arbitrate

Day 29Level 1

AHR-bih-trayt

settle a dispute

to settle an argument between two parties

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

judge, intervene, determine

Antonyms:

let ride, leave undecided

Example Sentence:

Since the brothers could not come to an agreement, a judge was forced to arbitrate their property dispute case.

Related Words

outdated

an-tee-di-LOO-vee-uhn

prehistoric; old-fashioned

clever and quick

uh-STOOT

clever; of keen penetration

self-evident

ak-see-uh-MAT-ik

self-evident

boorish

CHUR-lish

boorish, vulgar

egotism

kuhn-SEET

over-high opinion of one's own ability, importance etc.

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ker-TEYL

to cut short