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1/34)1. often suggests only the separation or division into elements or parts: matter ~d by the microscope into distinct cells; or its change of form or metamorphosis: hatred ~d by suffering into tenderness. a) umbrage2. suggests separating or distinguishing the component parts of something (as a substance, a process, or a situation) so as to discover its true nature or inner relationships: ~d the current problem of trade imbalances to discover its basis. b) dissect3. implies a methodical reducing of a complex whole to simpler parts or divisions: ~ the budget to see where the money is going. c) resolve4. implies a feeling of being snubbed or ignored: took ~ at a lecturer who debunked American legends. d) break down5. suggests a searching analysis by laying bare parts or pieces for individual scrutiny: commentators ~d every word of the President's statement. e) analyzecedab Right group analyze mean to divide a complex whole into its parts or elements.
2/34)1. usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding in an attempt to secure something: ~ the stake in the earth. a) fasten2. implies an imposing of one thing on another by such means as gluing, impressing, or nailing: ~ your address label here. b) follow3. may apply to a coming after in time, position, understanding, or logical sequence: speeches ~ed the dinner. c) affix4. implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing: ~ed the horse to a post. d) fix5. suggests a connecting or uniting by or as if by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together: ~ the W-2 form here. e) attachdcbae Right group fasten mean to make something stay firmly in place.
3/34)1. suggests a staying or a failing to proceed when it is time to do so: ~ied too long and misses the train. a) pert2. usually implies a coquettish or roguish audacity or mischievous mockery: known for sly wit and ~ posturing. b) arch3. implies a saucy freedom that may verge on presumption or affectation: amused by the boy's ~ answers; and sometimes also suggests sprightliness or cleverness: held her head at a ~ angle. c) tarry4. is likely to stress levity with a hint of smartness or amusing effrontery: made a ~ retort. d) saucycbad Right group saucy meaning unknown
4/34)1. tends to suggest adding of new life and carries a weaker suggestion THAN revive of prior depletion: a good night's sleep ~ies the strongest person. a) occasion2. applies to any event, circumstance, or condition that brings about or helps bring about a result: an icy road was the ~ of the accident. b) determinant3. applies to what preceded and may therefore be in some degree responsible for what follows: the ~s of the faimne. c) reason4. applies to a particular time or situation at which underlying causes become effective: the assassination was the ~ of the war. d) antecedent5. applies to a cause that fixes the nature of what results: heridity may be a ~ of heart disease. e) cause6. applies to a traceable or explainable cause of a known effect: the ~ I was late was that my car would not start. f) revivifyfedabc Right:) <i>group cause mean something that produces an |
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