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Word Wealth Unit 1 Verbs
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English
9th Grade
08/31/2011

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Abolish
Definition
To do away with, put an end to
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Erase
Definition
To to do away with (In reference to writing)
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Cancel
Definition
To do away with an order
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Disestablish
Definition
To put an end to an institution
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Dissipate
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To do away with an energy or mist
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Annul
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To put an end to a law or marriage
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Eradicate
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To do away with a pest or evil
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Expunge
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To erase or remove completely (Something unwanted or unpleasant)
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Acquire
Definition
To get, procure, obtain
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Adapt
Definition
To make suitable, agreeable, harmonious
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Admonish
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To warn, reprove, advise
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Forewarn
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To notify or caution in advance
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Forebode
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To indicate beforehand or predict, usually something evil
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Affirm
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To declare, assert
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Declare
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To state firmly or emphatically
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Avouch
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To declare solemnly the truth of something
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Maintain
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To uphold a belief, statement, or idea
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Warrant
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To justify an action or idea
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Advocate
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To advise or urge an idea or course of action
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Deny
Definition
To refuse to accept or agree to
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Negate
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To nullify; make ineffective
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Disavow
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To deny any responsibility or support for
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Repudiate
Definition
To refuse to accept or be associated with
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Coerce
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To compel, bring about by force
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Constrain
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To severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of; To oblige
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Constraint
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A mild form of pressure
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Importune
Definition
To ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something
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Obligation
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an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment
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Prevail
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To triumph; be victorious
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Extort
Definition
To obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means
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Impel
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To drive or force
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Compulsory
Definition
Required by law or a rule; obligatory
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Mandatory
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Required by law or rules; compulsory
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Curtail
Definition
To cut down, reduce
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Foreshorten
Definition
To portray or show (an object or view) as closer than it is or as having less depth or distance, as an effect of perspective or the angle of vision
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Abbreviate
Definition
To shorten (a word, phrase, or text)
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Abridge
Definition
To shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text)
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Truncate
Definition
To shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end
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Desiccate
Definition
To remove the moisture from (something, esp. food),
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Lengthen
Definition
To make or become longer
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Amplify
Definition
To increase the volume of (sound)
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Expand
Definition
To become or make larger or more extensive
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Defer
Definition
To delay or postpone; also means to yield or show respect to
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Deferential
Definition
Showing deference; respectful
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Deference
Definition
Humble submission and respect
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Esteem
Definition
Respect and admiration, typically for a person
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Divulge
Definition
To disclose or reveal
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Implore
Definition
To beg, plead, entreat
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Solicit
Definition
To ask for funds, goods, business
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Entreat
Definition
To beg, especially for mercy
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Supplicate
Definition
To beg, especially in prayer
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Importune
Definition
To beg in urgent need
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Exposure
Definition
A scandalous disclosure
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Exposè
Definition
A public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable
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Revelation
Definition
A mystery or secret opened up or revealed
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Manifest
Definition
Open, evident
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Unmask
Definition
To expose the true character of or hidden truth about
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Confess
Definition
To admit or state that one has committed a crime or is at fault in some way
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