amateur dramatics class
19 Fabian A group or spectator in Fabian society
1 The blasting Fabian society was insisting on a postal ballot
2 Congressional leader Fabian Alarcon, elected interim president by Congress, led
the march
3 George Washington adopted a Fabian policy during the war of Independence
4 Fabian Cancellara races through the Rotterdam time trial course during the
prologue July 3
5 But Fabian Fernandez , at the University of Illinois says there is evidence for
some combinations
20 Enriching Make or improve in quality
1 She found substitute teaching surprisingly rewarding and enriching
2 The key function is enriching lung and kidney, beneficing pneuma
3 He claimed that the large stores were enriching themselves at the expense of
their customers
4 We provide a conducive learning, enriching environment, and comfortable rest
area for students
5 Enriching and refining the extract of Ginkgo biloba leaves with absorption resin
are effective methods
21 Sensational Commanding attention
1 The result was sensational
2 Since now, why so sensational
3 It is only the sensational that sells news magazines
4 The show was a sensational success
5 You look sensational in that dress!
22 Tarnished Make dirty or spotty, as be exposure to air
 1 The party needs to clean up its somewhat tarnished image
2 The mirrors had tarnished with age
3 His regime was tarnished by human rights abuses
4 The silver candlesticks were tarnished and dusty
5 His reputation has tarnished in literary circles
23 Spare Refrain from harming
1 Better spare at brim than at bottom.
2 Spare the rod and spoil the child
3 Spare when you’re young, and spend when you’re old
4 We should spare no effort to beautify our environment
5 I did it to spare your trouble
24 Nestled Drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for protection
1 He nestled into a chair
2 The egg nestled in the long grass
3 He nestled down in bed shortly after he got home
4 He hugged her and she nestled against his chest
5 He nestled himself into the sofa for a nap
25 Approach Come nearer to
1 The approach taken by US courts has been more progressive than that in
Britain
2 They had to approach the castle through thick swamps
3 The wine made him bold enough to approach her and introduce himself
4 He didn't approach the front door at once
5 Two broad types of approach can be identified
26 Operate Control something
1 I am operating my new car
2 Nearly all the tractors operate on diesel oil
3 The ability to initiate and operate independently
4 The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis
5 This machine is too difficult to operate
27 Aviation Flying
1 Pilots of large aircraft are masters of aviation
2 The civil aviation minister ordered all the planes to be grounded
3 Ten years ago, they began to develop the aviation
4 Pilots in the early days of aviation flew by the seat of their pants
5 The plane crash sent shock waves through the aviation industry
28 Suede Recommended
1 Albert wore a brown suede jacket and jeans
2 I hankered after a floor-length brown suede coat
3 His pale grey suit and suede jacket were stylish, even if now creased and
grubby
4 I have a pair of brown suede brogues that are really worn and I prefer them in
their frazzled state!
5 The man was carrying a fur-collared suede coat on a hanger, draped with a dry
cleaners' plastic bag
29 Shrewd Flowing or showing sharp power of judgment
1 She is a shrewd judge of character
2 We was shrewd in his personal assessments
3 Capra looked at her wit shrewd eyes
4 He is shrewd businessman
5 He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails
30 Forging Create something
1 The company is forging ahead with its plans
2 Our work has been forging ahead recently
3 They are forging ahead with their plans
4 The blacksmith is forging the horseshoe
5 They are steadily forging a distinct Kurdish polity
31 Indispensible Un avoid able
1 Experiment is an indispensible course for the major of Computer Network
2 As Dwight Eisenhower said: plans are useless, but planning is indispensible
3 I agree that a good marketing channel is important and indispensible to the
success of exporting
4 Sources for local history Document sources are indispensible for most local
history studies
5 Red resources which contain patriotism and painstaking efforts are
indispensible pabulum for minor people.
