Vocabulary Workshop Second Course - Lesson 26
dispatch
a message; quickness; efficiency; to send; to finish quickly; to kill
intrigue
sly or secret scheming; a conspiracy; to plot or scheme; to excite interest
modify
to alter in form or character; in grammar, to qualify the meaning of
improvise
to compose or perform without preparation; to make something from whatever materials are available
condemn
to criticize or pass judgment against; to find guilty; to find unfit or unsafe
emphasize
to denote as important; to stress
endorse
to give support or approval to; to sign one's name on the back of a check or similar document for validation
falter
to hesitate; to stumble; to stammer
dictate
to recite something to be recorded; to require or order authoritatively
dilute
to thin or weaken by adding liquid; to lessen intensity, purity, strength