9th vocabulary set

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all-out

• made or done with as much effort as possible



- When it comes to job hunting, you need to make an ∼ attempt with your application.

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bulge

• to stick out in a rounded lump



- I've ever seen a video of an extraordinary guy whose eyes could ∼ out and scare people.

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chiseled

• having an attractive well-formed shape — used especially to describe a man's face and its features



- I've always wanted a ∼ jawline. I think it's very attractive.

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cling

• to hold onto something or someone very tightly

• to stay very close to someone for emotional support, protection, etc.

• to continue to believe in or depend on something



- As we walked into the seemingly creepy house, my girlfriend started ∼ onto my left hand.

- I know that someday I'll move out of this house and be independent. I can't keep ∼ to my aunt.

- I shouldn't be ∼ to the comforting idea that everything will be okay.

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conducive

• making it easy, possible, or likely for something to happen or exist



- An environment with a loudspeaker blaring 5 times a day isn't ∼ to sleeping babies.

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distress

• unhappiness or pain : suffering that affects the mind or body



- The passing of her beloved, caring husband has caused her tremendous emotional ∼.

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downcast

• not happy, confident, or hopeful



- I hated looking at that ∼ face so I lent him some of my money, but I had never expected him to pay me back.

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drift

• to move slowly on water, wind, etc.

• to move smoothly or easily in a way that is not planned or guided



- The boat ∼ away from the harbor.

- My eyes were ∼ across the living room, seeing the ball bounce.

- I feel like I'm ∼ through life in this seemingly never-ending cycle of unemployment.

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holistic

• relating to or concerned with complete systems rather than with individual parts



- Lydia suggested a ∼ cure to the rapidly spread infection by inventing an herb that interconnects all of the organs in the body in order to speed up the healing.

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inductive

• using particular examples to reach a general conclusion about something



- This research calls for ∼ reasoning.

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insurmountable

• impossible to solve or get control of



- There were times when people thought that these hindrances were ∼.

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munchies

• light foods that are eaten as a snack

• a feeling of hunger



- Help yourself to some ∼ at the back of the room.

- I often get some ∼ at midnight.

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obstruct

• to block (something, such as a pipe or street) so that things cannot move through easily

• to slow or block the movement, progress, or action of (something or someone)



- A large number of protestors are ∼ the highway agitating for the freedom of Palestine.

- We had been working so well until an unexpected snag ∼ the process.

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orient

• to change or create (something, such as a book or a film) so that it appeals to a particular group of people or is suitable for a particular group of people

• to place (something) in a particular position or direction

• to help (someone) become familiar with a new situation, place, etc.



- The author will ∼ the newly published novel to adults.

- She ∼ the globe so that the US lay straight.

- The first day is meant to ∼ students to the university.

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outright

• in a full and complete way

• in one payment of money



- The government has control over people's minds ∼.

- I wish I could purchase the boot camp ∼.

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overshadow

• to cause (something or someone) to seem less important or impressive when compared to something or someone else

• to cast a shadow over (something)



- The new intern's outstanding accomplishment really ∼ my tremendous efforts in making the company better.

- This is a perfect spot to rest. The tree ∼ the bench.

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peddle

• to sell (something) usually in small amounts and often by traveling to different places

• to try to get people to accept or believe (something)



- In Indonesia, it is common to encounter people ∼ vegetables and food ingredients in a two-wheeler.

- Sandra has been ∼ the rumor that her coworker, Maddie, is looking for another job.

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percolate

• to pass slowly through something that has many small holes in it

• to spread slowly



- You poke holes on the lid of the bottle and let the water ∼.

- The rumor that Maddie is on the lookout for another job has ∼ through the office.

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stroke

• one of a series of repeated movements of your arms in swimming or rowing that you make to move yourself or the boat through the water

• a gentle movement of your hand over or along something

• a single act of moving a pen or brush when it is being used to write or paint

• one of the sounds made by a clock or bell to indicate a particular time

• a single decisive action





- It would take an approximation of 108,000 ∼ to sail from Chicago, Illinois to Michigan City, Indiana on a dinghy.

- Apply circular ∼ on the body for an optimal result.

- When you get to this part of the drawing, you need to paint it with smooth ∼.

- The first ∼ of the clock calls for church attendance.

- With an audacious ∼, the employer fired her.

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tabulate

• to arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied, recorded, etc.



- ∼ this confusing data in Excel!

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