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Navk Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Any errors in these sentences?
1. The words vindictive and vindicate, though pronounced and spelled so similarly, are disparate in meaning; while the former implies revenge, the latter related to clearing one of all false accusations.
2. The two samples being of different species are as disparate in their characteristics as day and night.
3. The veterans eschew eating anything before going on a mission.
4. Mr. Mavorick is an esteemed journalist, however, he eschews being addressed so.
5. The proliferation in the number of fishes in the freshwater area perplexed geographers completely.
6. Proliferation of its food-store is the main aim of the polar bear during the summer season .
2. The two samples being of different species are as disparate in their characteristics as day and night.
3. The veterans eschew eating anything before going on a mission.
4. Mr. Mavorick is an esteemed journalist, however, he eschews being addressed so.
5. The proliferation in the number of fishes in the freshwater area perplexed geographers completely.
6. Proliferation of its food-store is the main aim of the polar bear during the summer season .
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Hi I liked your first sentence and it caught my eye: both words are related to vendor . Historically, that's a person who puts themself up for sale in the courtroom, the battlefield or the market-place. The story they have to sell may be about how they were wronged or how they should be compensated for a wrong that they've suffered If they're successful in that, either they're vindicated or they gain their revenge - and some might then say that the person has been vindictive You're right, the two words do seem disparate, but they do have the same root Dave
- Hi I liked your first sentence and it caught my eye: both words are related to vendor .
- Historically, that's a person who puts themself up for sale in the courtroom, the battlefield or the market-place.
- The story they have to sell may be about how they were wronged or how they should be compensated for a wrong that they've suffered If they're successful in that, either they're vindicated or they gain their revenge - and some might then say that the person has been vindictive You're right, the two words do seem disparate, but they do have the same root Dave
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I liked your first sentence and it caught my eye: both words are related to vendor. Historically, that's a person who puts themself up for sale in the courtroom, the battlefield or the market-place. The story they have to sell may be about how they were wronged or how they should be compensated for a wrong that they've suffered
If they're successful in that, either th
I liked your first sentence and it caught my eye: both words are related to vendor. Historically, that's a person who puts themself up for sale in the courtroom, the battlefield or the market-place. The story they have to sell may be about how they were wronged or how they should be compensated for a wrong that they've suffered
If they're successful in that, either th
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I see now; 'vindicated' can be regarded as an euphemism for "having gained revenge".
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1. The words vindictive and vindicate, though pronounced and spelled so similarly, are disparate in meaning; while the former implies revenge, the latter related to clearing one of all false accusations.
2. The two samples, being of different species, are as disparate in their characteristics as day and
2. The two samples, being of different species, are as disparate in their characteristics as day and
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