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laud
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(v) to praise
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They lauded one candidate and railed against the other.
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laudatory
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(adj) Expressing or conferring praise
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The author happily read the critic's laudatory comments.
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porter
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(n) A person employed to carry burdens
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The porter took the bags from the traveler.
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salutation
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(n) greeting
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I bring salutations from Prince Charming.
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vocation
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(n) regular occupation, job
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Because she excelled in math, the student was interested in an engineering vocation.
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via
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(prep) by way of
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The letter arrived via courier
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iteration
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(n) repetition
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The first time the musical theme is played we hear only woodwinds; in the second interations, the horns join the woodwinds.
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reiterate
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(v) repeat
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The boy ignored her, even though she reiterated her point.
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rapacious
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(adj) (1) greedy, ravenous; (2) taking by force, plundering.
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The rapacious hyena stole the carcass from the cheetah.
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rapt
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(adj) Deeply absorbed
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She listed with rapt attention.
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avocation
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(n) hobby (a = from/away from)
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Fishing was his avocation.
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invoke
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(v) call upon for aid
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She regretted having invoked the demon.
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advocate
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(v) support; also a noun meaning one who supports a cause (ad = to/toward)
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He advocated higher taxes.
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vouch
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(v) to give personal guarantee
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I will vouch for their good behavior.
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equivocal
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(adj) ambiguous or doubtful
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The evidence for that theory is at best equivocal
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equivocate
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(v) to deliberately use ambiguous language.
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Politicians often equivocate, but they don't fool me.
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portage
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(v) to carry boats and supplies overland between two waterways or around an obstacle to navigation (can also be a noun)
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The scout traveled by canoe and portaged the supplies when he reached the shore.
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purport
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(v) To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending (pro = forward)
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The con man purported to be a bank investigator.
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comport
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(v) to behave oneself in a particular manner
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Comport yourself with dignity.
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