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New & Alone

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Nov - New

Words containing 'nov' generally express the idea of newness.

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Novel

  • Novel means new or different.
    • Example: Hannah adopted a novel approach to her homework.
    • Alternative: Hannah adopted a new approach to her homework.
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Innovate

  • To innovate means to introduce change.
    • Example: The business had to close down because it failed to innovate.
    • Alternative: The business had to close down because it failed to introduce new change.
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Novice

  • A novice is a new or inexperienced person.
    • Example: Jasper could only do basic tasks at work because he was a novice at computing.
    • Alternative: Jasper could only do basic tasks at work because he was inexperienced in computing.
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Renovate

  • To renovate is to make something like new again.
    • Example: The couple were desperate to renovate their old house.
    • Alternative: The couple were desperate to refresh their old house.

Sol - Alone

Words containing 'sol' generally mean being alone.

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Isolate

  • To isolate is to separate something from other things.
    • Example: Dylan was lonely because he had isolated himself from all of his friends.
    • Alternative: Dylan was lonely because he had separated himself from all of his friends.
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Desolate

  • Desolate means empty, lacking or lonely.
    • Example: The house stood in a desolate field.
    • Alternative: The house stood in an empty field.
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Solo

  • A solo act is something done by one person.
    • Example: Thomas preferred singing solo.
    • Alternative: Thomas preferred singing alone.
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Solitude

  • Solitude is the state of being alone.
    • Example: As Ricky got older, he increasingly enjoyed solitude.
    • Alternative: As Ricky got older, he increasingly enjoyed being alone.
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Solitary

  • Solitary means existing alone or doing alone.
    • Example: Scrooge led a solitary life.
    • Alternative: Scrooge led a lonely life.

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