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de • pop • u • late vt., reduce the population of, especially by violence or disease. Plagues and famines depopulated medieval Europe.

sub • jec • tion n., bringing under control or dominion. The subjection of the American colonies by the British sparked the American Revolution.

suf • fice vi., be enough. One small salad per day will not suffice to nourish a growing adolescent.

op • pres • sion n., keeping down by cruel or unjust use of authority. The people protested the oppression of the controlling government.

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buf • fet n., blow with the hand or fist. Unable to avoid the buffets of his opponent, the boxer was knocked out.

in • hu • man adj., unfeeling; cruel; barbarous. The brutal actions of the Spanish conquistadors were inhuman.

flour • ish vi., grow vigorously; thrive; prosper. Because of the rainfall, the vegetable garden flourished.

ves • tige n., trace; bit. The Roanoke colony disappeared and not a vestige remained of its settlers.

ruf • fi • an adj., brutal; violent; lawless. The principal warned the bully to cease his ruffian ways.

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in • fest vt., overrun or inhabit in large numbers. The old house was infested with termites that gnawed upon
the wood.

bur • nish vt., make shiny by rubbing. I burnished the candlesticks to make them gleam.