Vocabulary Flashcards

(12 cards)

1
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To corrupt or make inferior by the admixture of foreign or baser ingredients

A

Adulterate

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2
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To explain or interpret the meaning or intention of words or actions

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Construe

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3
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To shake uncontrollably

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Convulse

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4
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To cause to separate in different directions; to go different ways

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Disperse

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5
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To scatter abroad (as in sowing seed); to spread abroad (opinions, knowledge, etc.)

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Disseminate

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6
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To build up in faith and holiness through instruction

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Edify

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7
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To imitate; to try to surpass or equal

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Emulate

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8
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To beseech; to plead with; to beg for

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Implore

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9
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To withdraw formally or publicly to one has openly professed taught

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Recant

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10
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To resound; to continue, like a series of echoes

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Reverberate

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11
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To penetrate, impregnate, or soak thoroughly and completely; to fill or load to capacity

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Saturate

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12
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To reverse places with something; to change the usual order of

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Transpose

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