12Midterm1

absorb

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confide

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be engrossed

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dabble

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Answer explanation

to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period

implicate

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• of

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Answer explanation

to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened:

implicate someone in something Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?

involve

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• of

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indulge

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result

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account

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allow

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