Confusing Verbs 2
Index
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elude
allude
1)
The teacher asked the students not to
to any online sources in their research papers.
2)
George Smith was arrested after allegedly attempting to
police by jumping out of a window.
imply
infer
3)
Susan didn’t make any promises, but she did
that she’d be back for the holidays.
4)
Based on satellite images, I can
with a degree of certainty that they're about to launch an attack.
displaced
misplaced
5)
My grandfather
his keys so often that I used to carry spare ones for him.
6)
After 5 years of war, some 3.6 million people have been
within Yemen.
emigrate
immigrate
7)
Many people have to
, leaving the women and children behind.
8)
Sari would like to
to Australia and find a better life than the one she has in Syria.
prosecuted
persecuted
9)
There are still some circumstances in which Christians are
because of their beliefs.
10)
A local landlord has been
for failing to comply with Improvement Notices on her property.
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Answers
1)
allude to sth
(formal) to mention something in an indirect way
2)
elude
escape from someone or something, especially by tricking them
3)
imply
refers to giving information
4)
infer
refers to receiving information
5)
misplace
put something in the wrong place and lose it, especially temporarily
6)
displace
force someone to leave their home
7)
emigrate
leave your country in order to live in another country
8)
immigrate
come into a country because you want to live there
9)
persecute
harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
10)
prosecute
officially charge somebody with a crime in court
