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   chooseverbtransitive

   To choose one or more people or things from a group or list.

   Like picking your favorite snack from a full shelf.

   Please select the answer you think is correct.

   She selected two photos for the album.

   UsageYou select from a group or select someone for a team. Choose and pick are more everyday words.

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   chosen fewadjective

   Part of a small, special group, chosen above others.

   Like a special club that only lets a few people join.

   Only a select group of students joined the program.

   The garden is open to a select few.

   UsageOften in a select few or a select group.

   Similarexclusive, elite, privileged, chosen

   Oppositeinclusive, open

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   top qualityadjective

   Very good in quality, among the best.

   Like the best, shiniest apples a farmer keeps to one side.

   The store sells only select cuts of beef.

   The little shop sells only select coffee beans, roasted fresh each week.

   UsageMostly before a noun, as in select beef or select coffee.

   Similarchoice, prime, premium, finest, superior

   Oppositeinferior, ordinary, mediocre, substandard

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