Advance words Flashcards

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Exacerabte

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To make something bad worse

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Inscrutable

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Difficult, if not impossible to understand

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Infinitesimal

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Extremely small

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Currency

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General use, acceptance, or prevalence

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Innocuous

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Not harmful

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Preeminent

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The best of its kind

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Laud

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To praise for great work, typically in public

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Prepossessing

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Attractive and charming

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Compunction

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A pricking of conscience, sense of guilt

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Allude

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To reference something by not mentioning it specifically

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Elude

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To evade capture

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Quiescent

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Describing a state or period of inactivity

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Slight

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To insult by ignoring

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Elicit

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To draw out, usually a reaction

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Illicit

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Illegal

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Ennui

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Lack of stimulation and excitement

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Revitalize

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To bring new life to or inject with life

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Affect

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To cause something to happen

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Effect

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Result, outcome

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Sedulous

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Hardworking and attentive

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Preclude

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To make it impossible for something to happen

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Schism

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A major rift within a large group