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LEGACY
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Body of ideas, achievements, and morals; The crooked judge, retiring today, leaves behind a legacy of dishonesty and corruption
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DELEGATE
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To divide up, especially responsibilities Our parents delegated the easiest tasks, like collecting firewood, to the younger children
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AGENDA
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Plan of action; purposeAlthough some critics have wondered whether the author had a political agenda in her last novel, she insists that there was no secret purpose
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PROACTIVE
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Seeking to solve a problem before it occursGwen, who was proactive about getting a job, was hired right after she left college
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EXACTING
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Demanding perfection; strictThe exacting conductor sometimes kept the orchestra for hours to practice a single passage
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REPULSION
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Desire to avoid; disgustAfter months of eating primarily peanut butter, Izzie began to feel repulsion for it.
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DISPEL
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To scatter about, break upPolicemen were sent to dispel the crowd of onlookers that had gathered near the accident.
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PROPEL
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To cause to move towards; pushA strong wind propelled the toy boat across the surface of the lake.
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RELATIVE
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Dependent uponThe number of people at the beach on any day is relative to the weather and the season.
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SUPERLATIVE
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Excellent; above all othersFor superlative performance at work, Holly was awarded a big promotion.
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DILATE
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To widenThe surgeon dilated the opening of Anthony's windpipe so he could breathe easier.
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