chap5 Flashcards by choi Carly

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abandon

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give up

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Actually

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Truly

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Adjacent

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Neighboring, near by, next to, close to

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Altitude

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Height, elevation, loftiness

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Arid

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Enthusiastic, ardent, devoted

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Collaborate

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Work together, team up, cooperate

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Compliment

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Praise, commendation, flattery; praise

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Conflict

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Battle, clash, opposition; collide

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Considerably

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Substantially, greatly, markedly, significantly

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Curative

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Healing, remedial, beneficial

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Diffuse

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Spread, dissipate, permeate

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Dimension

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Aspect; measurement, scale

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Dual

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Double, binary, duple

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Elaborate

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Detailed, complicated; add detail

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Exceptional

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Abnormal, extraordinary, unusual

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Expand

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Increase, amplify, magnify, enlarge

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Exploit

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Take advantage of, manipulate, utilize

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Extol

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Praise, acclaim

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Fortify

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Strengthen, build up, augment

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Grant

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Consent to, admit

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Habitual

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Accustomed, familiar, regular, customary

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Hygiene

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Cleanliness, sanitation

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Inflate

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Blow up, expand, increase

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Inquiry

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Investigation, examination, question

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Intricate

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Complicated, complex, entangled

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Involve

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Include, engage, bind, relate

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Maintenance

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Continuation, care, conservation

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Mar

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Spoil, ruin, blemish, damage

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Meddlesome

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Interfering, intrusive, meddling

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Repair

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Mend, fix, renovate, restore

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Mute

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Silent, dumb, speechless, lower

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Onset

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Beginning, inception, outbreak

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Parcel

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Package, bundle, pack; wrap, pack

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Pierce

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Penetrate, puncture, stab

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Practical

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Pragmatic, feasible, empirical

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Prolific

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Abundant, productive, fruitful, numerous

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Range

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Limits, bounds; categorize, array

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Reasonable

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Sensible, logical, moderate, low-cost

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Reluctance

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Unwillingness, aversion, disinclination

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Scrutiny

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Examination, investigation, exploration

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So much for

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Finished, not successful or helpful; forget

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Speak of

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Mention, talk about,; suggest

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Sporadic

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Intermittent, irregular, occasional

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Startling

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Astonishing, amazing, frightening

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Subdue

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Overcome, break, conquer, control

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Terrestrial

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Earthly, global, worldly

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Velocity

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Speed, pace, quickness

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Victim

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(Crime, disaster) sacrifice; casualty(war, accident)