 | Term | Definition |
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authorize [verb] |
to approve or permit ; to give power or authority to |
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culprit [noun] |
a person who has commited a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender |
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dawdle [verb] |
to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary |
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dissect [verb] |
to cut apart in preparation for scientifict study; to analyze with great care |
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expend [verb] |
to pay out, spend; to use up |
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fatality [noun] |
an event resulting in death; an accidental death |
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gullible [adjective] |
easily fooled, tricked or cheated |
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illicit [ adj] |
not permitted, unlawful, improper |
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immerse [ verb] |
to plunge or dip into a fluid to involve deeply |
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inflammatory [adj] |
causing excitment or anger; leading to violence or disorder |
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memorandum [ noun] |
a note to aid ones memory; and imformal note or report |
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pathetic [adj] |
marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow able to mve people emotionally; worthy of pity ; woefully inadequate |
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persevere [ verb] |
to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to refuse to quit even when the going is tough |
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prevaricate [ verb] |
to lie, tell an untruth ; to mislead on purpose |
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quash [ verb] |
to crush, put down completely |
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relish [ noun] and [ verb] |
enjoyment or satiisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; to enjoy greatly |
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reminice [ verb] |
to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences |
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scour [ verb] |
to clean or polishby hard rubbing; to examine with greta care; to move about quickly in search of |
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