#3 Collation

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1. diagnose (v.): to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is
      subject of diagnose
    ◎ doctor + diagnose
       Doctors diagnose depression by asking about symptoms.
  

2. overcome (v.): to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing 
                                        you from achieving something
      object of overcome
    ◎ overcome + limitation
       Many spiritual teachers emphasize overcoming limitations.


3. confine (v.): to keep sb./sth. inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc.
     modifiers of confine
     ◎ exclusively + confine
         None of these tendencies is confined exclusively to the press.


4. enormous (adj.): extremely large
     words with property enormous
    ◎ potential + enormous
       The potential is enormous, and so are the dangers.


5. remain (v.): to continue to be something; to be still in the same state or condition
     phrasal
    ◎ remain + off
       The generator will remain off until it is repaired.
article: Stephen Hawking
SkELL / Oxford Learners' Dictionary

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