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Just Vocabulary|JV537 (Robust and Reiterate) Episode
ROBUST = (adjective)
1. healthy, strong, and energetic; 2. built to be sturdy and durable;
3. requiring physical strength and endurance; 4. boisterous in manner;
5. hearty, full-flavored; 6. crude or rough
Synonyms:
healthy, strong, energetic, sturdy, solid, vigorous, hearty, rugged, full-bodied, flavorful, rude, rough
Antonyms:
frail, weak, feeble, tasteless
Examples:- Some people say that the host of JustVocabulary is a handsome, robust young man. - Shell has been enjoying robust growth for the past
three quarters. - Iâm never fully awake until Iâve had a cup of robust, fresh-brewed cup of Joe.- Some of his colleagues felt Marc could have defended himself more robustly.
If you do something robustly, you do it in a determined way:
REITERATE = (verb) to say, state, or perform again, sometimes with a wearying effect
Synonyms:
repeat, restate, recapitulate, rephrase, rehash
Examples:- Even though Marc knew his students heard him the first time, he reiterated the importance of making our deadline. - Let me reiterate the fact that our companyâs success is dependent on winning this account.- Joanne reiterated that she had never seen him before.- He reiterated his view that it was time to withdraw from Southeast Asia.
[ Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:27:00 GMT ]
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