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  • 21get wise — verb understand, usually after some initial difficulty She didn t know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on • Syn: ↑catch on, ↑get onto, ↑tumble, ↑latch on, ↑cotton on, ↑twig, ↑get it …

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  • 22seize — vt seized, seiz·ing 1 or seise: to put in possession of property or vest with the right of possession or succession stand seized of land 2: to take possession or custody of (property) esp. by lawful authority seize drugs as evidence …

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  • 23arrest — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… …

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  • 24pick up — verb 1. take and lift upward (Freq. 22) • Syn: ↑lift up, ↑gather up • Hypernyms: ↑raise, ↑lift, ↑elevate, ↑get up, ↑bring up …

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  • 25get the picture — verb get the meaning of something (Freq. 1) Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? • Syn: ↑grok, ↑comprehend, ↑savvy, ↑dig, ↑grasp, ↑compass, ↑apprehend …

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  • 26grok — verb get the meaning of something Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? • Syn: ↑get the picture, ↑comprehend, ↑savvy, ↑dig, ↑grasp, ↑compass, ↑apprehend …

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  • 27quail at — verb anticipate with dread or anxiety • Syn: ↑apprehend • Derivationally related forms: ↑apprehensive (for: ↑apprehend), ↑apprehension (for: ↑apprehend), ↑ …

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  • 28look for — verb 1. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (Freq. 50) The police are searching for clues They are searching for the missing man in the entire county • Syn: ↑search, ↑seek • Derivationally related forms: ↑s …

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  • 29get — verb 1) where did you get that hat? Syn: acquire, obtain, come by, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, take possession of, be given; buy, purchase, procure, secure; gather, collect, pick up …

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  • 30look to — verb 1. turn one s interests or expectations towards (Freq. 4) look to the future this method looks to significant wavings • Hypernyms: ↑expect, ↑look, ↑await, ↑wait • Verb Fra …

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