32 Triumph A great victory or achievement
1 The new bridge is a triumph of engineering
2 The book celebrates the hostages' remarkable triumph over appalling adversity
3 He was punching the air in triumph
4 In every triumph, there's a lot of try
5 It was a personal triumph over her old rival
33 Incidentally Of a minor or subordinate nature
1 Incidentally, I wanted to have a word with you about your expenses claim
2 Incidentally, I think you still owe me some money
3 Some people, and incidentally that includes Arthur, just won't look after
themselves properly
4 Quite incidentally, I got some useful information at the party
5 Incidentally, we would be grateful if you would do your best to be ready to
start work at 11.00 a.m.
34 Decisive Un mistake able
1 Man is a decisive factor in doing everything
2 You need to be more decisive
3 The answer was a decisive no
4 The enemy lost heavily in the decisive battle
5 A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds
35 Presented Give or award formally
1 He presented up with a couple of jade lions
2 The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight
3 Relevant documents were presented in court
 4 They presented concrete proposals for improvement
5 She was presented with an inscribed gold watch
36 Juvenile Childish
1 He is an expert in juvenile delinquency
2 The defendant appeared at the juvenile court yesterday
3 Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate
4 Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village
5 He was shipped off to a detention center
37 Provisions The action of providing something for use
1 The local provision of facilities is decidedly patchy
2 Provision of shelter was their own concern
3 Special provision should be made for children
4 The present law makes no provision for this
5 He hasn't made any provision for his retirement yet
38 Scorching Capable of causing burn
1 He was dizzy from the scorching sun
2 It was scorching hot inside the greenhouse
3 It was a scorching hot day
4 Add water during reheating to prevent scorching
5 Stir the onions frequently to prevent scorching
39 Disheartened She’s easily disheartened by difficulties
2 He felt disheartened by his failure
3 The feeble applause disheartened us
4 She was disheartened at the result
5 He was beginning to feel very disheartened
40 Templates A model
1 Open the file called Templates
2 Can't find templates. Please reinstall app
3 How many pre-set templates come in the box?
4 No unauthentic, reused, or free templates will be accepted
5 It uses a 997 word lexicon, and a bi-gram grammar extracted from 900 test
sentence templates
41 Instance An occurrence of something
1 This is only one instance out of many
2 In this instance I think she was mistaken
3 An instance of this controversy occurred last year
4 I came here at the instance of Dr. Jekyll
5 The court of first instance will sit at two in the afternoon
42 Inexperienced Lack of experience
1 She was still a relatively inexperienced pilot
2 She was inexperienced in teaching art
3 She is by no means an inexperienced teacher
4 It's a beautiful horse but a bit too frisky for an inexperienced rider
5 The manual is too technical to be of help to the inexperienced user
43 Seams Touch or push gently
1 She nudged me out of the way
2 She nudged the glass towards me
3 Jill nudged him in the ribs
4 I nudged her but she didn't react
5 She nudged him with her elbow
44 Romped Play roughly and energetically
1 Children romped on the playground
2 Two fox cubs romped playfully on the bank
3 She romped through her exams
4 The toddlers romped in the playroom
5 Davis romped away to win the championship
45 Extinct Having no living members
1 The species was presumed extinct
2 Many animals and birds are now extinct
3 Pandas could become extinct in the wild
4 The mammoth is extinct
5 Some of the species of birds are extinct
46 Authenticated Proof or show something to be true
1 The painting has been authenticated by experts
2 The art dealer authenticated the painting as an original
3 Experts have authenticated the writing as that of Byron himself
4 The letter has been authenticated by handwriting experts
5 A tape recording properly authenticated can be admissible
47 Congregated Getting into crowd
1 The students are congregated in the auditorium
2 A crowd quickly congregated
3 Many students congregated around their teacher
4 The four girls congregated in her room
5 The crowds congregated in the town square to hear the President
48 Existence A way of living
1 Helen had a miserable existence hooked on prescribed drugs
2 We lead such a humdrum life/existence
3 The idea of heaven presupposes the existence of God
4 It is impossible to prove the existence of God
5 Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war
49 Roosting Settle for rest
1 They like roosting on telegraph poles
2 The darkness of winter twilight was roosting on the land
