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Just Vocabulary|JV449 (Transcend and Deluge) Episode
TRANSCEND = verb 1 be or go beyond the range or limits of. 2 be superior to; surpass.Examples:
- Marc hope he would gain things from soccer that transcend the game
itself, like honor and good sportsmanship.
- Lisa said that society must transcend its racial and ethnic divisions.
- The rock star's popularity transcended borders. Synonyms:
surpass, be superior, exceed, rise above, go beyond, outshine
Antonyms:
be inferior, fail, lose
DELUGE =
(n.) heavy downpour or flood; (v.) to overwhelm with a large amount of something. Examples:
- We've been deluged with replies to our advertisement.
- Karen was caught in a deluge on her way to the interview, and her clothing and papers were soaked.
- This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
Synonyms:
(n.) torrent, downpour, flood, cataclysm, spate, inundation, (v.) douse, drench, soak, engulf, inundate, oversupply
Antonyms:
sprinkling, undersupply
[ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:17:00 GMT ]
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