The Animated LexiconTOEFL & IELTS · Est. 2026No. 0095

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Word of the day · verb

desert
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To leave a person, post, or duty you were bound to, especially treacherously. To desert someone or something is to leave a post or bond you were duty-bound to keep.

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In this issue

  1. 01Word of the daydesert
  2. 02Synonymsabandon vs desert
  3. 03Antonymsdesert vs keep
  4. 04Confusing wordsimply vs infer
  5. 05The index373 words, A–Z
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01Synonyms

abandon vs desert

Fig. 1a — abandon.
Fig. 1b — desert.

Abandon and desert both mean to leave something completely, but desert adds blame.

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02Antonyms

desert vs keep

Fig. 2a — desert.
Fig. 2b — keep.

Desert and keep are opposites of loyalty.

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03Confusing words

imply vs infer

Fig. 3a — imply.
Fig. 3b — infer.

Imply means to suggest something without saying it directly.

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