3 Bryan now has an estimated 50, 000 to 75, 000 egrets roosting in nine parts of
town
4 If roosting monarchs are dislodged by wind, rain or predators, they fall to the
ground
5 Rocky mountainous country, breeding on cliff ledges, and generally roosting on
rocks or crags
50 Utilizing Make affective use of
1 But these are different ways of utilizing
2 The social worker utilizing Cognitive-Behavior Therapy should be wary of its
indiscriminate use
3 Imagine the myriads of such infrared and other pathways and signals that the
various insect species must be utilizing
4 It may also constitute the most effective way of utilizing scarce resources for
many such libraries
5 In this paper, a system of ultrasonic on rail utilizing digit signal processing
technic is introduced
51 Venues A place where something happens
1 The first thing to do is to book a venue
2 We're still trying to decide on a venue
3 The match will be played at a neutral venue
4 The venue was packed with 3 000 clubbers
5 It was a happy choice of venue
52 Anticipated A regard as probable
1 We anticipated her winning first prize
2 I anticipated that he would be late
3 Sales are better than anticipated
4 She anticipated all of my orders
5 I relatively firm material can be anticipated
53 Scrapped Cancel
1 The oldest of the aircraft were scrapped
2 But the project was scrapped at the last minute
3 We believe that car tax should be scrapped
4 Plans for the outpatient clinic have been scrapped
5 Now they are to be scrapped and sold off as scrap metal
54 Venture A risky journey
1 If you venture nothing, you will have thing
2 Nothing venture, nothing have gain
3 I won't venture a step farther
4 One lucky venture made his fortune
5 The couple lost their entire life savings on the venture
55 Spiraling Twist
1 Buzzards wavered in a rising cone, spiraling up
2 That spiraling, darkly modern duet reminded Kauffman of his home image
3 In the old days of hypnosis, a hypnotist would have you look at spiraling wheel
4 Then the train was gone, in a waft of vacuum that sent a sheet of newsprint
spiraling into the sky
5 Her thick dark hair was swept up in spiraling tiers above a too-thin pale face
56 Hurdle Sport
1 Two-thirds of candidates fail at this first hurdle and are packed off home
2 His horse fell at the final hurdle
3 He fell at the last hurdle
 4 The plan fell at the last hurdle
5 I still had to overcome that hurdle
57 Echoed To again or imitate
1 The shot echoed through the cave
2 His voice echoed around the room
3 The pupil echoed his teacher’s word
4 The valley echoed back his voice
5 The carven walls echoed his cries
58 Fixtures A sporting event
1 The room still has the original fixtures and fittings
2 The club was fined for not fulfilling its fixtures at the weekend
3 The interior is superb with much teak panelling, brass fixtures and fittings
4 Her doll sits stiffly, pointed straight ahead at the fixtures that emerge from the
wall
5 The price of the house includes fixtures and fittings
59 Hugely Very great
1 He sat up and yawned hugely
2 He gave her a hugely expensive diamond ring
3 As a writer she was hugely influential
4 They were hugely popular and widely read
5 After the feast the prince belched hugely
60 Keen Sharp or penetrating
1 He always funked when competition grew too keen
2 Dogs have keen type of smell
3 He was a man of keen perception
4 I’m not keen to go again
5 Mrs. Miller is very keen on art
61 Aspiring Directing one hope
1 Aspiring musicians must practice many hours a day
2 He came from an aspiring working-class background
3 She was a struggling writer aspiring to fame
4 Michael is a private detective and an aspiring writer
5 This is a gem of a book for any young aspiring artist
62 Vital Absolutely necessary
1 Police have found vital clue
2 His support is vital for our project
3 Perseverance is vital to success
4 The work she does is absolutely vital
5 It is vital to accurate records
63 Beaming Cheerful and bright
1 No, beaming would be a better word for it
2 Yes, beaming, grinning like a shark
3 Kirov ran across the room, beaming with pleasure
4 Daddy sat in the first pew, beaming with pride
 5 Her brave and beaming face was duplicated on the reversed covers
64 Merely And nothing more
1 The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned
substance
2 I merely wanted to see it
3 Michael is now merely good friend
4 I eat merely to put food out of my mind
5 I merely looked at the chocolate
65 Criticism Criticize
1 The designer came in with a lot of criticism
2 His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project
3 The minister received some harsh criticism
4 She learned to accept criticism without rancor
5 Most of the criticism has been pretty tame
66 Soured Having turned back
1 The hot weather soured the milk
2 The atmosphere at the house soured
3 The laundry soured before ironed
4 The old man has been soured by poverty

5 Her mood soured a little

