Chapter 10 Flashcards

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bell

root

A

war

Rebellion, Antebellum, Bellicose

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ous, ose

suffix

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full of

querulous, lustrous, verbose

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to erase

syn: blot, wipe, or strike out

A

Expunge

v

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to praise highly

syn: eulogize, glorify, laud

A

Extol

v

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to explain; to set forth point by point, to interpret

A

Expound

v

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ante

prefix

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before

Antecedent, Antedate, Antecessor

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not belonging; foreign, nonessential

syn: alien, extrinsic, irrelevant

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Extraneous

adj

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to turn a prisoner over to the jurisdiction of another country or state where the crime was allegedly committed

A

Extradite

v

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to rejoice over a success or victory

syn: to rejoice, to leap for joy or triumph

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Exult

v

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10
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agr

root

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field

Agrarian, Agricultural, Agronomy

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one who is outgoing, friendly; one who is more interested in what is going on around him or her than in his or her own inner being or thoughts

syn: outgoing, affable

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Extrovert

n

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not wasteful, thrifty

syn: provident, economical

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Frugal

adj

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reasonable, likely; capable of being carried out

syn: possible

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Feasible

adj

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likely to change without reason

syn: vacillating, capricious

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Fickle

adj

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dirty, unkept

syn: untidy, slovenly

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Frowzy

adj

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to move; to vary irregularly

syn: vacillate, waver, sway

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Fluctuate

v

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a complete, ridiculous failure

syn: debacle, disaster

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Fiasco

n

18
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hard to overcome or deal with; causing fear or awe

syn: menacing, appalling, dreadful

A

Formidable

adj

19
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a false or mistaken idea

syn: error, untruth, falsehood

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Fallacy

n