vocab29

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1. 01

   prolong

   to make longer

2. 02

   meditate

   to think deeply; reflect

3. 03

   induce

   to persuade; cause

4. 04

   endeavor

   to try hard

5. 05

   spendthrift

   a person who spends money carelessly

6. 06

   ratification

   official approval

7. 07

   peculiar

   strange; unusual

8. 08

   punctually

   exactly on time

9. 09

   apprehend

   to understand; to arrest

10. 10

    efficacy

    effectiveness

11. 11

    amusing

    funny; entertaining

12. 12

    averse

    strongly opposed to

13. 13

    pinnacle

    the highest point

14. 14

    plausible

    believable; reasonable

15. 15

    potent

    powerful; effective

16. 16

    counterproductive

    producing opposite of intended result

17. 17

    gloat

    to show pleasure over success or failure

18. 18

    persecute

    to treat cruelly or unfairly

19. 19

    petulant

    childish and easily annoyed

20. 20

    pitiable

    deserving pity

21. 21

    postulate

    to assume; propose without proof

22. 22

    culmination

    highest point or final result

23. 23

    cultivate

    to develop; foster

24. 24

    dire

    extremely serious; terrible

25. 25

    crestfallen

    disappointed; discouraged

26. 26

    decree

    to order officially

27. 27

    dismay

    shock; disappointment

28. 28

    diversification

    process of becoming more varied

29. 29

    doctrine

    a belief, principle, or teaching

30. 30

    dreary

    dull; gloomy

31. 31

    dispatch

    to send; deal with quickly

32. 32

    egregious

    extremely bad; outstandingly wrong

33. 33

    eminent

    famous; respected; distinguished

34. 34

    emphatic

    forceful; showing strong emphasis

35. 35

    enumerate

    to list one by one

36. 36

    eloquent

    persuasive and expressive in speaking or writing

37. 37

    entail

    to involve; require

38. 38

    entrenched

    firmly established

39. 39

    confide

    to tell someone a secret

40. 40

    endow

    to provide with a quality or ability

41. 41

    conducive

    helpful; making something more likely

42. 42

    unsung

    not recognized or praised

43. 43

    savvy

    practical knowledge; good judgment

44. 44

    onerous

    very difficult or burdensome

45. 45

    recrimination

    a counteraccusation; blaming back

46. 46

    tremor

    a slight shaking

47. 47

    scrutinize

    to examine carefully

48. 48

    appease

    to calm or satisfy

49. 49

    akin

    similar; related

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    disdain

    strong dislike; contempt