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WPME Session 19 W
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10
English
10th Grade
03/12/2009

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placate
Definition
change hostility into friendliness
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obviate
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make unnecessary
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disparage
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belittle
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condone
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overlook or forgive a transgression
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titillate
Definition
tickle; delight; stimulate pleasurably
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malign
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spread malicious rumors about
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equivocate
Definition
purposely use language susceptible of opposite interpretations
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militate (against)
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act to disadvantage of
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proscribe
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forbid
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adulate
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worship; flatter fulsomely
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