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Buck's Vocab
Vocab List 9
Question | Answer |
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espionage | the act or practice of spying; the use of spies by a government to discover the military and political secrets of other nations. |
ethical | pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct; standards for right conduct or practice |
evade | to escape from by trickery or cleverness:to avoid answering directly |
evolve | to develop gradually;to give off or emit, as odors or vapors; to come forth gradually into being; develop; undergo |
excerpt | a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract. to take or select (a passage) from a book, film, or the like; extract. |
expedient | tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances: a means to an end: The ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor. |
explicate | to make plain or clear; explain; interpret. to develop |
exultant | highly elated; jubilant; triumphant. |
fabricate | to make by art or skill and labor; construct;to devise or invent |
facilitate | to make easier or less difficult; help forward;Careful planning facilitates any kind of work |