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MIA6 Posted 19 years ago
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defection
1. Defection: desertion. The children, who had made him an idol, were hurt most by his defection from our cause. I don't understand what 'desertion' mean here? Abandon? But it doesn't mean that in the sentence.
2. Desolate: lay waste to; forsake It means to abandon? What does 'lay waste to' mean?
2. Desolate: lay waste to; forsake It means to abandon? What does 'lay waste to' mean?
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1. Defection: desertion. The children, who had made him an idol, were hurt most by his defection from our cause.
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- Defection: desertion.
- The children, who had made him an idol, were hurt most by his defection from our cause.
- I don't understand what 'desertion' mean here?
- Abandon?
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1. Defection: desertion. The children, who had made him an idol, were hurt most by his defection from our cause. I don't understand what 'desertion' mean here? Abandon? But it doesn't mean that in the sentence.-- Yes it does; he abandoned the cause
2. Desolate: lay waste to; forsake It means to abandon?-- No. What does 'lay waste to' mean?-- Destroy.
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2. Desolate: lay waste to; forsake It means to abandon?-- No. What does 'lay waste to' mean?-- Destroy.
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