Secondary Meanings 1 Flashcards

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Alloy

A

to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior

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Appropriate

A

to take for one’s own use; to confiscate

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Arrest

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to suspend; to engage; to hold one’s attention

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August

A

majestic, venerable

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Bent

A

leaning; inclination; proclivity; tendency

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Broach

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to bring up or announce; to begin to talk about

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Brook

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to tolerate, endure, or countenance

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Cardinal

A

of great importance

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Color

A

to change as if by dyeing (i.e. to distort, gloss, or affect

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Damp

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to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound, etc.

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Die

A

a part of a machine that punches shaped holes or cuts

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Essay

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to test or try; to attempt or experiment

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Exact

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to demand, called for, require or take

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Flag

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to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline

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Flip

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sarcastic; impertinent

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Ford

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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

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Grouse

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to complain or grumble

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Guy

A

a cord or cable used to steady or guide something

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Intimate

A

to imply, suggest, or insinuate

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List

A

to tilt or lean to one side

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Lumber

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to move heavily and clumsily

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Milk

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to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of