new words 1 Flashcards

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visualize

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to imagine or have a picture in your mind

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devise

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to work out, contrive, or plan in one’s mind

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3
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emphasize

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(find meaning)

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4
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compromise

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settle of a dispute by concessions on a both/all sides

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5
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formalize

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to make official or valid

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6
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penalize

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to inflict a handicap or disadvantage

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7
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supervise

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to watch over so as to maintain un order

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8
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economize

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avoid waste; to limit or reduce

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9
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materialise

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to become fact; actually happen

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10
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revise

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to change, alter or amend; to read over/reread

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11
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industrialize

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to introduce industry into an area on a large scale

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12
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agonize

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to suffer extreme pain or anguish

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13
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tantalize

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to tease or make frustrated

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14
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idolize

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to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc

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15
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advertise

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to present or praise in public

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16
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colonize

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to claim and forcibly take control of

17
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improvise

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to compose & perform/deliver without previous preparation

18
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paralyze

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to bring out a condition of helpless stoppage

19
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analyze

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to separate into constituent parts or elements

20
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sympathize

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engage or feel an undertanding for someone’s emotions; feel or express compassion