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2nd Week Of Long Words Flashcards

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Otherwise called; otherwise known as

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Alias (adv.)

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Assumed name

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Alias (n.)

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Carried on in secrecy and concealment; secret; covert; underhand; undercover

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Clandestine

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Puzzling statement; riddle; mystery; puzzling problem or person

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Enigma

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Mysterious; puzzling; obscure

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Enigmatic

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Present but not showing itself; hidden but capable of being brought to light; dormant; potential

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Latent

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  1. ) be hidden; lie in ambush

2. ) move stealthily; sneak; slink

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Lurk

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Shut up apart from others; confine in a place hard to reach; hide; cloister; sequester

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Seclude

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Secret in action or character; catlike; sly; furtive

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Stealthy

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Inform; notify; advise

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Apprise

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Open acknowledgment; frank declaration; admission; confession

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Avowal

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Make public; disclose; reveal; tell

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Divulge

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Draw forth; bring out; evoke; extract

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Elicit

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shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; free from ignorance; inform; instruct

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Enlighten

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Show; reveal; display; evidence

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Manifest (v.)

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Plain; clear; evident; not obscure; obvious

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Manifest (adj.)

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Open to view; not covert or hidden; public; manifest

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Overt

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(Usually followed by to) agree; assent; consent; acquiesce

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Accede

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Agreement; harmony

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Accord

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Agreement; understanding; accord; covenant

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Compact

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Able to exist together harmoniously; in harmony; agreeable ; congenial

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Compatible

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Settlement reached by a partial yielding on both sides

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Compromise

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Be in agreement or harmony with; act in accordance with accepted standards or customs; comply; obey

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Conform

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Keeping to the same principles throughout; showing no contradiction; in accord; compatible; consonant

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Consistent

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Be in harmony; match; fit; agree; be similar

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Correspond

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To fit together with, so as to form a harmonious whole; interlock with

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Dovetail

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Cause to be friendly again; bring back to harmony

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Reconcile

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Become less harsh, severe, or strict; soften in temper; yield

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Relent

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Noisy, angry dispute; quarrel, wrangle

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Altercation

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Make an enemy of; arouse the hostility of

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Antagonize

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Split; division; schism; chasm

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Cleavage

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Disagreement; dissension; strife

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Discord

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Difference; disagreement; variation; inconsistency

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Discrepancy

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Differ in opinion; disagree; object

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Dissent

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Draw into a conflict

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Embroil

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Turn ( someone) from affection to dislike or enmity; make unfriendly; separate; alienate

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Estrange

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Conflict of ideas between persons or parties of opposing views; disagreement

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Friction

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Unable to be brought into friendly accord or understanding; hostile beyond the possibility of reconciliation; not reconcilable; incompatible

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Irreconcilable

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Something ( such as pepper or spices) added to or served with food to enhance its flavor; seasoning

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Condiment

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Eat up greedily; feast upon like an animal or a glutton ; dispatch

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Devour

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Fit for human consumption; eatable; comestible; nonpoisonous

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Edible

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  1. ) greedy eater; person in the habit of eating too much

2. ) person with a great capacity for enduring or doing something

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Glutton

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Delicious; juicy and sweet; delectable

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Luscious

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Agreeable to the taste; pleasing; savory

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Palatable

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( with reference to thirst) bring to an end through refreshing drink; satisfy; quench

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Slake

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Full of juice; juicy

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Succulent

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Having a huge appetite; greedy in eating; gluttonous; ravenous

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Voracious

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Lawsuit; act or process of carrying on a lawsuit

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Litigation

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In disagreement; at odds

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At variance

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Quarrel noisily; dispute angrily; brawl; bicker

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Wrangle

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