Word Wealth Set 1
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53 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abolish | to do away with; put an end to |
| Erase | to do away with; put an end to writing |
| cancel | to do away with; put an end to an order |
| disestablish | to do away with; put an end to an institution |
| dissipate | to do away with; put an end to energy or a mist |
| annul | to do away with; put an end to a law or marriage |
| eradicate | to do away with; put an end to a pest or evil |
| acquire | to get, procure, obtain |
| adapt | to make suitable, agreeable, harmonious |
| admonish | to warn, reprove, advise |
| forewarn | notify or caution in advance |
| forebode | predict something evil |
| affirm | to declare assert |
| declare | to state firmly |
| avouch | solemly declare the truth |
| maintain | uphold a belief, statement or idea |
| warrant | justify action or idea |
| advocate | to advise an action or idea |
| coerce | to compel; bring out by force |
| constraint | a pressure holding or hurting you |
| importune | implore, entreat |
| extort | twists forth or wrestles a promise |
| impels | drives, forces |
| compulsory | required |
| curtail | to cut down, reduce related words: foreshorten, abbreviate, abridge |
| defer | to delay or postpone |
| divulge | to disclose or reveal |
| exposure | a scandolous disclousure |
| revelation | a mystery or secret revealed |
| manifest | open or evident (like a secet) |
| implore | to beg, plead, entreat |
| solicit | ask for funds, goods, or buissness |
| entreat | beg for mercy |
| supplicate | beg in prayer |
| importune | beg in a need |
| ambush | a lying in wait for attack |
| contour | outline or profile |
| guile | deciet or trickery |
| jargon | lingo, technical language |
| gobbledygook | the sound a turkey makes |
| Cant | insincere speech or special phases of a trade |
| Argot | slang used by sports players, muscians, ect. |
| Gibberish | nonsense words |
| labyrinth | a maze, complicated network or problem |
| medley | a mixture or jumble |
| heterogeneous composition | random composition |
| alloy or amalgam | more than one type of metal |
| motley | various colors, kinds and elements |
| rapture | ecstasy, thrills, keen delight |
| relish | refined delight |
| robot | a mechanical automan |
| verge | edge or border |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze |
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