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Aim |
: to have a specified goal or purpose Sentence: If you want to be successful, you have to aim high |
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Emulate |
to try to be like (someone or something you admire) Sentence: She grew up emulating her sports heroes.emulate |
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Emulate |
to try to be like (someone or something you admire) Sentence: artists emulating the style of their teachers |
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Motive |
artists emulating the style of their teachers Sentence: Their motive in running away was to avoid being punished. |
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Skeptical |
having or expressing doubt about something (such as a claim or statement) Sentence: He says he can win, but I remain skeptical. |
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Understatement |
a statement that makes something seem smaller, less important, etc., than it really is Sentence: To say that I didn't like the book is an understatement. [=I hated the book] |