June 15 Flashcards

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tender

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To offer formally: tender a letter of resignation.

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waft

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вафт

To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water: The breeze wafted the fog through the fields.

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medicinal

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(mɛˈdɪsɪnəl)
adj
(Medicine) relating to or having therapeutic properties
n
(Medicine) a medicinal substance
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tithe

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  1. any tax or levy esp. of one-tenth.
  2. a tenth part or small part of something.
    v. t.
  3. to give or pay a tithe of (goods or money).
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heretofore

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Up to the present time; before this; previously.

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graft

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  1. Deceitful or fraudulent use of one’s position, especially in public office, to obtain personal profits or advantages.
  2. Money or advantage obtained by such means.
    intr.v. graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts
    To gain money or advantage through deceit or fraud.
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thrum

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  1. Music To play (a stringed instrument) idly or monotonously: thrummed a guitar.
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