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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Synonyms: warn, call on carpet

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Admonish

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(Verb) to caution or advise against something, to scold mildly, to remind of a duty

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Admonish

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Antonyms: praise, pat on on the back

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Admonish

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(Noun) an opening, gap, rupture, lift, a violation or infraction
(Verb) to create an opening, break through

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Breach

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Antonyms (verb): close, seal

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Breach

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(Noun) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

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Brigand

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(Adjective) carefulness or cautious

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Circumspect

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Synonym: wary, prudent, guarded

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Circumspect

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Antonyms incautious, rash, reckless, heedless

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Circumspect

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(Verb) to seize for military or official use

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Commandeer

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Synonyms: Take over, requisition, expropriate

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Commandeer

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(Adjective) clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving

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Cumbersome

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Synonyms: Unwieldy, ponderous

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Cumbersome

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Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle

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Cumbersome

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(Noun) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions
(Verb) to bring to such a standstill

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Deadlock

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Synonyms (noun): standoff, stalemate, impasse

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Deadlock

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Antonym (noun): agreement, accord, breakthrough

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Deadlock

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(Noun) scattered fragments, wreckage

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Debris

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Synonyms: rubble, debris, flotsam & jetsam

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Debris

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(Verb) to spread or scatter freely or widely,

(Adj) wordy, long winded, unfocused; scattered or widespread

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Diffuse

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Synonyms (verb): disperse

Synonyms (adj): rambling, verbose, prolix

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Diffuse

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Antonyms (verb): concentrate

Antonyms (adjective): brief, concise, succinct

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Debris

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(Noun) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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Dilemma

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Synonyms predicament, quandary, pickle, bind

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Dilemma

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Antonyms: cinch

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Dilemma

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(Verb) to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed

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Efface

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Synonyms (verb): to make a mess of, muddle through, to get by

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Muddle

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Synonyms (verb) jumble mess up

Synonyms (noun) confusion, disorder

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Muddle

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Antonyms (noun): orderliness, tidiness, neatness

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Muddle

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(Adjective) stubborn & often unreasonable in holding one’s own ideas, having a closed mind

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Opinionated

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Synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible

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Opinionated

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(Adjective) lasting for a long time, persistent

(Noun) a plant that lives for many years

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Perennial

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Synonyms (adj): enduring, recurring

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Perennial

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Antonyms (adj): brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral

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Perennial

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(Verb) to incline to beforehand

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Predispose

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Synonyms: make susceptible to

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Predispose

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Antonyms: immunize against, shield from

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Predispose

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(Verb) to let go, give up

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Relinquish

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Synonyms: surrender, abandon

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Relinquish

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Antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to

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Relinquish

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(Verb) to save from fire or shipwreck,

(Noun) property thus saved

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Salvage

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Synonyms (verb): rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim

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Salvage

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Antonyms (verb): abandon, scrap, junk

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Salvage

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(Adjective) sudden & violent but brief, fitful, intermittent

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Spasmodic

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Synonyms: irregular, occasional

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Spasmodic

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Antonyms: steady continuous, chronic

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Spasmodic

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(Adjective) not genuine, not true, not valid

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Spurious

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Synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus

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Spurious

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Antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

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Spurious

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(Adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

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Unbridled

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Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked

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Unbridled

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Antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted

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Unbridled

Vocab Kate 9th (11 decks)

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