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assess [ases] v.
To
assess something means to judge the structure, purpose, or quality of it.
-* She assessed the condition of the toy car before buying it.
astonish [astamj]
V.
To
astonish someone means to greatly surprise them.
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The amount of people that came to her party astonished her.
commence [kamens] v.
To
commence something means to begin it.
-* His speech commenced with a “thankyou” to all who had helped him succeed.
essence [essns] n.
The
essence of something is its important qualities or basic characteristics.
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The essence of the argument was that both sides felt they had lost money.
e x t r a c t [ikstraekt]
v.
To
extract something means to remove it.
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The dentist extracted the woman’s damaged tooth and put in a fake one.
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