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Term | Definition |
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abduct | (v.)To carry away by force;to kidnap |
abode | (n.)The place where one lives; home |
abyss | (n.)A deep opening in the Earth Anything too deep to measure |
arbitrate | (v.)To settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party decide after hearing both sides |
attribute | (v.)To think of as coming from or belonging to a person or thing (n.)A quality or feature associated with a person or thing |
capricious | (adj.)Likely to change for no obvious reason |
compromise | (v.)To settle a disagreement by having each side give up something To expose to the possibility of criticism or shame |
devout | (adj.)Very religious Sincere |
distraught | (adj.)Deeply disturbed;very troubled |
enlighten | (v.)To inform or instruct;to give knowledge or truth to |
incline | (v.)To slope or lean To be likely to; to have a fondness for To bend or bow (n.)A sloping surface |
intervene | (v.)To enter in order to help or settle something |
necessity | (n.)Anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed The condition of being needed |
orbit | (n.)The path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet, or moon (v.)To put into or be in orbit |
sacred | (adj.)Holy;having to do with religion Worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect |