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Set 5
Definiton | Term |
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force or oblige (someone) to do something , urge, pressure | compel |
feel contempt or a deep repugnance for | despise |
show or prove to be right or reasonable , explain, support, give reasons for | justify |
make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice , mock, ridicule, insult | jeer |
make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack , reciprocate, get back at | retaliate |
a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules | infraction |
a detached living portion of a plant (such as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft, a descendent | scion |
well known, in the public eye | prominent |
tenacious, go getting, incredibly determined | relentless |
decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse | dilapidated |
intensely emotional, deeply felt, marked by forceful energy | vehement |