 | Term | Definition |
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abdicate |
To give up a high office. |
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assume |
To take for granted; to suppose. To take over; to occupy. To pretend to have. |
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bungle |
To do something badly or without skill. |
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dominate |
To rule or control; to have a very important place or position. To rise high above. |
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former |
Coming before in time; having been at an earlier time. The first of two just mentioned. |
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guardian |
One who protects. One who legally has the care of another person. |
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hoist |
To lift or raise, expecially by using a rope. somthing used to lift, as a crane or pulley. |
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intercept |
To stop or seize something while it is on its way somewhere. |
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jubilee |
The celebration of an anniversary, expecially a fiftieth anniversary. |
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kin |
Related by birth or marriage. |
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kinfolk |
Relatives; family |
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next of kin |
The person most closely related to someone. |
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pardon |
To forgive. To free from legal punishment. The act of forgiving or freeing from legal punishment. |
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proclaim |
To make known publicly; to announce. |
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provoke |
To annoy or make angry. To call forth; to rouse. |
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provocative |
Calling forth anger, amusement or thoughtfulness; trying to cause a response. |
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reign |
To rule as a queen or king. To be widespread. The rule of a queen or king; the time during which a person rules |
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riot |
Public disorder or violence. A great and seemingly disordered quantity of something. To take part in a disorder. |
