Advanced Vocabulary Lists and Exercises

Advanced Vocabulary List 10 (beta version)

detect: To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light
Yet what they are able to detect is that the world's fish population has dwindled rapidly since the industrial revolution, wiping out whole stocks of species in once-plentiful fisheries. - Cathy Erway: The Pescatore's Dilemma
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disclose: To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover.
Another critical point that Boot fails to disclose is how recklessly ambitious the current mission is. - Malou Innocent: More Fear-Mongering Claptrap from Max Boot
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dominate: To predominate over; to rule; to govern.
One, that tends to dominate is to give the American people an opportunity to choose who will lead this country for the next four years. - CNN Transcript - Special Event: CNN/"Los Angeles Times" Host Democratic Presidential Debate - March 1, 2000
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emerge: To come into view; to come out.
Eventually the truth will emerge.
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endeavor: To try very hard to achieve something.
We hoped that the president would endeavor to help the people.
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imply: To strongly suggest something.
Another thing ramen profitability doesn't imply is Joe Kraus's idea that you should put your business model in beta when you put your product in beta. - Ramen Profitable
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provoke: To cause provocation or anger.
The very last person in the world that someone acting in self-defense would try to provoke is a person who hes in deathly fear of. ' - OpEdNews - Quicklink: Citing Iraq War, Renowned Attorney Vincent Bugliosi Seeks ��The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder��
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revoke: To take back by reversing; to cancel the validity of something.
The judge said that he would revoke my driver's license if I got another speeding ticket.
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speculate: To purchase with the expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or hazardous transactions.
Where to speculate is labor and actual labor is for the faceless, nameless, profitless, homeless and worthless. - The Howling Days of Madness
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sustain: To continue, support or maintain something.
Even as he is in prison on false charges, Max has sustained his belief in the justice system.
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