Word group : Assist
No
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Assist
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Meaning
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Sentence
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1
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Abet
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Encourage or assist to do something
wrong, in particular to commit a crime
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He was not guilty of murder, but
guilty of aiding and abetting others
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2
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Advocate
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1.
A person who publicly supports or recommends a
particular cause or policy
2.
A person who puts a case on someone else’s
behalf
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1.
He was an untiring advocate of economic
reform.
2.
Care managers can become advocates for their
clients
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3
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Ancillary
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Providing necessary support to
the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc.
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Ancillary staff
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4
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Bolster
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1.
A long thick pillow that is placed under other
pillows for support
2.
A part on a vehicle or tool providing
structural support or reducing friction
3.
Support or strengthen
4.
Provide with padded support
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1.
Most of them were sitting on the floor which
was strewn with cushions, bolsters, and rugs
2.
The fall in interest rates is starting to
bolster confidence
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5
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Corroborate
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Confirm or give support to a
statement, theory, or finding
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The witness had corroborated the
boy’s account of the attack
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6
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Countenance
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1.
A person’s face or facial expressions
2.
Support or approval
3.
Admit as acceptable or possible
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1.
His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable
countenance give little away
2.
She was giving her special countenance to the
occasion
3.
He was reluctant to countenance the use of
force
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7
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Espouse
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1. Adopt
or support a cause, belief or the way of life
2. Marry
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1. The
left has espoused the causes of sexual and racial equality
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8
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Mainstay
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Someone or something on which something else is based or
relies
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Whitefish are mainstay of local industry
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9
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Munificent
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Characterised by or displaying
great generosity
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A munificent bequest
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10
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Proponent
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A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or course of
action
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A strong proponent of free market
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11
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Stalwart
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Loyal, reliable and hard-working
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He remained a stalwart supporter
of the cause
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12
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Sustenance
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1.
Food and drink regarded as source of strength;
nourishment
2.
The maintaining of someone or something in
life or existence
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1.
Poor rural economies turned to potatoes for
sustenance
2.
He kept two or three cows for sustenance of
his family
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