1. SUPPLANT
FUNCTION: verb
- take the place of, often by trickery or force. He easily supplanted his rival.
- to displace and substitute for another . Computers rapidly supplant typewriters in the workplace, just as photocopiers replaced carbon paper.
2. CONSTITUTE
FUNCTION: verb
- to be the elements or parts of; compose. Copper and tin constitute bronze.
- to amount to; equal
- to set up or establish according to law or provision. a body that is duly constituted under the charter.
- to found (an institution for example)
-to enact (a law or regulation)
- to appoint to an office, dignity, function, or task; designate
3. SANCTUARY
FUNCTION: noun
- a sacred place, such as church, temple, or mosque
- a place of refuge or asylum
- a reserved area in which birds and other animals, especially wild animals, are protected from hunting or molestation.
Example:
A. We took shelter in the peaceful sanctuary.
B. The place where he can find sanctuary is the river.
4. ADHERENT
FUNCTION: noun
- a supporter or a follower
FUNCTION: adjective
- sticking, holding fast or attached
Examples:
A. You have to be adherent to the rules of the school, or you would be breaking them and could get in trouble.
B. I am an adherent to the new non-smoking laws.
5. CLOISTER
FUNCTION: noun
- a monastic establishment
- an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted
- monastic life
- a place or state of seclusion
- a covered passage on the side of a court usually having one side walled and the other an open arcade or collonade.
Examples:
A. During the old days, nuns were safely cloistered behind high convent walls, protected from the outside world.
B. My entire favorite bit of the entire opera is Act II Scene I, in the cloisters of the monastery of San Giusto.
FUNCTION: verb
- take the place of, often by trickery or force. He easily supplanted his rival.
- to displace and substitute for another . Computers rapidly supplant typewriters in the workplace, just as photocopiers replaced carbon paper.
2. CONSTITUTE
FUNCTION: verb
- to be the elements or parts of; compose. Copper and tin constitute bronze.
- to amount to; equal
- to set up or establish according to law or provision. a body that is duly constituted under the charter.
- to found (an institution for example)
-to enact (a law or regulation)
- to appoint to an office, dignity, function, or task; designate
3. SANCTUARY
FUNCTION: noun
- a sacred place, such as church, temple, or mosque
- a place of refuge or asylum
- a reserved area in which birds and other animals, especially wild animals, are protected from hunting or molestation.
Example:
A. We took shelter in the peaceful sanctuary.
B. The place where he can find sanctuary is the river.
4. ADHERENT
FUNCTION: noun
- a supporter or a follower
FUNCTION: adjective
- sticking, holding fast or attached
Examples:
A. You have to be adherent to the rules of the school, or you would be breaking them and could get in trouble.
B. I am an adherent to the new non-smoking laws.
5. CLOISTER
FUNCTION: noun
- a monastic establishment
- an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted
- monastic life
- a place or state of seclusion
- a covered passage on the side of a court usually having one side walled and the other an open arcade or collonade.
Examples:
A. During the old days, nuns were safely cloistered behind high convent walls, protected from the outside world.
B. My entire favorite bit of the entire opera is Act II Scene I, in the cloisters of the monastery of San Giusto.
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