Hit List #2 Flashcards

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Predicament

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Difficult situation

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2
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Conviction

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Strong belief

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3
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Underscore

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To highlight or to emphasize

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Understate

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To downplay

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5
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Undermine

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To weaken

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6
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Substantiate

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To support with evidence

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7
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Infer

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To conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning

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Imply

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To (strongly) suggest

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Detract

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To take away the worth of value of

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Admonish

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To scold mildly, to warn

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Ruminate

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To think deeply about something

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12
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Enumerate

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To list

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13
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Denounce

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To declare as wrong or evil

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14
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Abolish

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To formally put to an end

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15
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Qualify

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To make a statement less absolute, to modify, to restrict, to limit

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Conform

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To comply with standards, to behave according to convention

17
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Arrest

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To stop

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Check

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To stop or slow down the progress of

19
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Betray

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To reveal

20
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Enjoy

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To possess and benefit from (as in a political right to vote)