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13 Cards in this Set
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parlay
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a : to exploit successfully b : to increase or otherwise transform into something of much greater value
To maneuver (an asset) to great advantage |
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accrue
accruable accruement |
3 : to accumulate or be added periodically
1 : to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim 2 a : to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage <the wisdom that ________with age> b : to come as a direct result of some state or action |
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foster
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# To bring up; nurture: bear and bring up offspring.
# To promote the growth and development of;nuture |
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embellish
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1 : to make beautiful with ornamentation : DECORATE
2 : to heighten the attractiveness of by adding ornamental details : ENHANCE |
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foment
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To promote the growth or development of; incite.
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craft
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To make or construct (something) in a manner suggesting great care or ingenuity:
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dysomia
or Ageusia |
impairment of the sense of smell and of taste (they are related)
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feign
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1 a : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression <_____ death> b : to assert as if true : PRETEND
2 archaic a : INVENT, IMAGINE b : to give fictional representation to 3 obsolete : DISGUISE, CONCEAL |
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secede
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: to withdraw from an organization (as a religious communion or political party or federation)
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garner
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1 a : to gather into storage b : to deposit <volumes in which he has ________ the fruits of his lifetime labors -- Reinhold Niebuhr>
2 a : to acquire by effort : EARN b : ACCUMULATE, COLLECT |
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repudiate
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1 : to divorce or separate formally from (a woman)
2 : to refuse to have anything to do with : DISOWN 3 a : to refuse to accept; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force b : to reject as untrue or unjust |
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sequester
sequestration |
a : to set apart : SEGREGATE b : SECLUDE, WITHDRAW
2 a : to seize especially by a writ b : to place (property) 3 : to hold (as a metallic ion) in solution usually by inclusion in an appropriate coordination complex |
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typify
typification |
2 : to embody the essential or salient characteristics of : be the ______ of
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