Appropriate
Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Cheat and appropriate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cheat" instead a verb "Appropriate".
Cheat
Cheat verb - To use dishonest methods to achieve a goal.
Appropriate and cheat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appropriate" instead a verb "Cheat".
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Both words in one sentence
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Just to twist the knife further, should you cheat and set those characters' kill totals to the appropriate amount, you still have to wait until you clear the game once before Haman can be recruited.
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Nitro Boost: A number of tracks have areas that give you a turbo boost and there is also a command-line cheat which gives the same results whenever you want it just by holding down the appropriate key combination.
Source: Video Game / Wacky Wheels -
Deflector Shields: In Descent 3, it is possible to see the player ship's shields from an external camera (such as via the appropriate cheat or toggling between AI cameras with the Rear View key while playing a demo) if they take a hit from most weapons while their shield level is 10 or above.
Source: Video Game / Descent
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