Verbs Flashcards

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accrue

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to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim

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censure

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to find fault with and criticize as blameworthy; to formally reprimand someone

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consign

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to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another; to give to another’s care

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4
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enjoin

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to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition; to prohibit by a judicial order; to put an injunction on

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5
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eschew

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shun; to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds

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garnish

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to seek satisfaction of a debt (such as a debtor’s wages) by legal authority, usually initiated by a third party by seizing the debtor’s assets

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proffer

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tender; offer; to present for acceptance

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usurp

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seize and hold (office, powers) in possession by force or without right

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vacillate

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oscillate; fluctuate; to waver in mind, will, or feeling; hesitate in choice of opinions or courses

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10
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wield

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to exert one’s authority by means of

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