A. Explain the meaning of the following:

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- stimulus

​- urgent

​- to no effect

​- disabuse

​- breakthrough

​- compromise

​- split up

​- tolerate

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​B. Please make a sentence using the following:

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​- stimulus (ex: We would support a further cut in interest rates as a stimulus to economic growth.)

​- urgent (ex: The most urgent thing in a fire is to make sure everyone is out of the building.)

​- to no effect (ex: His doctors have repeatedly adjusted his medication to no effect.)

​- disabuse (ex: He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that idea/notion.)

​- breakthrough (ex: Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer.)

​- compromise (ex: The government has said that there will be no compromise with terrorists.)

​- split up (ex: After a marriage split-up, the income of most men improves compared to when the couple was living together.)

​- tolerate (ex: The soldiers have to tolerate difficult desert conditions.)