Chap7 Flashcards by choi Carly

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abide

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Tolerate, stand, put up with; dwell, inhabit

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Alternative

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Option, choice; different, alternate

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Annihilate

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Destroy, abolish, eradicate

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Barren

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Infertile, sterile, unproductive, arid

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Breakthrough

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Development, advance, discovery

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Collection

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Accumulation, assembly, gathering

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Complain

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Find fault, denounce, refute

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Contrive

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Bring about, manage, improvise, devise

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Depose

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Remove from office, oust, demote

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Displace

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Move, dislocate, shift

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Disrupt

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Disturb, interrupt, break into, interfere with

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Encroach

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Intrude, impinge, infringe, invade

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Endorse

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Approve, authorize, sign

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Exclusive

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Closed, limited, confined

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Execute

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Carry out, accomplish; put to death

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Exposure

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Disclosure, publicity, display, exhibition

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Fervor

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Ardor, enthusiasm, intensity

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Flexible

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Pliable, elastic, adaptable, adjustable

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Frantic

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Furious, distracted, frenzied

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Harness

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Equipment, gear; exploit, control

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Illuminate

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Light up, brighten; explain, clarify

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Impose

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Inflict, enforce; establish, fix

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Infrastructure

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Foundation, basement, basis

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Insolent

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Rude, bold, contemptuous, impudent

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Isolate

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Separate, cut off, segregate

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Linger

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Stay, hang around; lag, delay

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Maneuver

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Plan, ploy, exercise; deploy, manipulate

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Mediate

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Reflect, contemplate, deliberate

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Necessity

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Inevitably, need, essential

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Nerve

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Bravery, courage, impudence, audacity

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Obscure

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Vague, ambiguous, opaque; cover

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Originate

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Begin, arise, come from, derive

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Pigment

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Color, coloring, dye

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Placid

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Calm, composed, tranquil

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Promote

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Encourage, advance; raise; advertise

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Propel

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Drive, force, impel, mobilize

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Reject

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Decline, veto, turn down, refuse

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Remedy

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Cure, treatment; correct, fix

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Rupture

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Break, breach, burst; break, crack

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Sacred

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Holy, divine, blessed

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Soar

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Ascend, fly, rise, rocket

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Solidify

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Harden, consolidate, coagulate

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Strain

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Stretch, draw tight; stress, pressure

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Subsist

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Exist, live, remain alive

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Suspense

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Uncertainty, anxiety, apprehension

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Twig

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Branch, shoot, stick

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Ubiquitous

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Everywhere, ever-present, omnipresent

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Verge

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Border, boundary; approach, come near

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Worth

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Value, excellence, importance; valuable