Chapter 4 Flashcards

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Synonyms bolt, make off, skip town

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Abscond

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(V) to run off & hide

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Abscond

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(N) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase
(V) together at, obtain

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Access

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Synonyms (n) entry admittance, entree

Antonym (v) total exclusion

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Access

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(N) anarchy a lack of government & law;confusion

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Anarchy

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Synonyms chaos, disorder,turmoil, pandemonium

Antonyms law & order, peace & quiet

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Anarchy

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(Adj) hard to do, requiring much effort

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Arduous

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Synonyms hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing

Antonyms easy, simple, effortless

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Arduous

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(Adj) favorable, fortunate

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Auspicious

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Synonyms unfair, partial, bigoted

Antonyms ill-omened, ominous, sinister

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Auspicious

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(Adj)favoring one side, unduly, prejudiced

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Biased

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Synonyms unfair, partial, bigoted

Antonyms fair, impartial, unprejudiced,just

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Biased

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(V) to overcome with fear, to dishearten, discourage

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daunt

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Synonyms dismay, cow

Antonym encourage, embolden, reassure

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Daunt

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(V) to free from tangles or complications

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Disentangle

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Synonyms unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl

Antonym tangle up, ensnarl, snag

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Disentangle

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(Adj) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

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Synonyms destined, preordained, doomed

Antonyms accidental, fortuitous, chance, random

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(V) to mislead by a trick, deceive

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Synonyms dupe,put one over on

Antonym undeceived, disabuse, clue in

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(Adj) not having life, without energy or spirit

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Synonyms lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless

Antonyms living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly

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(V) to burn to ashes

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Incinerate

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Synonyms burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes

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Incinerate

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(Adj) very brave, fearless, unshakeable
Intrepid
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Synonyms valiant, courageous, audacious, daring | Antonyms timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous
Intrepid
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(N) theft
Larceny
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Synonyms stealing, robbery, burglary
Larceny
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(Adj) bending readily, easily influenced
Pliant
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Synonyms supple, flexible, elastic, plastic | Antonyms rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone
Pliant
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(Adj) overly self important in speech & manner, excessively stately or ceremonious
Pompous
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Synonyms pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic | Antonyms unpretentious, unaffected, plain
Pompous
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(N) a very steep cliff, the brink or edge of disaster
Precipice
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Synonyms cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge | Antonyms abyss, chasm, gorge
Precipice
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(V) to make right, connect
Rectify
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Synonyms remedy, set right | Antonym mess up, botch, bungle
Rectify
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(N) a temporary relief or delay | (V) to grant a postponement
Reprieve
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Synonyms (n) stay, respite (v) postpone, delay | Antonyms proceed
Reprieve
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(V) to attack with words, call ad names
revile
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Synonyms inveigh against,malign, vilify, denounce | Antonyms praise,acclaim, revere, idolize
Revile