Vocabulary List 18 Flashcards

Vexing Verbs

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Absolve

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To free from blame, guilt, or responsibility

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Coalesce

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To come together to form one mass or whole

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Curtail

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To reduce, limit, or stop something

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Debilitate

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To become physically or mentally weakened

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Dissipate

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To disappear or to stop existing or happening

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Espouse

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To give support to an idea, principle, cause, or belief

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Relinquish

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To part with possession or right

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Repudiate

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To refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize

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Vacillate

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To waver between conflicting positions or course of action

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To free from blame, guilt, or responsibility

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Absolve

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To come together to form one mass or whole

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Coalesce

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To reduce, limit, or stop something

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Curtail

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To become physically or mentally weakened

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Debilitate

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To dissappear or to stop existing or happening

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Dissipate

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To give support to an idea, principle, cause, or belief

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Espouse

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To part with a possession or right

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Relinquish

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To refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize

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Repudiate

18
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To waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

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Vacillate