Vocabulary List 15 Flashcards

Volatile Verbs

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Advocate

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To speak or write in favor

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Conform

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To be obedient or compliant

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Emulate

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To try to equal or excel

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Extrapolate

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To make a guess about what might happen based on prior information

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Jeopardize

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To expose to danger or risk

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Reciprocate

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To mutually give and take

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Reconcile

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¹to settle a disagreement ²to accept or submit to something considered unpleasant

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Undermine

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To weaken, injure, or impare, often by stealthy or insidious means

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Waive

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To choose to, or allow someone to, disregard a rule, right, or claim

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To speak or write in favor

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Advocate

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To be obedient or compliant

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Conform

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To try to equal or excel

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Emulate

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To make a guess about what might happen based on prior information

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Extrapolate

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To expose to danger or risk

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Jeopardize

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To mutually give and take

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Reciprocate

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¹to settle a disagreement ²to accept or submit to something considered unpleasant

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Reconcile

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Undermine

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To weaken, injure, or impare, often by stealthy or insidious means

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Waive

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To choose to, or allow someone to, disregard a rule, right, or claim