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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Antonyms (verb): concentrate

Antonyms (adjective): brief, concise, succinct

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(Noun) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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Synonyms predicament, quandary, pickle, bind

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Antonyms: cinch
Dilemma
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(Verb) to wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed
Efface
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Synonyms (verb): to make a mess of, muddle through, to get by
Muddle
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Synonyms (verb) jumble mess up | Synonyms (noun) confusion, disorder
Muddle
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Antonyms (noun): orderliness, tidiness, neatness
Muddle
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(Adjective) stubborn & often unreasonable in holding one's own ideas, having a closed mind
Opinionated
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Synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
Opinionated
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(Adjective) lasting for a long time, persistent | (Noun) a plant that lives for many years
Perennial
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Synonyms (adj): enduring, recurring
Perennial
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Antonyms (adj): brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral
Perennial
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(Verb) to incline to beforehand
Predispose
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Synonyms: make susceptible to
Predispose
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Antonyms: immunize against, shield from
Predispose
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(Verb) to let go, give up
Relinquish
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Synonyms: surrender, abandon
Relinquish
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Antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
Relinquish
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(Verb) to save from fire or shipwreck, | (Noun) property thus saved
Salvage
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Synonyms (verb): rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
Salvage
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Antonyms (verb): abandon, scrap, junk
Salvage
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(Adjective) sudden & violent but brief, fitful, intermittent
Spasmodic
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Synonyms: irregular, occasional
Spasmodic
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Antonyms: steady continuous, chronic
Spasmodic
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(Adjective) not genuine, not true, not valid
Spurious
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Synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
Spurious
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Antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid
Spurious
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(Adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Unbridled
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Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked
Unbridled
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Antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted
Unbridled