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Lesson 20

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  1. discard
    anything that is cast aside
    The public are outraged by the terrible waste caused by fishermen being forced to discard perfectly good fish.
    synonym:fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside
    antonym:-
  2. dispel
    cause to separate and go in different directions
    Loads, actually, as it dispels the myth that dogs are cute, dopey and motivated only by food and chasing stuff.
    synonym:chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away
    antonym:-
  3. disperse
    move away from each other
    Police used teargas to disperse a crowd that had gathered in front of a local government office.
    synonym:scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust
    antonym:-
  4. displace
    cause to move, usually with force or pressure
    But he said he couldn't rule out the possibility that displaced rats had moved into new territory.
    synonym:move
    antonym:-
  5. disqualify
    make unfit or unsuitable
    HR managers are looking for any reason to disqualify candidates.
    synonym:unfit,indispose
    antonym:dispose,unfit
  6. evict
    expel or eject without recourse to legal process
    Mr. Moore, who graduated college in prison and now works as an information technology specialist, was evicted again.
    synonym:eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out
    antonym:-
  7. excise
    remove by cutting
    He said increases planned in excise taxes were likely to have a bigger impact on consumption.
    synonym:strike, scratch, expunge, excise
    antonym:-
  8. exile
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
    But some opponents faced criminal charges and were driven into exile.
    synonym:banishment, diaspora, dispersion, displacement, exclusion, expatriation, expulsion
    antonym:-
  9. extinguish
    put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
    Firefighters encountered several explosions while trying to extinguish the blaze.
    synonym:blot out, blow out, choke, douse, drown, out, quench, smother, snuff out, stamp out
    antonym:light
  10. purge
    rid of impurities
    Research has suggested retailers that survive the immediate purge of struggling chains will then face months when consumers are tightening their purse strings.
    synonym:abolition, catharsis, clarification, cleaning, cleanup, coup, crushing, disposal
    antonym:holding, keeping, maintenance
Created on Thu Mar 07 23:50:48 EST 2013 (updated Fri Mar 08 07:09:17 EST 2013)

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