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Advancing Vocabulary Skills, chapter 2
4th Edition, Short Version
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English
Undergraduate 1
01/27/2011

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collaborate
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to act as a team; to work together on a project; cooperate in an effort
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despondent
Definition
depressed; downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness
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instigate
Definition
to cause; to bring about by moving others to action; stir up
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resilient
Definition
quick to recover; able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune
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retrospect
Definition
looking back; reviewing the past; considering past events
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rudimentary
Definition
basic; fundamental; necessary to learn first
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scoff
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to laugh at; to make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously
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squelch
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to hold back; to silence or suppress; crush
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venerate
Definition
to honor; to respect deeply; revere
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zealot
Definition
an extremist; a person totally devoted to a purpose or cause
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