Term
entails
The book entailed the moral of being kind to others |
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Definition
to cause or involve
by necessity or as a consequence verb
[v. en-teyl; n. en-teyl, en-teyl]
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Term
render
She was pretty, well educated, and possessed so much independence and keenness of mind that this alone would have sufficed to render her remarkable. |
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Definition
to cause to be or become; make
[ren-der]
verb
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Term
juxtapose
Here, the ingredients are too obviously juxtapose. |
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Definition
to place close together or side by side, especially for comparisonor contrast.
verb
[juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz] |
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Term
allude
The letter alludes to something now forgotten. |
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Definition
to contain a casual or indirect reference
verb
[uh-lood] |
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Term
corroborate
He corroborated my account ofthe accident. |
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Definition
to make more certain; confirm verb
[v. kuh-rob-uh-reyt; adj. kuh-rob-er-it] |
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