67 Amid In the middle of
1 He sat down amid deafening applause
2 Amid the trees the sea mist was dripping
3 He has resigned amid corruption allegation
4 I stood amid a sea of corn
5 He accepted the prize amid cheers
68 Ancestry Descendant of someone
1 Her mother is of German ancestry
2 Their ancestry settled the land in 1856
3 His wife was of royal ancestry
4 They have traced their ancestry to Scotland
5 He is of Chinese ancestry
69 Heritage Inheritance
1 The building is part of our national heritage
2 These buildings are part of our national heritage
3 Folk song are part of our common heritage
4 They take great pride in their heritage
5 Her personal ideals were anchored in her Irish heritage
70 Faltered Loose strength
1 His courage never faltered
2 She faltered out a few words
3 She faltered for a moment
4 “I can’t”, she faltered
 5 His resolution never faltered
71 Minnow A small freshwater
1 Their total catch was one minnow
2 To throw out a minnow to catch a whale
3 Plenty of minnows but I throw them back in
4 I’ll a few words first, in the hope of a minnow a whale
5 One must lose a minnow to catch a salmon
72 Ensured Make sure that not occur
1 Wash regularly to ensure personal hygiene
2 I cannot ensure his being on time
3 The price is low to ensure a quick sale
4 We must ensure continuity of fuel supplies
5 We must ensure proper standards of care for the elderly
73 Dominance Power or influence
1 He felt emasculated by her dominance
2 He asserted his dominance over the other party members
3 The firm is determined to maintain dominance in the market
4 The firm soon achieved complete dominance in the marketplace
5 It was to be even longer before their dominance over the party was eroded
74 Advanced A head of the times
1 The biologist advanced a new theory of life
2 Armed rebels advance towards the capital
3 The fie advanced steadily through the forest
4 The soldiers advanced on the enemy
5 He teaches English to advanced students
75 Mansion A large impressive house
1 The old mansion was built in 1850
2 So they live in a mansion big deal
3 They live in a crumbling old mansion
4 This old mansion became a large hospital
5 The mansion sits in splendid isolation on top of the hill
76 Hovering Remain in one place
1 The bird is hovering over a mouse
2 He was hovering anxiously outside
3 He is hovering between life and death
4 I saw some spies hovering my house
5 Judith was hovering in the doorway
77 Buster Use as a mildly disrespectful from of address to man or boy
1 Cut it out, buster
2 You’re under arrest, buster
3 Make with the beers, buster
4 Look in the mirror, buster
5 Keep your hands to yourself, buster
78 Presence A state or fact of existing
 1 Your presence is requesting at the meeting
2 He felt constraint in her presence
3 He hardly seems to notice my presence
4 She roiled the wine in his presence
5 The burglar had left several traces of his presence
79 Specular An event such as musical
1 The specular component emphasizes the shininess
2 Specular channel and the way you set all of them will give you a good material
3 A factor representing the degree of specular reflection of a wet road surface
4 These are four colors: Ambient, Emissive, Diffuse, and specular
5 The radioactive transfer coefficient for specular reflection are solved
80 Crescendo A gradual increase in loudness
1 The shouting rose to a deafening crescendo
2 The music reached the deafening crescendo
3 The shrieks of laughter rose to a crescendo
4 There was a tremendous crescendo of noise
5 The music reached a crescendo
81 Deflected Cause something to change
1 Our goalie deflected their shots
2 Most of it particles are deflected
3 My forearm deflected most of the first punch
4 He deflected the ball away from the goal
5 The ball deflected off his body into the goal
