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Lesson 26
vocabulary workshop second course
10
English
Not Applicable
03/23/2016

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Term

condemn

 

Definition

 

to criticize or pass

judgment against;

to find guilty;

to find unfit or unsafe

Term
dedicate
Definition


to recite something to be recorded; to require or order authoritatively

Term

dilute

Definition

 

to thin or weaken by adding

liquid; to lessen intensity,

purity, strength

Term
dispatch
Definition


a message; quickness; efficiency;

to send;

to finish quickly; to kill

Term

emphasize

Definition


to denote as important; to stress

Term
endorse
Definition

to give support or approval to;

to sign one's name on the back

of a check or similar document

for validation

Term
falter
Definition


to hesitate; to stumble; to stammer

 

Term

improvise

Definition


to compose or perform without preparation; to make something from whatever materials are available

Term

intrigue

Definition


sly or secret scheming;

a conspiracy; to plot or scheme;

to excite interest

Term

modify

Definition

 

to alter in form or character;

in grammar, to qualify the

meaning of

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