PTE Word List for Academic -S

PTE for Academic Words

Group (S) - Spelling Practices

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n. Syn. wit; satire
cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony

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n.
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons, and in dissecting

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n. Syn. range; extent; bound
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound

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n.
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain

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n.
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar

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a.
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged

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v. Syn. flash
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently

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n.
seat, especially a royal seat; throne; rank; grade; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding or investing of a place by army

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n. Syn. duration; distance
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points

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v. Syn. germinate
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up