Vocabulary Workshop Level E Flashcards
(140 cards)
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Ambidextrous
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(Adj.) Able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful
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Augment
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(V.) To make larger, increase
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Bereft
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(Adj.) Deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
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Deploy
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(V.) To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
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Dour
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(Adj.) Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
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Fortitude
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(N.) Courage in facing difficulties
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Gape
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(V.) To stare with open mouth; to open mouth wide; to open wide
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Gibe
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(V.) To utter taunting words; (N.) an expression of scorn
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Adulterate
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(V.) To corrupt, make worse by the addition of something else
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Guise
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(N.) an external appearance, cover, mask
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Insidious
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(Adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
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Intimation
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(N.) A hint, indirect suggestion
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Opulent
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(Adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
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Pliable
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(Adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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Reiterate
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(V.) to say again, repeat
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Stolid
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(Adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotional; dull, unresponsive
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Tentative
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(Adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
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Unkempt
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(Adj.) Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
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Verbatim
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(Adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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Warily
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(Adv.) cautiously, with great care
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Adroit
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(Adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind
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Amicable
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(Adj.) peaceable, friendly
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Averse
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(Adj.) Having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
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Belligerent
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(Adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive, (n.) one at war, one engaged in war
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Benevolent
(Adj.) Kindly, charitable
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Cursory
(Adj.) Hasty, not thorough
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Duplicity
(N.) treachery, decietfulness
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Extol
(V.) to praise extravagantly
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Feasible
(Adj.) possible, able to be done
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Grimace
(N.) A wry face, facial distortion(v.) to make a wry face
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Holocaust
(N.) a large-scale destruction, especially by a fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
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Impervious
(Adj.) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance
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Impetus
(N.) A moving force, impulse, stimulus
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Jeopardy
(N.) danger
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Meticulous
(Adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
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Nostalgia
(N.) a longing for something past; homesickness
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Quintessence
(N.) the purest essence or form of something; the most simple example
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Retrogress
(V.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
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Scrutinize
(V.) to examine closely
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Tepid
(Adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of intrest
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Adversary
(N.) an enemy, opponent
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Alienate
(V.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
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Artifice
(N.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
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Coerce
(V.) to compel, force
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Craven
(Adj.) cowardly; (N.) a coward
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Culinary
(Adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
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Demise
(N.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
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Exhilarate
(V.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness
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Fallow
(Adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; (N.) land left unseeded; (V.) to plow but not seed
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Harass
(V.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
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Inclement
(Adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
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Liquidate
(V.) to pay a debt, settle an account; to eliminate
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Muse
(V.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
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Negligible
(Adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
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Perpetuate
(V.) to make permanent or long lasting
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Precedent
(N.) an example that may serve as a basis for intimation or later action
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Punitive
(Adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
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Redress
(V.) to set right, remedy; (N.) relief from wrong or injury
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Sojourn
(N.) a temporary stay; (V.) to stay for a time
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Urbane
(Adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
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Affiliated
(Adj., part) associated, connected
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Ascertain
(V.) to find out
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Attainment
(N.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving
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Bequeath
(V.) to give or pass on as an inheritance
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Cogent
(Adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point
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Converge
(V.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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Disperse
(V.) to scatter, spread far and wide
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Esteem
(V.) to regard highly; (N.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement
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Expunge
(V.) to erase, obliterate, destroy
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Finite
(Adj.) having limits; lasting for a long time
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Invulnerable
(Adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
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Malevolent
(Adj.) spiteful, showing ill will
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Nonchalant
(Adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned
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Omniscient
(Adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
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Panacea
(N.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
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Scrupulous
(Adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
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Skulk
(V.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
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Supercilious
(Adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
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Uncanny
(Adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explination
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Venial
(Adj.) easily excused; pardonable
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Altruistic
(Adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
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Assent
(V.) to express agreement; (N.) agreement
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Benefactor
(N.) one who does good to others
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Chivalrous
(Adj.) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
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Clemency
(N.) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
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Dearth
(N.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine
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Diffident
(Adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved
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Discrepancy
(N.) a difference; a lack of agreement
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Embark
(V.) to go aboard; to make a start; to invest
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Failce
(Adj.) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt
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Indomitable
(Adj.) unconquerable, refusing to yield
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Infallible
(Adj.) free from error; absolutely dependable
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Plod
(V.) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly
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Pungent
(Adj.) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting
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Remiss
(Adj.) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless
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Repose
(V.) to rest, lie, place; (N.) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness
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Temerity
(N.) rashness, boldness
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Truculent
(Adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh
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Unfeigned
(Adj.) sincere, real without pretense
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Virulent
(Adj.) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful
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Accede
(V.) to yield to; to assume an office or dignity
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Brandish
(V.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion
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Comprise
(V.) to include or contain; to be made up of
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Deft
(Adj.) skillful, nimble
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Destitute
(Adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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Explicit
(Adj.) definite, clearly stated
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Extirpate
(V.) to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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Inopportune
(Adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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Ironic
(Adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic
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Musty
(Adj.) stale, moldy; out-of-date
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Officious
(Adj.) meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority
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Ominous
(Adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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Pinnacle
(N.) a high peak or point
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Premeditated
(Adj., Part.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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Rampant
(Adj.) growing without check, running wild
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Solace
(N.) comfort, relief; (V.) to comfort, console
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Stately
(Adj.) dignified, majestic
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Supple
(Adj.) bending easily, bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
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Suppress
(V.) to stop by force, put down
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Venal
(Adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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Abhor
(V.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
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Amend
(V.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
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Buffet
(V.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (N.) a slap, blow
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Chaos
(N.) great confusion, disorder
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Commodious
(Adj.) roomy, spacious
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Corrosive
(Adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
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Discern
(V.) to see clearly, recognize
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Extant
(Adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
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Implicate
(V.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
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Inter
(V.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
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Martinet
(N.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
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Obviate
(V.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
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Renegade
(N.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (Adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
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Reprehensible
(Adj.) deserving blame or punishment
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Somber
(Adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
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Squalid
(Adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
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Turbulent
(Adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
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Vociferous
(Adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
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Voluminous
(Adj.) of great size numerous; writing or speaking at great length
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Walve
(V.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
