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Stems List #6
Term | Definition |
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bankrupt | unable to pay debts; judged legally to be unable to pay off personal debts |
corrupt | immoral or dishonest, especially as shown by exploitation of a position of power or trust for personal gain |
disrupt | to interrupt the usual course of a process |
recede | to go back or down from a point or level |
intercede | to plead with somebody in authority on behalf of somebody else, especially somebody who is to be punished for something |
concede | to accept or acknowledge defeat in a contest, debate, election or fight |
benediction | a prayer or blessing |
benefactor | somebody who helps a cause, institution, or person - especially with a gift of money |
beneficial | causing a good result; advantageous |
indifferent | showing no care or concern; uninterested |
proliferate | to increase or spread at a rapid rate |
referendum | a general vote made by the people of a country for or against a particular government proposal |
interject | interrupt with a comment; to say or insert something in a way that interrupts what is being said or discussed |
reject | to refuse to accept, agree to, believe in or make use of |
abject | miserable, allowing no hope of improvement or relief |