Wordly Wise 1 Flashcards

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Appoint

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To choose for an office or position

To set or decide upon

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2
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Assent

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To give ones consent/to agree

An act of agreeing or accepting

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3
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Concur

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To be in agreement

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4
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Consult

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To seek info or advice

To talk things over in order to reach a decision

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5
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Dissuade

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To prevent or discourage someone from doing something

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Flabbergast

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To surprise so greatly that one is speechless/ to amaze

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7
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Haggle

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To argue about (money)

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8
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Perturb

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To make uneasy

To upset greatly

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Procure

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To get by making an effort

To obtain

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10
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Receptive

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Ready and able to receive ideas or suggestions

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11
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Repudiate

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To refuse to support

To reject

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12
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Resolve

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To make a firm promise to oneself

To solve

A fixed purpose or intention

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13
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Signify

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To be a sign of
To mean
To make known or clear

Full of meaning (n)

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Sovereign

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Highest/chief
Not controlled by others

A king or queen

Freedom from political control by a foreign power

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Trifling

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Of little value, importance, or meaning

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