John Wiley And Sons Webster''''s New World - Essential vocabulary O

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... winter coats, it was now up to the lodge to allocate them among the less fortunate. [-d, allocating] [Syn. allot] alloy (uh LOY for vt., A loy for n.) vt. 1. to fuse two or more metals to form one ... For the Supreme Court to come to a decision, five justices must concur. [-red, -ring] [Syn. consent] condone (kuhn DOHN) vt. to forgive, pardon, or overlook (a misdeed) • It is not easy to condo...

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... or favor for; 4. to have room for • An adapter is needed for your sink to accommodate the dishwasher hose. • Even though I don’t want to do it, I’ll accommodate you. • The hotel accommodates ... anthology (an THOL i jee) n. a collection of short stories, songs, poems, excerpts, etc. compiled into a single book • Every poetry collection is an anthology if more than a single poet’s works ... Al...

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... talk; to flatter in hopes of getting one’s way; to wheedle • Maxine tried to cajole her husband into going to the movies. • Barney cajoled Lois to accompany him to the book sale. [-d, cajoling, -ry ... 2. to go to or among (people) to seek votes, orders, etc. —vi. to try to get votes, orders, etc.; solicit —n. the act of asking a targeted group of people questions such as who they voted for,...

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... varied and colorful. • The further north one goes, the more bountiful the varieties of flora and fauna become, as long as you are south of the equator. flourish (FLOER ish) vi. to grow vigorously; ... performance of the stock market, now seems like a pretty good time to divest your portfolio of poor performers. [-ed, -ing] [Syn. strip] divulge (di VULJ) vt. to make known, disclose, reveal...

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... one’s dig- nity; to refuse or reject with aloofness and scorn; to show contempt for —n. the feeling, attitude, or expression of scornfulness; aloof contempt • The cat totally disdained the dog, ... etc.; 3. to disown; to refuse to acknowledge as one’s own; rerepudiate; 4. to not allow the use of or access to; 5. refuse to grant or give; 6. to refuse a person’s request 76 Essential Vocabu...

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... [-ly adv.] erroneous (ir OH nee uhs) adj. based on or containing error; mistaken; wrong • The report of your beheading was apparently erroneous. • Erroneous information is commonly on the front ... of or conforming to moral standards; 2. conforming to the standards of a particular profession or group • The Geneva Conventions deal with the ethical treatment of prisoners of war. • Many consider...

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... cigarettes to forsake that prac- tice forthwith. • Janet vowed to forsake her life of crime and to become a doer of good deeds. [forsook, -n, forsaking] fortitude (FAWR ti tood) n. the strength to withstand ... of Louis XVI was so grandiose as to show the commoners how unimportant they were. gratuity (gra TOO i tee) n. a sum of money, often based on a percentage of the total bill, paid to a...

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... 1. to encroach or make inroads (on the rights or property of others); 2. to touch on or have an effect on (someone or something) • Mary’s oak tree has begun to impinge on her neighbors’ property ... insular view of the world situation, and one would be wrong to think so. [-ly adv., -ity n.] [Syn. isolated] insure (in SHUR) vt. 1. to contract to receive monetary compensation for loss of pr...

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... Teddy Roosevelt, antitrust legislation was passed to pro- hibit monopolies from getting a strangle hold on any one industry. • Two-year-olds Jakob and Myles have a monopoly of their mothers’ ... tended to become more specialized. mediocre (MEE dee OH kir) adj. 1. of average quality; not too good, not too bad; 2. inferior; not good enough • The quality of prime-time TV shows has, over the .....

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