Unit 7 Flashcards

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authorize

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(v.) to approve

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booty

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(n.) anything valuable taken by force

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culprit

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(n.) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty

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dawdle

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(v.) to waste time

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dissect

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(v.) to cut apart for scientific study

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expend

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(v.) to spend or use up

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fatality

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(n.) an event resulting in death

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gullible

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(adj.) easily fooled

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illicit

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(adj.) improper; not permitted

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immerse

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(v.) to plunge into liquid

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inflammatory

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(adj.) causing excitement or anger

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memorandum

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(n.) a note to one’s memory

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pathetic

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(adj.) marked by strong emotion

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persevere

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(v.) to keep doing something in spite of hardships

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prevaricate

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(v.) to lie; to mislead

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quash

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(v.) to crush

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relish

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(n.) enjoyment
(v.) to enjoy greatly

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reminisce

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(v.) to recall a past thought

13
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scour

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(v.) to clean or polish

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