Programmed College Vocabulary Chapter 11
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abscond
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to depart hastily and secretly (escape law)
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acquit
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to declare innocent; to absolve
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adulterate
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to cheapen by adding inferior ingredients, to corrupt
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alienate
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to make unfriendly, to estrange
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blaspheme
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to speak profanely of God or sacred things, curse
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bungle
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to botch, to perform clumsily
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canonize
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to declare a dead person to be a saint
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canvass
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to go through a district asking for votes, opinions, or orders
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cauterize
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to sear with a hot iron
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condone
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to pardon or overlook a fault
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decimate
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to kill many of
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deify
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to make a god of, to exalt and idealize
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disconcert
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to embarrass, confuse or upset
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disparage
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to belittle to speak of with contempt
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disseminate
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to scatter everywhere, to spread
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elucidate
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to make clear, explain
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expurgate
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to remove obscene or objectionable matter, to purge
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extradite
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to return a fugitive to another state or nation
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haggle
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to argue in petty fashion about terms and prices
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heckle
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to harass with questions and sarcastic remarks
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immobilize
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to make unable to move; to fix in place
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impeach
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to accuse an official of wrongdoing
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intimidate
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to make timid
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laud
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to praise
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orient
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to adjust to a situation
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ostracize
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to exclude from society, to banish
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pander
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to help satisfy the base desires of others
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procrastinate
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to delay, to postpone action
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prognosticate
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to predict, foretell
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rant
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to speak wildly, rave
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raze
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to tear to the ground, demolish
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recant
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to renounce formally one's previous statements
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simulate
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to pretend, to intimidate
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slander
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to utter falsehoods
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smirk
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to smile in a conceited or affected manner
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supersede
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to take the place of, to replace
