Unit 7 Flashcards
1
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authorize
A
(v.) to approve
2
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booty
A
(n.) anything valuable taken by force
3
Q
culprit
A
(n.) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty
3
Q
dawdle
A
(v.) to waste time
3
Q
dissect
A
(v.) to cut apart for scientific study
4
Q
expend
A
(v.) to spend or use up
4
Q
fatality
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(n.) an event resulting in death
4
Q
gullible
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(adj.) easily fooled
4
Q
illicit
A
(adj.) improper; not permitted
5
Q
immerse
A
(v.) to plunge into liquid
5
Q
inflammatory
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(adj.) causing excitement or anger
6
Q
memorandum
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(n.) a note to one’s memory
7
Q
pathetic
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(adj.) marked by strong emotion
8
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persevere
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(v.) to keep doing something in spite of hardships
9
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prevaricate
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(v.) to lie; to mislead
