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32 Cards in this Set
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Dissipate |
Disperse or scatter.
The cloud of smoke dissipated. |
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Render |
Provide or give (a service, help, etc.). Cause to be or become; make. The rains rendered his escape impossible. |
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Anxiety |
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease. Concern. |
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Call for |
require, request, collect |
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Cite |
Refer |
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Culprit |
A person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed. |
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Boast
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Bill boasts about his new car.
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Pitfall
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Trap.
Pitfalls of law. |
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Roaring
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Prosperous. Successful. Loud. Noisy.
Roaring domestic market. |
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Modest |
Simple. Limited.
Modest behavior. |
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Rival |
Being in competition. Contending. Business rivals. |
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Compel
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Force. Coerce. Influence.
To compel a man. |
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Flop |
Act of falling heavily. Huge failure. |
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Tempt |
Entice or attempt to entice (someone) to do or acquire something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or not beneficial. Ex: Satan tempts Jesus. |
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Strain |
a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree. "the usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine" synonyms: tension, tightness, tautness |
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spine |
backbone |
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Remuneration |
Money paid for work or a service. Remuneration of up to EUR 12,300. |
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Foregoing |
just mentioned or stated; preceding. |
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Turnover |
the amount of money taken by a business in a particular period. "a turnover approaching $4 million" synonyms: (gross) revenue, income, yield, sales, gross |
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consent |
permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. "no change may be made without the consent of all the partners" synonyms: agreement |
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outlay |
an amount of money spent on something. "Christmas cards account for only a small amount of our outlay ." synonyms: expenditure, expenses |
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pursuant |
in accordance with (a law or a legal document or resolution). |
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undue |
unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate. synonyms: unneeded, unnecessary, needless |
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pursue |
follow (someone or something) in order to catch or attack them. "the officer pursued the van" |
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ditch |
a narrow channel dug in the ground. get rid of; give up. Mum finally ditched the guy who made our life hell. |
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impetus |
the force or energy with which a body moves. Drive. Stimulus. Impulse. I believe this will add impetus to the ARM ecosystem |
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pierce |
(of a sharp pointed object) go into or through (something). "a splinter had pierced the skin" |
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splinter |
break or cause to break into small sharp fragments. "the soap box splintered" |
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coin |
invent, create. Xen hypervisor project coined the term paravirtualization |
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Grief |
Sadness. Deep sorrow. An emotion of sadness or anger generally associated with a loss. Ex: The boy felt much grief due to the loss of his mother |
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Pit |
Hole; trap. Seed; kernel. Remove a seed. Set one against another. |
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Gritty |
sandy; grainy; sandlike; courageous, brave |
