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Term Definition
ascertain to find out for certain
chastise to punish by beating
chastise to rebuke or criticize severly
cull to select and remove weak or inferior members from
defer to put off or postpone
defer to yeild out of respect for the knowledge or authority of another
deference submitting to the wishes of another because of respect
desist to refrain from continuing something
discredit to hurt the reputation of
discredit to distroy confidence or trust in
encroach to advance little by little beyond the usual limits or boundaries
foreboding a strong feeling that something bad it about to happen
humane compassionate, kind to other human beings or animals
irrational lacking sound judgement; not governed by reason
lurid causing horror; extremely gruesome
lurid glowing with the redness of flames seen through a haze
perpetuate to cause to continue indefinitely
restive showing impatience because of restrictions or delays
stamina physical strength or courage to resist hardship, illness, or fatique
surveillance close observation of a person or area

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  1. deferto put off or postpone - 2 misses
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  5. surveillanceclose observation of a person or area - 2 misses
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