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Word Wealth Unit 1 Verbs
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9th Grade
08/31/2011
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Abolish
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To do away with, put an end to
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Erase
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To to do away with (In reference to writing)
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Cancel
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To do away with an order
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Disestablish
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To put an end to an institution
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Dissipate
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To do away with an energy or mist
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Annul
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To put an end to a law or marriage
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Eradicate
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To do away with a pest or evil
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Expunge
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To erase or remove completely (Something unwanted or unpleasant)
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Acquire
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To get, procure, obtain
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Adapt
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To make suitable, agreeable, harmonious
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Admonish
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To warn, reprove, advise
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Forewarn
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To notify or caution in advance
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Forebode
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To indicate beforehand or predict, usually something evil
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Affirm
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To declare, assert
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Declare
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To state firmly or emphatically
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Avouch
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To declare solemnly the truth of something
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Maintain
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To uphold a belief, statement, or idea
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Warrant
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To justify an action or idea
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Advocate
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To advise or urge an idea or course of action
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Deny
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To refuse to accept or agree to
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Negate
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To nullify; make ineffective
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Disavow
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To deny any responsibility or support for
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Repudiate
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To refuse to accept or be associated with
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Coerce
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To compel, bring about by force
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Constrain
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To severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of; To oblige
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Constraint
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A mild form of pressure
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Importune
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To ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something
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Obligation
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an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment
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Prevail
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To triumph; be victorious
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Extort
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To obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means
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Impel
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To drive or force
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Compulsory
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Required by law or a rule; obligatory
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Mandatory
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Required by law or rules; compulsory
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Curtail
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To cut down, reduce
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Foreshorten
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To portray or show (an object or view) as closer than it is or as having less depth or distance, as an effect of perspective or the angle of vision
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Abbreviate
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To shorten (a word, phrase, or text)
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Abridge
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To shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text)
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Truncate
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To shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end
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Desiccate
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To remove the moisture from (something, esp. food),
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Lengthen
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To make or become longer
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Amplify
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To increase the volume of (sound)
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Expand
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To become or make larger or more extensive
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Defer
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To delay or postpone; also means to yield or show respect to
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Deferential
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Showing deference; respectful
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Deference
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Humble submission and respect
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Esteem
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Respect and admiration, typically for a person
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Divulge
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To disclose or reveal
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Implore
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To beg, plead, entreat
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Solicit
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To ask for funds, goods, business
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Entreat
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To beg, especially for mercy
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Supplicate
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To beg, especially in prayer
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Importune
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To beg in urgent need
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Exposure
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A scandalous disclosure
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Exposè
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A public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable
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Revelation
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A mystery or secret opened up or revealed
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Manifest
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Open, evident
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Unmask
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To expose the true character of or hidden truth about
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Confess
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To admit or state that one has committed a crime or is at fault in some way
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