Ch 9 Synonyms Flashcards

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assign, allot, apportion

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allocate

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intense, zealous, fervent, avid

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ardent

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industrious, unremitting, sedulous

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assiduous

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rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent

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brash

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impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial

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capricious

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discipline, censure

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chastise

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ample, profuse, bountiful

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copious

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diverge, veer, swerve

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deviate

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gaunt, withered, shriveled

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emaciated

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revel, glory

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exult

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knotty, misshapen, contorted

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gnarled

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compensation, restitution, reparation

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indemnity

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clue, intimation, suggestion

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inkling

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lucid, intelligible

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limpid

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almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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omnipotent

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edible, appetizing, attractive

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palatable

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heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy

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poignant

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animosity, enmity, bitterness

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rancor

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pretentious, superficial, fatuous

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sophomoric

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unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu

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spontaneous