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amalgam
a mixture or combination of things
cluster
a group of things of the same type that grow or appear close together
house
(+ sbd): to provide a place for a person or an animal to live
(+sth): to be the place where sth is kept
quarter
(+sbd): to provide sbd with a place to eat and sleep
lodge
to pay to live in a room in somebody’s house
shelter
to provide/ to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger
revitalize
to make something stronger, more active or more healthy
correspondence (+between)
a connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar
triumph
(n): a great success
(v): to defeat/ to be successful
rebuff
to refuse a friendly offer, request or suggestion in an unkind way
denigrate
to criticize somebody/something unfairly; to belittle
vanquish
to defeat somebody completely in a competition, war, etc.; to conquer
subjugate
to defeat/ to gain control over
want (SAT meaning)
to lack something/ to be short of
dubious
doubtful; suspicious
entitle
to give a title to a book, play, etc.
dub (sbd + noun)
to give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way
term
to use a particular name or word to describe somebody/something
serendipity
the fact of something interesting or pleasant happening by chance; randomness
consign sbd/sth to sth
to put somebody/something in an unpleasant situation
imbue
to fill somebody/something with strong feelings, opinions or values; to infuse
immense
extremely large or great; enormous
impervious (to sth)
not affected or influenced by something
contiguous (to)
adjacent, bordering, touching sth
evince
reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).
in lieu of
instead of
acclimatized
ge
tailored
customary
bellicose
aggressive
defoliate
remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land)
engender
to cause, to create
placid
calm and peaceful
rescind
to revoke, to cancel
recount
to recollect, to remember
paltry
insignificant
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