82 Willing Given or done readily
1 The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
2 Nothing is impossible to willing mind
3 She’s always willing to help out
4 He is willing to confront problems directly
5 How much are they willing to pay
83 Humbled Less important to proud
1 He was humbled by her generosity
2 She was humbled by the child
3 The examination results humbled him
4 All were humbled by the miracle child
5 Ted’s words humbled me
84 Outpouring Streams out rapidly
1 Her death provoked an outpouring of sadness and sympathy
2 All this public outpouring is so undignified
3 Last year saw an outpouring of cookery books
4 The news of his death produced an instant outpouring of grief
5 Politicians added their voice to the outpouring
85 Sympathy Common feeling
1 I have much sympathy for you
2 He has been overcome with sympathy
 3 I have no sympathy for beggars
4 Her sympathy grew out of understanding
5 The woman’s plight engaged our sympathy
86 Hemorrhage An escape of blood
1 Twelve hours later she suffered a massive brain hemorrhage
2 The patient died from acute cerebral hemorrhage
3 These drugs will not be used if hemorrhage is cause of stroke
4 Elya would die of a hemorrhage
5 He sank into a coma after suffering a brain hemorrhage
87 Predicament Unpleasant, a difficult or embarrassing situation
1 Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament
2 He hasn’t realized his predicament yet
3 Now I really was in dire predicament
4 I’m in a terrible predicament
5 How were we to escape this awful predicament?
88 Triumphant Won battle or contest
1 There's a triumphant note in his gravelly voice
2 I feel exhausted, but also triumphant
3 A triumphant smile appeared on his face
4 The losers doesn’t like our triumphant laughter
5 We cheered the triumphant team
89 Imperfect Not perfect
1 The system is highly imperfect
2 All our sales item are slightly imperfect
3 We’re living in an imperfect world
4 I got it cheap because it is slightly imperfect
5 The conversation was limited by my imperfect Spanish
90 Nerves Oneself
1 Their voices jar on my nerves
2 You’re starting to get on my nerves
3 A lot of students suffer from exam nerves
4 Banks are the nerves of commerce
5 The job requires nerves of steel
91 Nevertheless In spite of that
1 We are going nevertheless we shall return
2 What you said was true but nevertheless unkind
3 He was tired; nevertheless he went on walking
4 There was no news; nevertheless we went on hoping
5 He’s stupid, but I like him nevertheless
92 Onslaught Destructive attack
1 The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks
2 They survived on onslaught b tribesman
3 She could not withstand such a sudden onslaught
4 Half the regiment fell before the enemy onslaught
 5 Could my various injuries withstand the onslaught?
93 Motivation Motivate someone
1 Many of the boys have poor motivation
2 Jack is an intelligent pupil, but he lacks motivation
3 There seems to be a lack of motivation among the staff
4 They lack the motivation to study
5 What was the motivation for the attack
94 Podium A small platform
1 He will have a place at the podium
2 Several speakers took the podium that night
3 Dolphins were on podium with Shula
4 She was introduced and stepped up to the podium
5 Hillie rose and went to the podium where he addressed the audience
95 Barrier A fence
1 Show your ticket at the barrier
2 The police put a barrier across the road to step the traffic
3 She took a step nearer to the barrier
4 The lorry shaved the barrier, scraping its side
5 The age barrier appeared insurmountable
96 Accomplished Achieve or complete successfully
1 I accomplished two hours’ work before dinner
2 This task is accomplished by great effort
3 All these plans were accomplished in a year
4 I have accomplished the task on schedule
