dispel

  • 111expel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. eject, extrude, excrete, discharge, dispel, eliminate; exclude, remove, evict, dislodge, dispossess, oust; excommunicate; banish, exile, deport, expatriate. See ejection. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… …

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  • 112Destruction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Nonproduction. < N PARAG:Destruction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,161,} destruction Sgm: N 1 waste waste dissolution breaking up Sgm: N 1 diruption diruption disruption Sgm: N 1 consumption …

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  • 113Displacement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Displacement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 displacement displacement elocation transposition GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 ejectment ejectment &c. 297 Sgm: N 2 exile exile &c.(banishment) 893 Sgm: N 2 removal …

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  • 114myth — [mıθ] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: mythos story, speech, myth ] 1.) an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not true = ↑fallacy myth of ▪ the myth of male superiority myth that ▪ the myth that wisdom accompanies… …

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  • 115myth — [ mıθ ] noun ** 1. ) count an ancient traditional story about gods, HEROES, and magic: Greek myths and legends a ) uncount ancient traditional stories: the distinction between myth and history 2. ) count or uncount something that people wrongly… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 116pulse — English has two separate words pulse. The older, ‘seeds of beans, lentils, etc’ [13], comes via Old French pols from Latin puls ‘thick gruel (often made from beans and the like)’. This was a relative of Latin pollen ‘flour’ (source of English… …

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  • 117myth */*/ — UK [mɪθ] / US noun Word forms myth : singular myth plural myths 1) a) [countable] an ancient traditional story about gods, heroes, and magic Greek myths and legends b) [uncountable] ancient traditional stories the distinction between myth and… …

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  • 118scatter — scat•ter [[t]ˈskæt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to throw loosely about: to scatter seeds[/ex] 2) to cause to disperse: to scatter a crowd[/ex] 3) phs to diffuse or deflect (a wave or beam of radiation) by collision with particles of the medium it traverses… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 119pulse — English has two separate words pulse. The older, ‘seeds of beans, lentils, etc’ [13], comes via Old French pols from Latin puls ‘thick gruel (often made from beans and the like)’. This was a relative of Latin pollen ‘flour’ (source of English… …

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  • 120scatter — [skat′ər] vt. [ME skateren, ult. < IE * sked , to split, disperse < base * sek , to cut > L secare] 1. a) to throw here and there or strew loosely; sprinkle b) to sprinkle over (with) something 2. to separate and drive in many… …

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