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VOCABULARY FILES C1: UNIT 4

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do away with, put an end to a system or practice practice by law

abolish
The law ... (s) or ... sth by law, but you can't ... the law.

reapeal put an end to a law; income tax legislation will never be ....

annul declare officially that something is invalid and no longer exists

take back something granted so that it is no longer legal or official

revoke
His driving license (diploma, order) was revoked

send somebody back or order somebody to return especially if they have

been working abroad
recall
The Greek Ambassador to Mozambique was recalled some time ago.
We ... a messenger, an ambassador, but we revoke an order.

make something disappear completely by destroying it

eradicate The problem of absenteeism will never be totally eradicated from schools.
Many dreadful diseases have been eradicated.

destroy somebody or something completely by killing them;

The local tribes were exterminated by the invading army.
exterminate
Individuals are said to be banished, expelled, destroyed. Races of people,
animals or insects can be ...

destroy a place or a group of people by using weapons, bombs, etc.

annihilate Man is in possession of such sophisticated weaponry that he could
annihilate the entire country.

destroy a large part of a whole (but not the whole lot, as in exterminate or
decimate annihilate)
Disease and malnutrition had decimated the local population.

repeal The government decided to ... all anti-discrimination laws.

recalled The government ... its ambassador when war was declared.

eradicated Many tropical diseases have still not been successfully ...

abolished Slavery was ... in England in the 19th century.

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Drink driving may be the cause for having your driving license ...
revoked

exterminate His job was to ... rats and mice.

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