Vocab List 5 Flashcards

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Discern

A

Detect with the senses

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2
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Monetary

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Relating to or involving money

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3
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Prohibition

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The action of forbidding

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4
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Predecessor

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One who precedes you in time

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5
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Primary

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of first rank or importance or value

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6
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cultivate

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adapt something wild to the environment

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7
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invest

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lay out money or resources in an enterprise

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8
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benevolent

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showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

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9
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perspective

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a way of regarding situations or topics

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10
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compel

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force somebody to do something

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11
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exceed

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be or do something to a greater degree

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12
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mock

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treat with contempt

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13
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objective

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the goal intended to be attained

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14
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devote

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dedicate

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15
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bore

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make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

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16
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despise

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look down on with disdain

17
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sustain

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lengthen or extend in duration or space

18
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facility

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a building or place that provides a particular service

19
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aggressive

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characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

20
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restraint

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the act of controlling by holding someone or something back