3 WORDS from the Academic Word List 📚

What's a word that means to take the place of  something or someone usually because it is more  

modern or has more authority? Supersede 

Digital streaming services have largely superseded  DVDs as the primary way people watch movies. 

Can you give me a word that means to  completely destroy or eliminate something,  

especially something harmful? Eradicate 

His ambition is to eradicate  poverty in his community. 

What is a word that describes a military operation  in which forces surround a place to cut off  

supplies and compel the surrender of those inside? Siege 

The army destroyed the city during a  months-long siege before seizing it last spring.