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1. onward (adv.) toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time

From now onward we’ll do things my way.

2. extol (v.) to praise highly

He keeps extolling the merits of his new car.

3. terminate (v.) to extend only to a limit

The next train terminates here.

4. redeem (v.) to buy back

Has the government redeemed all its election promises?

5. fabricate (v.) to make up for the purpose of deception

It turned out that he had fabricated the whole story.

1. triumph (v.) the joy or exultation of victory or success

His new film is an absolute triumph.

2. notable (adj.) worthy of note

The area is notable for its pleasant climate.

3. discipline (n.) a field of study

Learning poetry is a good discipline for the memory.

4. accent (n.) an articulative effort giving prominence to one syllable over adjacent syllables

I can’t place your accent.

5. entity (n.) the existence of a thing as contrasted with its attributes

After the war Germany was divided, no longer one political entity.

1. foul (v.) to become or be foul

He was sent off for fouling the other team’s goalkeeper.

2. sheer (adj.) of very thin or transparent texture

He won by sheer iuck.

3. adequate (n.) sufficient for a specific requirement

We don’t have adequate water.

4. oblige (v.) to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance

Could you oblige me with a match?

5. postmortem (adj.) following the event

They held a postmortem on the company’s poor sales result.

1. vanity (n.) something that is vain, empty, or valueless

His vanity makes him away from success.

2. accommodations (n.) something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need

She stay in the tourist accommodations on a boat.

3. windfall (n.) something (as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind

These apples are windfalls, but they are good.

4. exhilarate (v.) to make cheerful and excited

This sea air is most exhilarating.

5. avalanche (n.) a sudden great or overwhelming rush or accumulation of something

He was swept away in an avalanche.

1.  install (v.) to place in an office or dignity by seating in a stall or official seat

We are having central heating installed.

2. excursion (n.) a going out or forth

We went on a day excursion to Blackpool .

3. administration (n.) performance of executive duties

You will need some experience in administration before you can run the department.

4. voucher (n.) an act of vouching

Some firm give their workers luncheon vouchers.

5. rebuff (n.) to reject or criticize sharply

Our request for support met with an unexpected rebuff.