Talk About Actions Flashcards

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Equivocate

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To use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead

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Disparage

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To speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.

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Titillate

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To excite or arouse agreeably: to titillate the fancy

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Adulate

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To show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.

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Proscribe

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To denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.

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Obviate

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To anticipate and prevent or eliminate

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Militate

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To have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him.

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Malign

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To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.

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Condone

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To disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).

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Placate

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to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures: to placate an outraged citizenry.

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