Vocabulary Flashcards

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Beseech (verb)

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to beg

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Commend (verb)

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to praise formally

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Deter (verb)

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to prevent or discourage from action

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Dispel (verb)

Back

to drive away a thought, feeling, or idea

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Embark (verb)

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to set out on or begin something

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Falter (verb)

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to act in a way that is unsteady; hesitate

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Illusion (noun)

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something that is not real or a mistaken idea

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Improbable (adjective)

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not likely

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Inflict (verb)

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to force someone to experience something unpleasant

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Oppressed (adjective)

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governed in a cruel or unfair way; denied freedom.