Vocab 8/ Prs Flashcards
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Educe
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To draw or bring out
Syn: elicit. Ant: suppress
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Beget
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To produce; to make happen
Syn: generate. Ant: prevent
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Glean:
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to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor
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Chafe
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To wear or irritate, often through Rubin or friction
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Effrontery
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Shameless boldness
Syn: impudence, nerve, audacity
Ant: timidity
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Imbibe
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To drink (especially alcohol)
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Feign
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To pretend
Syn: simulate, fake
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Desist
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To stop; discontinue
Syn: cease, end. Ant: begin, start
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Allude
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To hint at, to refer to indirectly
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Elite
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The choice members or best of a group
Syn: leaders. Ant: common, multitude
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Root. “ termin”
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End
Boundary
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Root “ver”
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True
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Roots “dem” “demos”
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People
