Chapter 6 Flashcards by Emma L | Brainscape

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unamed, without the name of a person involved

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Anonymous

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To nibble graze

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Browse

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A person easily tricked or deceived

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Dupe

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To read casually

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Browse

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Active, energetic, forceful

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Dynamic

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To deceive

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Dupe

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Lacking individuality or character

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Anonymous

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To cause feelings or discouragement

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Frustrate

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A temporary substitute for something else

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Makeshift

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To window-shop

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Browse

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Unknown

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Anonymous

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To root out, get rid of, destroy completely

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Eradicate

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To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire

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Frustrate

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To order for medical purposes

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Prescribe

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Stern, merciless

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Grim

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Not capable of being copied or imitated

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Inimitable

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Only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose

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Marginal

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Odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way

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Quaint

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Fierce, savage, cruel

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Grim

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Crude, flimsy, or temporary

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Makeshift

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Something seem in advance

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Preview

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Waiting to be settled

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Pending

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In, at, or near the edge or margin

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Marginal

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To order as a rule or course to be followed

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Prescribe

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To handle very economically or stingily

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Scrimp

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The extreme limit

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Utmost

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Usual force or violence

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Vengeance

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Until

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Pending

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Standing out so as to be easily seen

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Prominent

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To view beforehand

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Preview

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Clever, ingenious

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Quaint

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Important, well-known

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Prominent

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Unwilling, hold back

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Reluctant

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To supply in a way that is small, short, or scantly

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Scrimp

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Skillfully made

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Quaint

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To trap, catch

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Snare

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Greatest, highest, farthest

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Utmost

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Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong

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Vengeance

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A trap entanglement

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Snare