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She smiled, as though solaced by the memory. When his wife left him, he found solace in the bottle. Music was a great solace to me.

The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer. The flames quickly devoured the building. She loves to read - she devours one book after another.

Despite vehement opposition from his family, he quit school and became an actor. Both men were vehement in their denial of the charges against them. They launched a vehement attack on the government's handling of environmental issues.

I will be puking

"He hit me!" "It serves you right. You shouldn't have been so mean to him

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He resented any impingement on his academic freedom. Many people viewed the trade deal as an impingement of national interests.

evocative music a sound. evocative of the sea. Her new book is wonderfully evocative of village life.

I know he's well meaning, but I wish he'd leave us alone. a well-meaning attempt to be helpful.

The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars. Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night's storm. He has been warned that his behaviour might wreck his chances of promotion.

A crippling illness makes someone unable to use their arms or legs in a normal way. A crippling debts ruinę his life.

The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.; All of a sudden the view was obliterated by the fog.; Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories.

I found the restrictions irksome. The vibration can become irksome after a while.

Some drugs kill off useful bacteria in the user's body. He has effectively killed off any political opposition. We have to kill the rodents off - there are lots of mice in our house. We need to kill him off before he reveals our secrets.