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18 Cards in this Set
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to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void: to abolish slavery.
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Abolish
to abolish slavery. |
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to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence
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encourage
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to get back or regain (something lost or taken away)
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Recover
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to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force
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Extract
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to cause mirth, laughter
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Amuse
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to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze
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Astonish
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to hinder or stop from doing something
to keep from occurring; avert; hinder |
Prevent
He intervened to prevent bloodshed. |
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to authorize, approve, or allow
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Sanction
an expression now sanctioned by educated usage. |
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to get hold or possession of; procure; obtain
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Secure
to secure materials; to secure a high government position. |
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to go in search or quest of
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Seek
to seek the truth |
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to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly
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Collapse
The roof collapsed and buried the crowd. |
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Acronym
R. E. S. P. E. C. T. |
Require
Ennable Suppress Produce Encounter Constitute Transform |
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To be in agreement, harmony, or conformity with
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Correspond to
His actions do not correspond with his words. |
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to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc
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Associate
Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom. |
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to be liable or subject to some influence
to be capable of being affected |
to be susceptible
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to state or assert positively; maintain as true
to confirm or ratify |
affirm
to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well. |
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to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true:
to refuse to agree or accede to |
deny
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to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.):
to form a notion or idea of; imagine |
Conceive
He conceived the project while he was on vacation. |
