Week 28 test

abolish

• to officially end or stop something such as a law; to completely do away with something
• to unofficially end or stop something such as a law because you don't agree with it and refuse to support it
• to polish something so that it shines very brightly
• to officially begin or start something such as a law; to make improvements

assure

• to make something certain; to tell someone in a very strong and way that something will happen or that something is true
• to show a lack of confidence
• to make someone feel insecure and unsure of what is going to happen
• to tell someone what you hope will happen, even if you don't think it is likely

astonish

• to cause a feeling of great wonder or surprise in someone
• to be very predictable
• to bore someone to the point that you make their eyes hurt
• to keep telling someone something that they already know

cascade

• to flow of hang down in large amounts
• to slowly trickle
• to rise up like steam
• to run quickly

conjure

• to make something appear or seem to appear by using magic; to make you think of something; to create or imagine something
• to make something disappear by using magic; to make you forget
• to scheme and plot against someone
• to take over a place

diminish

• to make smaller or lessen; to reduce.
• to make larger and stronger
• to protect
• to attack and destroy completely

disparage

• to describe someone or something as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.
• to speak very highly of someone
• to tell lies about yourself to make yourself look better
• to tell someone what you hope will happen, even if you don't think it is likely

habitation

• The act of living in a particular place
• the act of avoiding a place
• the act of having a habit that annoys others
• the act of eating cheese every day

horoscope

• advice and future predictions based on the date of a person's birth and the positions of the stars and planets
• bad news
• reflection about the past
• a camera that shows ghosts

infinitesimal

• extremely small
• extremely large
• without end
• average size