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Blitz 37 (long a)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |