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2nd Semester Vocab for Exam (Units 6-10) Flashcards

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atone

Unit 6

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(v.) to make amends for

Synonym; make amends for

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hamper

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(v.) to hold back

Synonym; obstruct

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incessant

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(adj.) never stopping, going all the time

Synonym; constant

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intricate

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(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand

Synonym; complex

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lucid

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(adj.) easy to understand, clear, rational, sane

Synonym; intelligible

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posthumous

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(adj.) occuring or published after death

Synonym; postmortem

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sardonic

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(adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

Synonym; sarcastic

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superfluous

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(adj.) exceeding what is sufficant or required, excess

Synonym; surplus

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supplant

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(v.) to take place of, supersede

Synonym; replace

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tenacious

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(adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

Synonym; stubborn

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adieu

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(n) a farewell

Synonym; good-bye

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advent

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(n) an arrival; a coming into a place or view

Synonym; approach

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assimilate

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(v) to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adapt as one’s one; to adapt fully

Synonym; blend in

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malign

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(v) to speak evil of; slander; (adj) evil

Synonym; (v) defame (adj) wicked

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obstreperous

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(adj) noisy, unruly, disorderly

Synonym; uncontrolled

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pensive

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(adj) thoughful, melancholy

Synonym; dreamy

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perilous

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(adj) dangerous

Synonym: risky

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surly

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(adj) angry and bad-tempered; rude

Synonym; cranky

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tirade

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(n) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

Synonym; tongue-lashing

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vagrant

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(n) an idle wanderer; tramp (adj) wandering aimlessly

Synonym; drifter

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asylum

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(n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc,; a place of safety

Synonym: sanctuary

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dilate

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(v) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

Synonym; enlarge

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flippant

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(adj) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

Synonym; insolent

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liability

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(n) a debt; something disadvantageous

Synonym; difficuly

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pugnacious

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(adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

Synonym; argumentative

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rejuvenate

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(v) to make young again; to make like new

Synonym; renew

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remunerate

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(v) to reward, pay, reimburse

Synonym; benefit

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sparse

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(adj) meager, scant, scattered

Synonym; few and far betweeen

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venture

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(n) a risky or daring undertake
(v) to expose to danger; to dare

Synonym; (n) gamble (v) try

Unit 8

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warp

Unit 8

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(v) to twist out of shape
(n) an abnormality

Synonym; (v) bend (n) irregularity

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auxiliary

Unit 9

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(adj.) giving assistance or support; (n) a helper, aid

Synonym; (adj.) additional (n) reverse

Unit 9

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candid

Unit 9

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(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

Synonym; unbiased

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envoy

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(n) a representative or messenger (as of a government)

Synonym; ambassador

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feign

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(v) to pretend

Synonym; fake

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grievous

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(adj.) causing sorrow or pain; serious

Synonym; painful

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horde

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(n) a vast number (as of people); a throng

Synonym; crowd

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37
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impel

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(v) to force, drive forward

Synonym; push

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incredulous

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(adj) disbelieving, skeptical

Synonym; doubting

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39
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repugnant

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(adj) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

Synonym; hateful

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scuttle

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(v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; to run hastily, scurry;
(n) a pail

Synonym; abandon

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adept

Unit 10

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(adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n) expert

Synonym; accomplished

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42
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chide

Unit 10

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(v) to blame; scold

Synonym; rebuke

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diminutive

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(adj) small, smaller than most others of the same type

Synonym; undersized

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emancipate

Unit 10

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(v) to free from slavery; to release or liberate

Synonym; set loose

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45
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erroneous

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(adj) incorrect, containing mistakes

Synonym; all wrong

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impair

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(v) to make imperfect, damage, harm

Synonym; injure

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invincible

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(adj) not able to be defeated, unbeatable

Synonym; unconquerable

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languid

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(adj) drooping, without energy, sluggish

Synonym; lazy

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obtrusize

Unit 10

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(adj) forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

Synonym; conspicuous

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render

Unit 10

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(v) to cause to become; to perform; to deliver offically; to process, extract

Synonym; present

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