chap9 Flashcards by choi Carly

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aesthetic

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Artistic, elegant, exquisite

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Announce

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Make known, proclaim, declare

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Anticipate

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Expect, await, foresee, look forward to

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Assess

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Judge, evaluate, estimate

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Caption

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Explanation, head, inscription

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Comprise

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Be composed of, consist of make up

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Compulsory

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Obligatory, mandatory, binding

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Continuous

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Constant, uninterrupted, prolonged

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Controversy

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Argument, debate, discussion

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Dangle

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Hang, swing, wave, trail

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Doctrine

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Teaching, dogma, principle

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Dominant

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Controlling, prevalent, authoritative

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Esteem

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Respect, credit; respect, admire

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Estimate

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Calculate, roughly, judge

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Fantasy

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Dream, imagination, fancy

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Flock

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Herd, crowd, collection

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Fluctuate

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Alternate, oscillate, hesitate

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Hearten

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Encourage, animate, assure

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Illustration

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Picture, example, instance

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Incise

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Carve, engrave, cut

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Integral

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Essential, basic; entire, undivided

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Interfere

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Intrude, intervene, intercede, meddle

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Locomotion

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Motion, movement

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Loom

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Appear, emerge, hover

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Manifold

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Numerous, copious, multiple, diverse

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Microorganism

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Microbe, bacterium

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Nocturnal

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Active during the night, nightly

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Noticeable

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Marked, obvious, evident

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Obstinate

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Stubborn, determined, dogged, unyielding

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Outline

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Summary, resume; silhouette; summerize

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Ponder

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Think, deliberate, cogitate

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Pore

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Hole, opening; study, examine

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Procure

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Obtain, acquire, come by, buy

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Proponent

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Advocate, backer, upholder

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Recast

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Alter, change, reshape, transform

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Reciprocal

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Mutual, complementary, give-and-take

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Remainder

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Residue, remnant, excess

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Revolve

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Rotate, circle, go round

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Sanction

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Permission, approval

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Sever

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Cut, detach, break off, dissociate

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Solitude

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Isolation, loneliness, privacy

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Sophisticated

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Cultured, refined, cultivated; complicated

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Stride

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Step, development

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Succinct

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Brief, compact, concise

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Swift

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Quick, fast, hurried, speedy

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Transcend

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Surpass, eclipse, exceed

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Transition

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Change, alternation, conversion

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Unbearable

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Intolerable, unendurable, insufferable

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Vile

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Wicked, corrupt, disgusting, foul

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Virtual

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Practical, essential, fundamental