WW Unit 1 Flashcards by haley calderon

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Solicit

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Ask for funds, goods, or business

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Entreat

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Beg for mercy

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Supplicate

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Beg in prayer

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Importune

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Beg in urgent need

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Affirm

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To declare, assert

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Warrant

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To warrant an action or idea is to justify it

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Advocate

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To advocate an idea or action is to advise or urge it

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Curtail

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To cut down, reduce

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Abbreviate

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Shorten

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Abridge

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To shorten or condense a piece of work

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Abolish

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To do away with, put an end to

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Dissipate

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Energy, a mist

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Annul

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A law or marriage

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Eradicate

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A pest or evil

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Defer

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To delay or postpone

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Deference

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To show respect to

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Medely

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A mixture or a jumble

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Heterogeneous

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Collection composed of dis-similar elements

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Miscellaneous

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Assortment of different items

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Contour

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Outline or profile

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Adapt

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To make suitable, agreeable, harmonious

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Verge

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Edge or border

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Jargon

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Lingo, technical language

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Gobbledygook

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The language of government publications

Vernacular

Common language people use everyday

Gibberish

Nonsense

Labyrinth

A maze, complicated network or a problem

Admonish

To warn, reprove, advise

Forebode

Indicate beforehand or predict, usually something evil

Divulge

To disclose or reveal

Exposure

Often a scandalous disclosure

Revelation

A mystery or a secret is opened up or revealed

Guile

Deceit, trickery

Zephyr

Gentle breeze

Ambush

A lying in wait, or a hiding place for attack

Coerce

To compel, bring about by force

Compulsory

Required

Rapture

Ecstasy, thrills, keen delight

Relish

Relish the moment

Entranced

Spellbound

Enthralled

Captivated

Robot

A mechanical creature, an automation

Acquire

To get, procure, obtain

Implore

To beg, plead, entreat