Week 3: 36-42 Flashcards

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Augment

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(v) to enlarge, make greater, more intense, or more numerous

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Abridge

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(v) to cut short, condense (especially of a written work)

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3
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Indifferent

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(n) not caring, having no interest; unbiased, impartial

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4
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Verbose

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(adj) using more words than necessary, wordy

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5
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Squelch

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(v) to crush or squash as if by trampling
(v) to quell or suppress completely
(v) to silence, as by a crushing remark
(v) to emit a splashing, sucking sound

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Emaciate

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(adj) wasted away, enfeebled, or made extremely thin

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7
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Extempore

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(adj.) done, said, or composed with little or no preparation; unpremeditated

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