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Bongbong Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Suppress and Surpass
Hello there,
Please help me understand the usage of these words better.
1. Suppress (V): to prevent something from being seen or operated
David discovered thousands dollars worth of jewery. Because he prefered to keep it a secret, he suppressed his finding in a hidden location.
I also understand that suppress also defines as to end by force.
I had to suppress the argument between Mary and Liz because it was volatile and explosive.
Surpass (V): to do or be better than.
Hypotically, while I was in an interview, I said "my goal is to be able to perform any given task at my best ability and surpass everyone's expectation.
THANK YOU SO MUCH in advance!
Please help me understand the usage of these words better.
1. Suppress (V): to prevent something from being seen or operated
David discovered thousands dollars worth of jewery. Because he prefered to keep it a secret, he suppressed his finding in a hidden location.
I also understand that suppress also defines as to end by force.
I had to suppress the argument between Mary and Liz because it was volatile and explosive.
Surpass (V): to do or be better than.
Hypotically, while I was in an interview, I said "my goal is to be able to perform any given task at my best ability and surpass everyone's expectation.
THANK YOU SO MUCH in advance!
Top answer
Those are all fine, bongbong.
- Those are all fine, bongbong.
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Firstly, I'd like to thank you for your quick response.
However, I am surprised to see that both volatile and explosive are not redundant.
They both have affinity in meaning, aren't they?
However, I am surprised to see that both volatile and explosive are not redundant.
They both have affinity in meaning, aren't they?
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Yes, perhaps they overlap, but it is a trivial problem not worth worrying over.
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This may sound a little strange because I am about to you ask a question from my previous question.
When I asked you "they have affinity in meaning, aren't they?", does that make sense to you? The thing is I have just learnt what affinity means couple of days ago. Had it I not known, I would have asked you something like "Definition wise, there is similarity between these two words, right
When I asked you "they have affinity in meaning, aren't they?", does that make sense to you? The thing is I have just learnt what affinity means couple of days ago. Had it I not known, I would have asked you something like "Definition wise, there is similarity between these two words, right
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They have an affinity of meaning, don't they?-- This is correct, but I understood your original, and it makes sense, yes.
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