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Vocabulary2
Gaelen Conner, Vocabulary 2
| Word | Definition | Sentence | Synonym |
|---|---|---|---|
| evade | avoid | Some people evade paying taxes. | avoid |
| employ | use, hire to do a job | The strategy you employ will dictate success or failure. | use, hire |
| depart | leave | He gave us a date on which he would depart. | leave |
| dictate | order, command | The rules dictate the order in which you proceed. | tell, order, command |
| teem | to have in abundance | The hillside villages teem with live of all sorts. | (blank) |
| oasis | shelter in desert, place of safety | Susan saw her bedroom as an oasis from the constant fighting downstairs. | sanctuary, shelter |
| ripple | small wave on surface of liquid. | Their problems would ripple until they were problems for everyone. | (blank) |
| erode | wear away, remove soil or rock as by wind or water | The presidents popularity began to erode. | wear away |
| vertical | upright in posture | Vertical lines are abrupt, while horizontal lines are peaceful. | upright |
| decrease | become less | Waves from the storm caused decrease in the beach sands. | (blank) |
| remote | distant, far away | There was only a remote chance things would get done properly. | distant |
| major | great in size or amount | There were major developments in the scandal yesterday. | big, large, important |