English Flashcards by alii sang | Brainscape

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common, ordinary

Syn: trivial, insipid
ant: original, fresh

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banal

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To make clear

Syn: explain, clarify
Ant: Obscure

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elucidate

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likely to happen, threatening

syn: impending, approaching
ant: distant, delayed

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imminent

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intense dislike

syn: aversion
ant: affinity

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antipathy

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noisy uproar

syn: chaos, mayhem

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bedlam

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vulgar, abusive

syn: indecent
ant: respectable

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scurrilous

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lacking sense of right and wrong

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amoral

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hardworking

syn: assiduous

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sedulous

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stubborn

syn: obstinate
ant: amendable

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obdurate

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to read

A

peruse

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wealth

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affluence

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imitates in a joking manner

syn: caricature, lampoon, burlesque

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parody

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burdensome, hard to endure

syn: crushing, distressing

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onerous

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to keep away from

ant: welcome

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eschew

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outcome, result

syn: conclusion

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denouncement

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