arrest

Day 62Level 2

uh-REST

hold one's attention

to stop or slow down; to hold one's attention

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

block, engage, inhibit, absorb

Antonyms:

release, activate

Example Sentence:

The management failed to arrest the company decline.

Related Words

patronage

AW-spis

patronage, support

type of cap

buh-REY

type of visor-less cap often worn angled to one side

ridicule

di-RI-zhun

ridicule, scorn

dissident

ahy-kon-uh-KLAS-tik

criticizing popular beliefs

imprisonment

in-kahr-suh-REY-shuhn

putting in prison

becoming apparent

in-SIP-ee-unt

beginning to become apparent