| Term | Definition |
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| abbreviate | (v.) To shorten by leaving certain parts. (n.) The result of abbreviating. |
| appropriate | (adj.) Suitable or right for the purpose. (v.) To set aside for a particular purpose. |
| exclude | (v.) To leave out; to keep from being a part of. |
| fanciful | (adj.) Not based on reason; unrealistic 2. Not real; imaginary. |
| futile | (adj.) Certain to fail; hopeless or useless. |
| grudge | (n.) A feeling of resentment. (v.) To be unwilling to give. (adj.) Done or said with reluctance. |
| inspire | (v.) To fill with emotion or great excitement. (n.) inspiration -The power to affect the mind or the emotions; anything that has this effect. |
| majority | (n.) The greater number or part; more than half. 2. The amount by which one number of votes is greater than another. |
| persevere | (v.) To refuse to give up despite difficulties. |
| possess | (v.) To have or to own. 2. To get power or control over. (n.) possession - The fact of owning or holding. 2. The thing that is held or owned. |
| prejudice | (n.) An opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts. (v.) To cause to have such a feeling. (adj.) having such a feeling. |
| resolute | (adj.) Determined not to give in; unyielding. |
| sneer | (v.) To look down on with scorn; to mock or insult by words or manner. (n.) A scornful look; a mocking or insulting remark. |
| unanimous | (adj.) Without disagreement. |
| unruly | (adj.) Badly behaved. 2. Hard to control. |
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