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Friday, June 7, 2019

♦️Daily Vocab part 60♦️

✅591). Outlive (verb)
👉Definition: survive or last beyond (a specified period 
or expected lifespan)
👉Synonyms: live on after, live longer 
than, outlast, remain alive after, survive
👉Usage: the organization had largely outlived its 
usefulness

✅592). Pantheon (Noun)
👉Definition: a group of famous or important people.
👉Synonyms: important, famous
👉Usage: the pantheon of the all-time greats.

✅593). Strides (Noun)
👉Definition: a step or stage in progress towards an aim
👉Synonyms: make progress, make headway, gain 
ground, progress, advance, proceed, move
👉Usage: great strides have been made towards equality

✅594). Chinks (Noun)
👉Definition: a narrow opening, typically one that 
admits light.
👉Synonyms: opening, gap, space, hole, aperture, break, 
breach, crack
👉Usage: a chink in the curtains

✅595). Exacerbated (Verb)
👉Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or 
negative feeling) worse.
👉Synonyms: aggravate, make 
worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify
👉Usage: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only 
exacerbated the problem

✅596). Pruning (Verb)
👉Definition: reduce the extent of (something) by 
removing superfluous or unwanted parts.
👉Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut back, cut down, cut back 
on, pare, pare down, slim down
👉Usage: the workforce was pruned

✅597). Enclave (Noun)
👉Definition: a portion of territory surrounded by a 
larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or 
ethnically distinct.
👉Synonyms: territorial dominion, district, territory
👉Usage: the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica

✅598). Orchestrated (Verb)
👉Definition: plan or coordinate the elements of (a 
situation) to produce a desired effect
👉Synonyms: organize, arrange, put together, plan, set 
up, bring about, manage, mobilize
👉Usage: the situation has been orchestrated by a tiny 
minority

✅599). Protracted (Adjective)
👉Definition: lasting for a long time or longer than 
expected or usual
👉Synonyms: prolong, expected, spun out
👉Usage: a protracted and bitter dispute

✅600). Elusive (Adjective)
👉Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
👉Synonyms: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track 
down; evasive, slippery, shifty
👉Usage: success will become ever more elusive

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