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Demolish (verb) Synonym: Annihilate, Dilapidate
To pull or knock down a building Source: https://pixabay.com, 2017
The factory is due to be demolished next year
To show that an idea or theory is completely wrong
A recent book has demolished this theory.
To defeat somebody easily and completely ·
They demolished New Zealand 44–6 in the final.
Embed (verb) Synonym: Enclose, Fix
To fix something firmly into a substance or solid object
The bullet embedded itself in the wall.
To send a journalist, photographer, etc. to an area where there is fighting, so that he or she can travel with the army and report what is happening
Embedded reporters in the war zone
Immune (adjective) Synonym: Invulnerable, Resistant
Immune (to something) that cannot catch or be affected by a particular disease or illness
Adults are often immune to German measles. Source: https://pixabay.com, 2017
Immune (to something) not affected by something.
You'll eventually become immune to criticism.
Immune (from something) protected from something and therefore able to avoid it
Not even the President’s wife was immune from criticism by the press.
Replicate (verb) Synonym: Copy
Replicate something (formal) to copy something exactly
Subsequent experiments failed to replicate these findings.
The drug prevents the virus from replicating itself.
Saliva (noun) Synonym: Drool
The liquid that is produced in your mouth that helps you to swallow food
Salive plays an important role in food digestion.
Swivel (noun) Synonym: Revolve
Often used as an adjective) A device used to connect two parts of an object
together, allowing one part to turn around without moving the other
A swivel chair (one on which the seat turns around without moving the base)
Unobtrusive (adjective) Synonym: Unassuming
Not attracting unnecessary attention
The service at the hotel is efficient and unobtrusive.
Wring (verb) Synonym: Twist
Wring something (out) to twist and squeeze clothes, etc. in order to get the water out of them https://pixabay.com, 2017
She was wringing her clothes to dry them
Reference: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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