Beg, Borrow, and Steal Flashcards
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bankrupt
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legally unable to pay debts
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accumulate
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to collect over a period of time
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cache
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safe place to hide things
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counterfeit
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an imitation made to deceive; forgery
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embezzle
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to steal (money)
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entreat
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to ask earnestly; to appeal; to plead
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hoard
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to accumulate and hide or keep in reserve
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implore
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to ask or beg earnestly for
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larceny
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theft of property
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mendicant
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one who begs
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mortgage
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pledge to pay back debt
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pilfer
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to steal (especially small sums)
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plagiarize
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to take ideas or writings from another person or source and pass them off as your own
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thief
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one who steals; one guilty of theft or larceny
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usurp
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to take or assume power, or position, or the rights to something and hold in possession by force or without right
