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30 Cards in this Set
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re vise'
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DEF:To edit in order to improve or bring up to date
S:edit POS:verb |
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ad van' tage
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DEF:A benefit that puts one in a favorable position
S:lead A:disadvantage POS:noun |
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mem' o rize
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DEF:To commit to memory; learn by heart
S:learn POS:verb |
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ac' tive
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DEF:Moving or tending to move about; engaging in physical action
S:alive A:dormant POS:adjective |
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or' gan ize
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DEF:To arrange in an orderly, systematic way
S:arrange A:disorder POS:verb |
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crit' i cize
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DEF:1.To judge the merits and faults of; evaluate 2.to judge severely; find fault with
S:blame A:praise POS:verb |
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short' age
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DEF:A lack in the amount needed; deficiency
S:scarcity A:abundance POS:noun |
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ad' ver tise
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DEF:To call public attention to (a product), as by announcing on the radio or placing a notice in the newspaper
S:publicize A:hide POS:verb |
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at trac' tive
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DEF:1.Capable of attracting or pulling toward 2.Pleasing to the eye or mind
S:beautiful A:ugly POS:adjective |
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col' lege
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DEF:A school of higher learning, entered after high school, that grants a bachelor's degree
S:school POS:noun |
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prim' i tive
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DEF:Simple or crude; not sophisticated
S:early A:modern POS:adjective |
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ex' er cise
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DEF:An activity requiring physical exertion, usually don to maintain or develop physical fitness
S:exertion POS:noun |
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en cour' age
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DEF:To give hope, courage, or confidence to
S:inspire A:impress POS:verb |
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sum' ma rize
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DEF:To make a summary of; restate briefly
S:review POS:verb |
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wreck' age
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DEF:The debris of something destroyed
S:remains POS:noun |
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rec' og nize
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DEF:1.To know or identify from past experience or knowledge 2.To know, understand, or realize
S:understand A:misunderstand POS:verb |
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pos' i tive
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DEF:Absolutely certain
S:certain A:uncertain POS:adjective |
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per cent' age
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DEF:1.A fraction that is understood to have 100 as its denominator; a fraction expressed by using the word percent 2.A portion or share in relation to the whole
S:proportion A:whole POS:noun |
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sen' si tive
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DEF:Responsive to or affected by something
S:unstable A:strong POS:adjective |
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her' i tage
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DEF:Something other than property passed down from preceding generations; tradition
S:tradition POS:noun |
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stor' age
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DEF:A space where something is put away for future use
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rel' a tive
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DEF:adj.-related or relating n.-A person related by blood or marriage
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av' er age
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DEF:1.A number that is considered typical of a set of numbers 2.A typical kind or usual level or degree
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lan' guage
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DEF:Any system of sounds, signs, symbols, or gestures for conveying information
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tel' e vise
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DEF:To broadcast by television
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u' til ize
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DEF:To put to use, especially for a practical purpose
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mort' gage
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DEF:A legal pledge of property to a creditor as security for the payment of a loan or debt
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mer' chan dise
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DEF:Things that may be bought or sold; commercial goods
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ag gres' sive
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DEF:Vigorous; energetic; not timid
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com' pro mise
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DEF:A settlement of differences between opposing sides in which each side gives up some claims and agrees to some demands of the other
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