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vocab
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11th Grade
01/14/2007
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abrade
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to scrape or wear away
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adjudicate
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to act as judge or arbitrator
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assuage
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to ease; to satisfy
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belie
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to misrepresent; to give a false idea
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capitulate
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to surrender; to yield
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collate
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to consolidate; to put in order
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depreciate
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to lessen in value
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desist
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to stop; to cease
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emulate
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to imitate in order to equal
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enjoin
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to order or urge with authority
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exonerate
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to clear from blame
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ferret
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to search out persistently
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herald
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to announce or introduce
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incarcerate
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to imprison
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inflict
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to give or cause; to impose
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interpolate
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to alter or enlarge
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malinger
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to pretend sickness
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perpetrate
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to do or perform something evil
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portend
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to fortell; to give warning of
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quell
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to subdue; to put an end to
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remonstrate
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to object or protest
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rescind
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to repeal or cancel
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succumb
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to submit to
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traverse
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to pass through; to cross
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whet
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to sharpen; to stimulate
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