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The document defines and provides synonyms for several words: It defines words related to speeding up or slowing down processes like accelerate, acquire, and deteriorate. It also defines words describing people at different stages of life like adolescent and elderly. Finally, it provides synonyms that can be used instead of words like advantages, disadvantages, results, and job. The document aims to clarify meanings and provide alternative word choices.

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Vocab

The document defines and provides synonyms for several words: It defines words related to speeding up or slowing down processes like accelerate, acquire, and deteriorate. It also defines words describing people at different stages of life like adolescent and elderly. Finally, it provides synonyms that can be used instead of words like advantages, disadvantages, results, and job. The document aims to clarify meanings and provide alternative word choices.

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Accelerate: to happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or

earlier
Acquire: to get or buy something
Adolescent: a young person who is developing into an adult
Albeit: formal for although used to add information inside a sentence the nation
is adapting, albeit slowly, to the new global economy.
Attain: to succeed in getting something, usually after a lot of effort attain (a)
master’s degree/standard/level/proficiency/mastery
Attribute: Something is the result of something else - Often use with
adverbs: Solely, largely, directly
Await: wait for something
Breakthrough: important development
Commence: begin
Commodity: a useful or valuable thing
Consecutive: following continuously
Constitute: considered 2nd meaning: to be the parts of a whole
Correlate: Closely connected
Deprive: To prevent somebody from having something important
Deteriorate: Become worse
Devise: Invent a plan system or object
Elucidate: Make something clearer by explaining it more fully
Exaggerate: Make something seems larger than it really is
Exacerbate: To make something bad even worse
Exert (have 2 meanings): To use authority power influence in order to
make something Happen - 2nd meaning: Make a physical or mental effort
Expenditure: The act of spending money or the amount spent
Facilitate: Make something possible or easier
Immense: Extremely large or great
Imminent: it’s likely to happen very soon
Incur: To experience something unpleasant as a result of your actions
Misconception: A belief or an idea that is not based on correct
information
SYNONYMS
But - However, Although, Despite, In spite/ Despite (of this),
Nevertheless, Nonetheless
While - Whereas, conversely, on the other hand, in contrast
And - Along with/Together with, As well as , Besides.
Also - Moreover, Furthermore, In addition.
In the same way - Similarly, Likewise,
Now - At present moment, at present, currently
Later - Subsequently, thereafter
For this reason - consequently, As a consequence, as a result,
therefore.
People – humans, mankind, humankind, the people, society, teenagers,
adolescents, youth, adults, middle- aged people, senior citizens, elderly,
offspring, sibling
Advantages: benefits, pros (plural), merits, strengths
Disadvantages: Cons (plural), weakness, drawbacks
Results: consequences, repercussion,
Job: profession, occupation
A lot of: a number of, a multitude of, a Plethora of
Rich: wealthy, well-of, better-of, moneyed, privileged, prosperous (city)
Poor: disadvantaged, needy, impoverished, deprived, underprivileged.
Wrong: incorrect, false, and fallacious
Cheap: inexpensive, affordable, Low- Priced
Expensive: costly, overpriced,
Enough: sufficient, adequate
Helpful: beneficial, valuable, advantageous

VERY:
extremely,exceedingly,exceptionally,especially,tremendously,immensely,vastly
Hugely, extraordinarily, extra, excessively, overly, over

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