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Day 14Level 1

reyz

demolish

to demolish completely; tear down

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

bulldoze, obliterate

Example Sentence:

When most Manhattan real estate developers buy up land to build a new tower, they unceremoniously raze any existing structures.

Related Words

temporary suppression

ab-uh-REY-shuhn

straying away from what is normal; temporary suppression

artificial obstacle

buh-RAHZH

artificial obstacle built across a river; an overwhelming quantity

obscene

BAW-dee

vulgar, obscene

scold

bih-REYT

to scold sharply; criticize

yellow metal

bras

any of the metal alloys consisting of copper and zinc

insincere talk

kant

insincere talk ; hypocrisy