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Enhance your vocabulary with definitions for "countermand," "expedite," "impediment," "mandate," "mandatory," "manipulate," "pedestal," "pedigree," "podiatrist," and "podium" in this week's study materials.
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Countermand • Verb. To cancel or reverse (an order or command).
Expedite • Verb. To speed up the progress of; facilitate
Impediment • Noun. An obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
Mandate • Noun. An authorization or support given by voters to their representatives in government. • Verb. To require, as by law.
Mandatory • Adjective. Required or commanded by a law, rule, or order. • Of or having a mandate.
Manipulate • Verb. To work operate skillfully with the hands. • To manage or control to one’s own advantage. Luke
Pedestal • Noun. The bottom support of a pillar, column, statue, etc. A foundation, support, or base.
Pedigree • Noun. A line of ancestors; lineage. A list of ancestors; family tree.
Podiatrist • Noun. A specialist in care for the feet.
Podium • Noun. A small platform on which a person may stand, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra. • A lectern.