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Blitz 37 (long a)
Question | Answer |
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motivate | (v.) inspire, encourage |
ailment | (n.) illness, sickness, disease |
abstain | (v.) refrain, give up doing something |
mandate | (n.) permission, authorization, or support for something to be done, or a command, an order to do something |
subsidize | (v.) finance, fund, sponsor, pay for |
quaint | (adj.) old-fashioned charm and attractiveness |
liquidate | (v.) to convert assets into cash, to sell off inventory to settle debts |
acquaintance | (n.) associate, colleague, someone you know |
inoculate | (v.) immunize, vaccinate, get a shot |
placate | (v.) pacify, calm down, mollify, appease, to calm someone down by offering them some satisfaction |
haven | (n.) refuge, safe place, sanctuary |
inflation | (n.) price increases |
devastated | (adj.) destroyed, ravaged, wrecked, ruined |
wayward | (adj.) unruly, disobedient, willful, rebellious |