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Day 1 Flashcards

1
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Abscond

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To depart secretly and hide

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Animus

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Hostile feeling or intent

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Anathema

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Solemn curse; something or someone regarded as a curse

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Antipathy

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Aversion or dislike

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Antithesis

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Contrast; direct opposite of or to

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Apocryphal

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Spurious; not authentic

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Apposite

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Appropriate; fitting

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Apprise

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Inform

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Approbation

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Approval

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Apropos

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(Adj) to the point and timely

(Prep) with reference to; regarding

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Arcane

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Secret, mysterious

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Arduous

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Hard; strenuous

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Artful

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Cunning, crafty, shy

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14
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Ascendancy

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Controlling influence

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15
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Ascetic

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Practicing self denial; austere

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Asperity

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Sharpness of temper

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17
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Assay

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Analyze or evaluate

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18
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Assiduous

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Diligent

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19
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Attenuate

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Make thinner; weaken or lessen

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August

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Impressive or majestic

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21
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Aver

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Assert confidently or declare

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22
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Baleful

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Threatening or menacing, foreshadowing evil

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23
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Balk

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(V) to stop short and refuse to continue

(V) to foil

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24
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Banal

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Hackneyed, commonplace, trite

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25
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Bandy

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Discuss lightly or glibly, exchange words heatedly

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Bawdy

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Indecent, obscene

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Beatific

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Showing or producing joy; blissful

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28
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Behoove

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Be necessary or proper for, be incumbent upon

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29
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Beleaguered

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Besiege or attack or harass

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30
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Belie

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Contradict or give false impression

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31
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Bellicose

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Warlike

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32
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Beneficent

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Kindly or doing good

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33
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Beset

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Harass or trouble; hem in

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34
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Betoken

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To signify or indicate

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35
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Bluff

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(Adj) rough but good natured

(N) pretense, deception

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36
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Bohemian

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Artistically unconventional

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37
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Braggadocio

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Boasting

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38
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Brook

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To tolerate or endure

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39
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Browbeat

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To bully or intimidate

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40
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Burnish

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To make shiny by rubbing / polishing

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41
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Buxom

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Full bosomed, plump, jolly

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42
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Cabal

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Small group of persons secretly United to promote their own interests

43
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Cadge

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Beg, mooch, panhandle

44
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Callow

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Youthful, immature, inexperienced

45
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Calumny

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Malicious misrepresentation / slander

46
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Cant

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Insincere expressions of piety; jargon of thieves

47
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Capacious

48
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Canvass

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Determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.

49
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Captious

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Faultfinding (adj)

50
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Carping

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Petty criticism

51
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Catechism

A

Book for religious instruction

52
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Cauterize

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Burn with hot iron or caustic

53
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Cavalcade

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Procession or parade

54
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Cavil

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To make frivolous objections

55
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Celerity

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Speed or rapidity

56
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Censorious

57
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Cerebration

58
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Chary

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Cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

59
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Chasten

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Correct by punishment or scolding; restrain; rebuke

60
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Checkered

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Marked by changes in fortune

61
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Chicanery

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Trickery or deception

62
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Chimerical

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Fantastically improbably or highly unrealistic

63
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Choleric

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Hot tempered

64
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Churlish

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Boorish or ride

65
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Cipher

A

(N) nonentity or worthless person

(Adj) secret code

66
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Circumscribe

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Limit narrowly, confine or restrict, define

67
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Circumspect

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Prudent or cautious

68
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Circumvent

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To outwit or baffle

69
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Clout

A

Great influence

70
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Coda

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Something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludes

71
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Cogent

A

Convincing

72
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Cognate

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Related linguistically, similar or akin in nature

73
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Collate

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Examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

74
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Collusion

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Conspiring in fraudulent scheme

75
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Comeuppance

A

Rebuke; desserts

76
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Comity

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Courtesy, civility

77
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Commensurate

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Corresponding in extent, degree, amount, etc.

Proportionate

78
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Commiserate

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Feel or express pity or sympathy for

79
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Compendium

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Brief, comprehensive summary

80
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Complaisant

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Trying to please, or overly polite

81
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Compunction

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Concerted

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Mutually agreed on or done together

83
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Concomitant

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That which accompanies

84
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Concord

85
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Conflate

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Meld or fuse, confuse, combine into one

86
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Congenial

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Pleasant or friendly

87
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Connivance

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Pretend or ignorance or something wrong

Assistance

88
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Consign

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Deliver officially, entrust, set apart

89
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Consonance

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Harmony or agreement

90
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Consort

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Associate with

91
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Consternation

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Dismay or sudden alarm

92
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Consummate

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Wholly without flaw, supremely skilled, complete and utter

93
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Contention

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Claim or thesis

94
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Contravene

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Contradict or oppose

95
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Controvert

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To Oppose with arguments

96
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Contumacious

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Disobedient, resisting authority

97
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Convivial

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Festive and jovial

98
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Corporeal

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Bodily or material

99
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Corroborate

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Confirm or support

100
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Countenance

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(V) to approve or tolerate

(N) face

101
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Countermand

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Cancel or revoke

102
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Cow

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Terrorize or intimidate

103
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Craven

104
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Cull

A

Pick out or reject

GRE Vocab (6 decks)

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