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Definition of wealth, heat, hold, congratulate, force, trick, minority, purchase, test, they

 
Word list No.:  Pimsleur/W162
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Definition of wealth (noun)
a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value

Examples
The president managed to accumulate a considerable amount of wealth while in office.

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Definition of heat (noun)
great warmth; that which is produced by burning fuel; energy from the sun

Examples
The vice president's resignation over the fraud scandal might have taken some of the heat off our CEO.

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Definition of hold (verb)
to carry or support, usually in the hands or arms; to keep in one position; to keep as a prisoner; to contain; to possess; to occupy; to organize and be involved in

Examples
Please hold the line, I'm trying to put you through.
The two sides hold talks this week.

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Definition of congratulate (verb)
to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck

Examples
I congratulated him on his recent promotion.

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Definition of force (verb)
to make someone do something or make something happen by using power

Examples
He was forced to leave his home.

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Definition of trick (verb)
to cheat; to fool a person so as to get something or make him or her do something

Examples
The goal of a phishing attempt is to trick you into clicking on a link in the e-mail or popup and to visit a fake Web site and provide your username, password, or other personal or financial information.

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Definition of minority (noun)
the smaller number; opposite majority

Examples
Only a minority of all people achieve success in life.

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Definition of purchase (verb)
to buy with money or with something of equal value

Examples
Next week we finally are going to purchase new equipment for our IT department.

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Definition of test (verb)
to attempt to learn or prove what something is like or how it will act by studying or doing

Examples
We are going to test our work and see if we really did achieved the desired results.

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Definition of they (pronoun)
those ones being spoken about

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Some people are just lucky - they always seem to be at the right place at the right time.

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