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WordBand 6–7Toofey picks
steep
/ˈstiːp/
adjective
Rising or falling at a sharp angle.
- “The graph shows a steep decline in exam entries.”Toofey
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substantiateverbTo prove that a claim is true by giving evidence.
fluctuateverbTo keep rising and falling in an irregular way.
paraphraseverbTo say the same thing again using different words.
reboundverbTo go back up after a fall.
point outPhrasal verbTo tell someone a fact to draw attention to it.
surgenounA sudden strong increase.
approachnounA way of dealing with something.
benchmarknounA standard used to measure how good something is.
Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))