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Vocabulary
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10
Language - English
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02/06/2011

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Term
Aggregate (V)
Definition
• Formed by adding together two or more amounts : TOTAL.

example : The team with the highest aggregate score wins.
Term
Albeit
Definition
• Even though : although.

example : It was an amazing computer, albeit expensive.
Term
benefit (V)
Definition
• To be useful or helpful to (someone or something).

example : The new plan may benefit many students.
Term
Context (N)
Definition
• The words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning.

example : To really know a word, you must be able to use it in context.
Term
To contradict
Definition
• To say the opposite of (something that someone else has said), to not agree with...

example : the results contradict all my predictions.
Term
Core (N)
Definition
• the central or most important part of something.

example : take core out of fruit (to remove the core from a piece of fruit).
Term
Debate (V)
Definition
• To discuss (something) with people whose opinions are different from your own

example : The President debated his challenger in front of a live audience.
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Exclude (V)
Definition
• To prevent (someone) from doing something or being a part of a group.

example : You can share files with some people on the Facebook while excluding others.
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Estate (N)
Definition
• The whole of somebody's property.

example : He inherited the estate from his parents.
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Distinct (adv)
Definition
• Clearly different and separate from others.

example : Each country has a distinctly different character.
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