TEPS Vocabulary Pop Quiz 13. The committee members will _________ to review all of the data that were collected after a break. (a) retrieve (b) reconvene (c) proclaim (d) postpone *retrieve v. 1 [+ object] a to get and bring (something) back from a place ■ Many archaeological relics were retrieved from the site. ■ Police retrieved his stolen car. b to find and get (information) from a computer or disk ■ You can quickly retrieve data/information. ■ The files were retrieved from the computer. ■ He was able to retrieve the document. 2 to find and bring birds or animals that have been shot back to a hunter [no object] ■ The dog is learning how to retrieve. [+ object] The dog has been trained to retrieve birds 3 [+ object] formal to keep (something) from failing or becoming worse ■ They were able to retrieve [=save] the situation. ■ Can their relationship be retrieved? [=salvaged] *reconvene v. 1 [no object] to meet again after a break ■ Congress/Parliament will reconvene after the holiday. 2 [+ object] to cause (a group of people) to meet again after a break The association reconvened the conference every three years. *proclaim v. to say or state (something) in a public, official, or definite way : to declare or announce (something) ■ She proclaimed that she will run for governor. ■ The President proclaimed a national day of mourning. ■ He took command of the government and proclaimed himself emperor. ■ The magazine proclaimed him to be the best player in baseball. ■ He proclaimed his love for her in a poem. ■ She continues to proclaim her innocence. [=to say that she is innocent] *postpone v. to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead ■ We had to postpone our vacation. = We had to postpone going on our vacation. ■ The baseball game was postponed until/to tomorrow because of rain.
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