verbs Flashcards

1
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Assuage

A

To ease.

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2
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Capitulate

A

To surrender or yield

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3
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Vacillate

A

To keep changing one’s opinion

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4
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Embroil

A

To involve someone deeply in a difficult situation.

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5
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Prevaricate

A

To be deliberately vague or evasive.

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6
Q

Disabuse

A

To free someone from a mistaken belief or misconception.

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7
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Inculcate

A

To instill something by repetition.

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8
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Deign

A

To to do something considered beneath one’s dignity.

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9
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Circumvent

A

To find a way around or bypass a rule, obstacle, or difficulty

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10
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Impute

A

To attribute or assign a quality, action, or responsibility to someone.

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