Vocab 3
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daniellewaldd on October 17, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abridge | to shorten or condense |
| apprise | make aware of |
| burgeon | grow and flourish |
| circuitous | continuous, complicated |
| eclectic | from various sources |
| malinger | avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill |
| mandate (n) | authoritative command |
| mandate (v) | to issue an order |
| oblivion | the state of being forgotten or unknown |
| oblivious | unmindful; unconscious; unaware |
| penury | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| pique (n) | a sudden outburst of anger or a tightly woven fabric with raised cords |
| pique (v) | cause to feel resentment or indignation |
| retribution | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life |
| stupefy | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| succinct | brief and to the point |
| underscore | a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) |
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