Vocabulary Recede page 632 Verb If something recedes from you it moves away EG Lukes footsteps receded into the night EG As she receded he waved goodbye ID: 381631
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Recede: (page 632)
Verb
If
something
recedes
from you, it moves away. ■ EG: ⇒ Luke's footsteps receded into the night. ■ EG: ⇒ As she receded he waved goodbye.
When
something such as a quality, problem, or illness
recedes
, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense. ■ EG: ⇒ Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede.Slide3
Reverently: (page 633)
adjective
If you describe someone's behavior as
reverent
, you mean that they are showing great respect for a person or thing. ■ EG: ⇒ ...the reverent hush of a rapt audience.
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reverently
adverb [
usu
ADV after v]
■ EG: ⇒ He got up and took the book out almost reverently.Slide4
Latent: (page 635)
Adjective
Latent
is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at the moment, but which may develop further in the future. ■ EG: ⇒ Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.Slide5
Jovial: (page 636)
(
written
) If you describe a person as
jovial
, you mean that they are happy and behave in a cheerful way. ■ EG: ⇒ Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood.
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joviality
uncount
noun [ADV with v]
■ EG: ⇒ ...his old expansive joviality.
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jovially
adverb
■ EG: ⇒ "No problem," he said jovially.Slide6
Corroborate: (page 637)
Verb
(
formal
) To
corroborate
something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it. ■ EG: ⇒ I had access to a wide range of documents which corroborated the story.
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corroboration
uncount
noun
■ EG: ⇒ He could not get a single witness to establish independent corroboration of his version of the accident.