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Vocab list #7
Term | Definition |
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apathy | absence or suppression of emotion or expression |
embark | to start and enterprise, business, etc. |
quote | to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book speech, or others. |
apprehend | to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority |
encompass | to form a circle about ; encircle ; surround |
rebel | a person who refuses allegiance to,resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country |
assimilate | to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb |
endeavor | to exert oneself to do or effect something; make and effort; strive |
rebuff | a blunt or abrupt rejection |
assumption | something taken for granted |
evidence | that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof |
rebuke | to express sharp , stern disapproval of ; reprove; reprimand |