5 We have accomplished all we set out to do
97 Skier A person who skies
1 The skier skimmed across the snow
2 She’s a good skier
3 He is a skier who won the most point
4 He is an enthusiastic skier
5 The old hunter is a good skier
98 Tragedy An event causing great suffering and destruction
1 The loss was a tragedy for all concerned
2 The whole affair ended in tragedy
3 The tragedy resounded around the world
4 The traffic accident is really a tragedy
5 He prefer comedy and tragedy
99 Greet Give a polite word or sign of welcome
1 He always got up to greet the dawn
2 I greet you in name of president
3 She sprang out of her chair to greet her father
4 You must be there to greet your guests
5 She rose slowly from her chair to greet us
100 Spill Flow over the edge of its container
 1 Don’t pour too much; it might spill over
2 He started her and made her spill her drink
3 Don’t spill water on tour suit
4 Tears began to spill out of the boy’s eye
5 The coffee is so full that it might spill over
101 Awful Very bad
1 I’ve had a really awful haircut
2 She still has an awful lot to learn
3 There’s an awful smell in here
4 We had an awful earthquake last week
5 We met and I thought we he was awful
102 Tipped Attach to or cover the end
1 He tipped the slopes out of the pail
2 He tipped the table over in front of him
3 The lamp on the table tipped over
4 I tipped the taxi driver 50 pence
5 He sat with his chair tipped up
103 Retain Keep position of
1 Why take dignity to retain a changed heart
2 I retain a clear memory of those days
3 Sear the meat first to retain its juices
4 A dyke was built to retain the floods
5 He is likely to retain the England captaincy
104 Spurred Typically contain nectar
1 He spurred his horse to catch the last post
2 The knight spurred on to the castle
3 His misfortune spurred him to write
4 The rider spurred their horses forward
5 He was spurred on to break my window
105 Rival Comparable
1 He lost out to his rival
2 No one could rival him in this respect
3 The voters bumped the senator and elected his rival
4 She competed with his rival for a prize
5 Half a second ahead of his rival
106 Blame Fault or wrong
1 He will blame you for your carelessness
2 She was absolved of blame in the matter
3 I blame myself for what has happened
4 Don’t put the blame on me
5 I don’t blame you for being angry
107 Succumbed Fail to resist
1 A few men succumbed to her charm
2 Many of them succumbed to their injuries
 3 The town succumbed after a short siege
4 She succumbed to the temptation of another drink
5 His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer
108 Fortunate Favored by
1 He was extremely fortunate to survive
2 It was fortunate for us that the rain stopped
3 He was indeed to fortunate in his friends
4 I count myself To be fortunate
5 We consider ourselves extremely fortunate
109 Steered Guide or control
1 We steered a correct defense policy
2 The ship steered for the open seas
3 She steered the team to victory
4 My car steered to the town
5 He steered by that question skillfully
110 Collapse Fall down
1 The company is on the edge of the collapse
2 Their economy is on the edge of collapse
3 She was on the verge of nervous collapse
4 The system is in imminent danger of collapse
5 The storm caused the collapse of the roof
111 Slump Fall in price, value or amount
1 The economy is in a slump
2 The toy shop is in a slump
3 She has broken out of a slump
4 The industry is sinking into slump
5 She is in a slump in her career
112 Crowned Ceremony crown
1 The queen was crowned with due ceremony
2 The king was invested by being crowd
3 The church was crowned with golden domes
4 British king are crowned in Westminster Abbey
5 Louis was crowned at Remis in 814
113 Inaugural Marking the beginning
1 The inaugural drew a large audience
2 His inaugural