 | Term | Definition |
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corrupt |
(v) to change from good to bad |
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rupture |
(v) to break or burst |
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interrupt |
(v) to stop; to break in (usually with questions) |
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restrain |
(v) to hold back; to prevent from doing |
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constrict |
(v) to squeeze; to make narrow |
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stringent |
(adj) strict; tight; severe |
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prestige |
(n) respect for a person or thing |
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extensive |
(adj) large in area; wide |
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animosity |
(n) hostility; ill will |
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chronic |
(adj) marked by a long period of time; recurrence (usually pain) |
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credible |
(adj) can be believed; reasonable |
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addict |
(n) to be devoted to something in an obsessive manner |
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fiction |
(n) something produced from imagination; an invented story |
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gingerly |
(adv, adj) careful |
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graffiti |
(n) drawings or writings on a wall (illegal) |
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hesitate |
(v) to hold back a decision; to waver |
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spectator |
(n) a person who watches or observes |
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sentimental |
(adj) marked by feeling or emotion (ex: childhood photograph) |
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misconstrue |
(v) to interpret or understand something incorrectly; misunderstand |
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tangible |
(adj) able to be perceived by touch; physically real |
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vacant |
(adj) empty; not occupied; free |
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revoke |
(v) to call back; to withdraw |
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vital |
(adj) necessary for life |
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predecessor |
(n) a person who has previously occupied a position that another has taken over |
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agnostic |
(n) one who believes that any ultimate reality is unknowable |
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crescent |
(n) a narrow curved shape; a quarter moon or smaller |
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meek |
(adj) timid; humble;not showing anger |
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laden |
(adj) filled with a great quantity |
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remnant |
(n) a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
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submissive |
(adj) inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination |
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