WW 20
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kdipasupil18 on April 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apathy | n. a lack of interest or concern |
| apathetic | adj. unconcerned; uninterested |
| badger | v. to keep bothering |
| badger | n. a strongly built, burrowing mammal common in many northern parts of the world |
| compel | v. to force or require to do something |
| delude | v. to mislead; to deceive |
| delusion | n. a false or mistaken belief |
| deplore | v. to feel or express sorrow or regret |
| deplore | v. to disapprove of strongly |
| deplorable | adj. very bad; wretched |
| derelict | adj. dilapidated and abandoned |
| derelict | adj. lacking a sense of duty; neglectful |
| derelict | n. a poor, homeless person |
| detriment | n. damage or harm |
| detriment | n. anything that causes harm |
| detrimental | adj. damaging; harmful |
| diversity | n. the condition of being different or having differences |
| diversity | n. variety |
| emit | v. to give off or send out |
| emit | v. to utter or express |
| emission | n. something that is emitted |
| foster | v. to promote the growth of; to encourage |
| foster | adj. giving or receiving care in a family that is not related by birth or adoption |
| inanimate | adj. lacking qualities associated with living things |
| incentive | n. something that makes a person want to try or work harder |
| omen | n. an event or sign that is believed to indicate the future |
| ominous | adj. of or like a bad omen; threatening |
| species | n. a group of plants or animals that are similar in some ways |
| toxic | adj. causing harm; poisonous |
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