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  • 111vicious circle —    A vicious circle is a sequence of events that make each other worse someone drinks because they are unhappy at work, then loses their job... Vicious cycle is also used.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    When the solution to a problem… …

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  • 112compensate — I. v. a. 1. Counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up for. 2. Recompense, remunerate, reimburse, reward. 3. Requite, indemnify, reimburse, make amends to. II. v. n. Atone, make compensation, make amends …

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  • 113repay — verb 1) they promised to repay customers who had been cheated Syn: reimburse, refund, pay back/off, recompense, compensate, indemnify 2) the grants have to be repaid Syn: pay back, return, refund, reimburse 3) …

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  • 114repay — verb 1) repaying customers who have been cheated Syn: reimburse, refund, pay back, recompense, compensate 2) the grants have to be repaid Syn: pay back, return, refund, reimburse 3) …

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  • 115purse — [OE] Purse was borrowed into Old English from late Latin bursa (source of English bursar [13] and reimburse [17]), which went back to Greek búrsa. This originally meant ‘skin, leather’, and hence came to be used for ‘wineskin, bag’. The Latin… …

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  • 116Indemnified — Indemnify In*dem ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indemnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indemnifying}.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in not + damnum hurt, damage) + fy. Cf. {Damn}, {Damnify}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to… …

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  • 117Indemnify — In*dem ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indemnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indemnifying}.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in not + damnum hurt, damage) + fy. Cf. {Damn}, {Damnify}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.… …

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  • 118Indemnifying — Indemnify In*dem ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indemnified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indemnifying}.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in not + damnum hurt, damage) + fy. Cf. {Damn}, {Damnify}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to… …

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  • 119Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …

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  • 120Quit — Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet}, a., and cf.… …

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