52 Flashcards
1
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avert
A
to prevent from happening
2
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shun
A
to avoid
3
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squander
A
to use in a foolish or wasteful way
4
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shirk
A
to avoid doing something that you are supposed to do
5
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despondency
A
very sad and without hope
6
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insolence
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rude or impolite
7
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endearing
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to cause to be loved by
8
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credulous
A
easily fooled
9
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temper
A
to make less severe or extreme
10
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insinuate
A
to say in an indirect way
11
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midst
A
the middle area or part of something
12
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thrall
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in a sate of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something
13
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divining
A
heavenly
14
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distend
A
to become and larger because of pressure from the inside
15
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retraction
A
a statement saying that something you said or wrote at an earlier time is not true or correct
