adulterate
Day 51Level 1uh-DUHL-tuhr-ayt
contaminate
reduce purity; contaminate
Part of Speech: verb
Synonyms:
corrupt, degrade
Antonyms:
purify, cleanse, refine
Example Sentence:
A shopkeeper was caught selling olive oil adulterated with cheaper vegetable oil.
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AHR-bih-trayr-ee
without restriction; determined by chance
archetype
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AHR-ki-tahyp
classic or ideal example of
argot
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AHR-guht
words or phrases used by a particular group ; jargon
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dep-uh-ZISH-uhn
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