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20 Cards in this Set
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Authorize |
To approve or permit; do you have power or authority to |
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Culprit |
A person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender |
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Dawdle |
To waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary |
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Dissect |
To cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care |
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Expend |
To pay out, spend; to use up |
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Fatality |
An event resulting in death; an accidental death |
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Gullible |
Easily fooled, tricked, or cheated |
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Illicit |
Not permitted, unlawful, improper |
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Immerse |
To plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply |
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Inflammatory |
Causing excitement or anger; leading to unrest, violence, or disorder |
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Memorandum |
A note to aid one’s memory; an informal note or report |
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Pathetic |
Marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity; woefully inadequate or lacking |
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Persevere |
To keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough |
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Prevaricate |
To lie, tell an untruth; to miss lead on purpose |
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Quash |
To crush, put down completely |
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Relish |
Enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly |
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Reminisce |
To recall one’s past thoughts, feelings, or experiences |
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Scour |
To clean or polish by hard rubbing, to exam with great care, to move about quickly in search of |
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Testimonial |
A statement that speaks to a person‘s character or to the benefit of a product; expressing the value and worth of someone or something |
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Writhe |
To make twisting or turning movement in a way that suggests pain or struggle |