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WORD DOMINATE
MEANING to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on
SYNONYMS OVERPOWER
SENTENCE The Samsung brand dominates the electronic market.
OTHER Latin dominatus, past participle of dominari, from dominus
INFORMATION meaning master.
WORD BRUTAL
MEANING grossly ruthless or unfeeling
SYNONYMS CRUEL
SENTENCE The movie is a brutal depiction of the war.
OTHER from Middle French brut meaning rough
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WORD BEQUEATH
MEANING to give or leave by will
SYNONYMS leave
SENTENCE He bequeathed his paintings to the museum.
OTHER Middle English bequethen, from Old English becwethan,
INFORMATION from be- + cwethan to say
WORD TRAMPLE
MEANING to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
SYNONYMS stomp
SENTENCE The workmen trampled on my flower bed.
OTHER Middle English, frequentative of trampen to tramp
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WORD HORRENDOUS
MEANING extremely bad or unpleasant
SYNONYMS frightening
SENTENCE A horrendous explosion shook the building.
OTHER Latin horrendus "inspiring terror or awe, dreadful" (gerundive
INFORMATION of horrēre "to be stiffly erect, bristle, shudder, shiver")
WORD FUTILE
MEANING serving no useful purpose
SYNONYMS useless
SENTENCE The rescue team made a futile search for the missing boy during the
typhoon.
OTHER borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French,
INFORMATION borrowed from Latin fūtilis, futtilis "brittle, fragile (of
containers), serving no purpose, pointless," perhaps (if
original sense was "leaky") from fū- (going back to Indo-
European *ǵ h eu̯ - "pour, shed") + -tilis "obtained by,
characterized by (the action of the verb)"
WORD SOLIDARITY
MEANING unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on
community of interests, objectives, and standards
SYNONYMS unity
SENTENCE The vote was a show of solidarity.
OTHER French solidarité, from solidaire characterized by solidarity,
INFORMATION from Latin solidum whole sum, from neuter of solidus solid
WORD PREVAIL
MEANING to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority
SYNONYMS triumph
SENTENCE Mutual respect prevails among students and teachers here.
OTHER Middle English, from Latin praevalēre, from prae- pre-
INFORMATION + valēre to be strong
WORD COMPATIBLE
MEANING capable of existing together in harmony
SYNONYMS harmonious
SENTENCE This printer is compatible with most PCs.
OTHER Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, literally,
INFORMATION sympathetic, from Late Latin compati
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