Set: Word Wealth 16

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Term Definition
abstain to refrain from, keep oneself from
alienate to make hostile or unfriendly, to estrange
assess to estimate; to impose a tax, fine, payment
assimilate to absorb, incorporate, make or become like or part of (that which incorporates it)
cajole to coax ot wheedle, persuade by flattery
concede to admit, yield, grant
condescend to come down to another's level, deign
deprecate to disapprove, protest against
dissipate to dispel, waste, live dissolutely
elicit to draw forth (information)
emaciate to make very lean
exasperate to irritate thoroughly, infuriate
altercation an angry dispute or quarrel
anguish intense suffering
apparition specter or phantom, a sudden appearing
barrage a shower (of artillery fire), a heavy onslaught
clairvoyant one who has unusual or preternatural insight
duplicity souble-dealing, deception
facade the front, or face
holocaust widespread destruction, especially by fire

Set Information

Terms 20
Creator seans33
Created May 14, 2007
Group Hershey High School Word Wealth
Tags hhs, sisco, sean, hershey, sterner, wealth, wordwealth, 16, rob, six, two, part, unit, word, school, high
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Word Wealth 16. 20 words.

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  1. deprecateto disapprove, protest against - 34 misses
  2. exasperateto irritate thoroughly, infuriate - 19 misses
  3. alienateto make hostile or unfriendly, to estrange - 15 misses
  4. clairvoyantone who has unusual or preternatural insight - 15 misses
  5. dissipateto dispel, waste, live dissolutely - 13 misses
  6. anguishintense suffering - 13 misses
  7. apparitionspecter or phantom, a sudden appearing - 13 misses