Vocabulary 05 Flashcards

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adulterate

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to corrupt or make inferior by the admixture of foreign or baser ingredients.

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construe

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to explain or interpret the meaning of intention of words or actions

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convulse

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to shake uncontrollably

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disperse

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to cause to separate in different directions; to go different ways

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disseminate

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to scatter abroad (as in sowing seed); to spread abroad (opinions, knowledge, etc)

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edify

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to build up in faith and holiness through instruction

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emulate

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to imitate; to try to surpass or equal

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implore

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to beseech; to plead with; to beg for

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recant

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to withdraw formally or publicly something that one has openly professed or taught

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reverberate

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to resound; to continue, like a series of echoes

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saturate

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to penetrate, impregnate, or soak thoroughly and completely; to fill or load to capacity

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transpose

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to reverse places with something; to change the usual order of

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