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vocabulary
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| abolish (verb) | to put an end to in legal terms |
| erase (verb) | put an end to in writing |
| cancel (verb) | to put an end to an order |
| disestablish (verb) | put an end to an institution |
| dissipate (verb) | gradual end to energy or mist |
| annul (verb) | to erase a legal contract such as a marriage |
| eradicate (verb) | to rid a place(s) of a pest or evil |
| expunge (verb) | to erase a school or other legal record |
| acquire (verb) | to obtain or buy |
| adapt (verb) | to make suitable to conditions |
| admonish (verb) | to warn or advise |
| forewarn (verb) | caution in advance |
| forebode (verb) | predict usually of something evil |
| affirm (verb) | to declare or agree to |
| declare (verb) | to state firmly or emphatically |
| avouch (verb) | to declare solemnly the truth of something |
| maintain (verb) | uphold a belief, statement or idea |
| warrant (verb) | justify an action or idea |
| advocate (verb) | advise or urge an idea or course of action |
| advocate (noun) | someone who speaks on behalf of a person or idea |