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to make a request
n. petition Syn. appeal
Canada petitioned the United Nations to consider its case.
The student's petition was denied.
relinquish v. to give up control
n. relinquishment Syn. abdicate
The troubled executive relinquished his control of the company.
The relinquishment of his claim to the building will allow the building to be sold.
resilient adj. strong enough to recover from difficulty or
adv. resiliently disease
n. resilience Syn. tenacious
She has a resilient personality and will soon feel better.
The doctor was surprised by his patient's resilience.
tempt v. to make it attractive to do something
adv. temptingly wrong
n. temptation
adj. tempting Syn. entice
The idea of getting rich quickly tempted him to invest his life savings.
Desserts are more tempting when one is on a diet.
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