Advanced — Set 86

Set 86 of Advanced covers 5 words: exclude, deprive, accumulate, persist, attribute. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.

1. exclude · verb/ɪkˈsklud/

   not to include something/someone

   People with leaky gut syndrome have to exclude many things from their diet, such as gluten and legumes, in order to sufficiently digest food.

   Synonyms: forbid, block, ignore

   Origin: late Middle English: from Latin excludere, from ex- ‘out’ + claudere ‘to shut’

2. deprive · verb/dəˈpraɪv/

   to take something away from a person

   Nobody can deprive a women from seeing her child no matter what, as children need their mother more than anything.

   Synonyms: take away, keep away

   Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘depose from office’): from Old French depriver, from medieval Latin deprivare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + privare (see private)

3. accumulate · verb/əˈkjum(j)əˌleɪt/

   to get an amount of something, like money, knowledge, or possessions

   When you continue to eat unhealthy food, toxic chemicals accumulate in your body and they can make you ill as your immune system will become weakened.

   Synonyms: gather, amass, collect

   Origin: late 15th century: from Latin accumulat- ‘heaped up’, from the verb accumulare, from ad- ‘to’ + cumulus ‘a heap’

4. persist · verb/pərˈsɪst/

   to continue something deliberately despite the hardship

   Despite the chances to improve and get better, the reasons why some businesses persist and consequently fail really surprises me as a manager.

   Synonyms: carry on, continue, pursue

   Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin persistere, from per- ‘through, steadfastly’ + sistere ‘to stand’

5. attribute · verb/əˈtrɪbjət/

   to regard something as the cause of another thing

   It is really unbelievable how most people tend to attribute their success to luck rather than hard work.

   Synonyms: ascribe, assign to, associate

   Origin: late 15th century: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’