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ashore [aJ6:r] adv.

If something goes ashore, it goes from water to the land.

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  • After a long day o f fishing, Glen pulled his boat ashore, so it wouldn’t float away.
  
  
  
  

contradict [kantradikt] V.

To contradict means to state the opposite of what someone else has.

—» Ken was always fig htin g with his little sister because she kept contradicting him.

counterpart [kauntarpdirt] n.

A counterpart is something that is very similar to something else in what it does.

—► Our manager will meet our rival company’s counterpart later today.

devoid [divoid] adj.

When something or someone is devoid of a thing, they are missing it.

—* The movie was devoid o f any violence, so it was a perfect movie fo r the family.

diverge [diva:rd3] v.

To diverge is to become different or to follow a different direction.

—► The road diverged into two paths that led to our houses.

elude [iiu:d] v.

To elude means to avoid being caught by something.

—► The rabbit eluded the w olf by hiding in a bush.

embryo [embridu] n.

An embryo is a human or animal that is still growing inside its mother.

—► Some doctors say that what a mother eats has a big effect on her embryo.

fend [fend] V.

To fend off something means to push it away and avoid it.

—* Dave spent all n ight fending o ff bugs instead o f sleeping.

fictitious [fiktifas] adj.

When something is fictitious, it is made up and not real.

—* The author said that the characters in her book were completely fictitious.

gazette [gazet] n.

A gazette is a newspaper.

—»Alice wants to write fo r a gazette when she’s older.