Vocab List 3- Words Ending with the Suffixes -ate, -able, and -ent Flashcards
1
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to officially renounce power or neglect to complete a responsibility or duty
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abdicate
2
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to make greater, as in size, quantity, and strength; to supplement
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augment
3
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to make clear or pain especially by explanation
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elucidate
4
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not capable of sin; faultless
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impeccable
5
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not easily discouraged or defeated; unconquerable
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indomitable
6
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rising in active revolt against constituted authority
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insurgent
7
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feeling sorrow for one’s sins and being willing to repent
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penitent
8
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tending to destroy life; dangerous to the moral, social, or political welfare of society
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pestilent
9
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to put off doing something until a future time; to postpone habitually
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procrastinate
10
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to chew the cud; to mediate or reflect on
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ruminate
11
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loud, harsh, and grating
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strident
12
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susceptible to wounds; open to attack
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vulnerable
