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English Vocab Tri 1 Flashcards

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1
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To Corrupt

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Adulterate

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Synonyms: Two Faced, Flexible, Skilled, Hypocritical, Deceitful, Versatile

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Ambidextrous

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3
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To Enlarge/Increase

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Augment

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Deprived Of

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Bereft

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To Position, Arrange, Utilize or Form Up

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Deploy

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Stern, Unyielding, Gloomy, Ill-Humored

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Dour

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Synonyms: Courageous, Steadfast, Resolve, Mettle,

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Fortitude

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To stare with an open mouth

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Gape

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To Taunt, Scorn, Ridicule, Mock, Jeer, or Derive

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Gibe

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Synonyms: Costume, Semblance, Pretense

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Guise

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Synonyms: Sly, Cunning, Dastardly, Treacherous, Prefidous

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Insidious

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12
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A hint, clue or indirect suggestion

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Intimation

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Synonyms: Plentiful, Abundant, Rich, Wealthy, Luxurious, Grandoise, Ample

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Opulent

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14
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To bend easily, or be easily influenced, flexible

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Pliable

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15
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To say again or repeat

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Reiterate

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Not easily moved, mentally or emotionally, dull or unresponsive.

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Stolid

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Experimental in Nature, Unsure, Hesitant, Inconclusive, Provisional

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Tentative

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Synonyms: Sloppy, Disordered, Rough, Unpolished, Rude

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Unkempt

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Word for word, exactly as written or spoken, Precise, Exact

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Verbatim

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Synonyms: Cautious, Gingerly, Prudent

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Warily

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21
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Skillful, Expert in the use of hands or mind, Clever, Deft, Slick or Dextrous

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Adroit

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Peaceably, Friendly, Neighborly, Cordial, or Congenial

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Amicable

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23
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Having a deep set distaste or opposition, Unwilling

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Averse

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Synonyms: Warlike, Combative, Aggressive, Assertive, Pugnacious, Truculent

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Belligerent

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Synonyms: Kindly, Charitable, Well-meaning, Benign

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Benevolent

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Synonyms: Hasty, Quick, Superficial, Perfunctory

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Cursory

27
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Treacherous, Deceitful, Double-dealing, or Chicanery

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Duplicitous

28
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To Praise Extravagantly

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Extol

29
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Viable, Possible, or able to be done

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Feasible

30
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A wry facial contortion or pained expression

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Grimace

31
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Large-scale destruction, Devastation, Alienation, and/or, Conflagration; especially associated with a fire or slaughter

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Holocaust

32
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Unaffected or hurt by, Impenetrable, Resistant or Proof

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Impervious

33
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A moving force, Impulse, Stimulus, Spur

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Impetus

34
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Synonyms: Danger, Risk, Hazard, Peril

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Jeopardy

35
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Extremely, Careful, Particular, Fussy or Fastidious

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Meticulous

36
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A longing for something passed: Homesickness

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Nostalgia

37
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Of the purest essence or form; Exemplar, Paragon

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Quintessence

38
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To Decline, Revert, or Degenerate

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Retrogress

39
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To closely, examine or Inspect

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Scrutinize

40
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Lukewarm, Unenthusiastic, Halfhearted, Insipid

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Tepid

41
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Antagonist, Enemy, or Foe

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Adversary

42
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To Enstrange or, be Indifferent/Hostile

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Alienate

43
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A Skillful Ingenious Device or Clever Trick

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Artifice

44
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To Compel by Force

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Coerce

45
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Cowardly, Fainthearted or Pusillanimous

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Craven

46
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Related to Cooking or the Kitchen

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Culinary

47
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The death, especially of a person in a lofty position

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Demise

48
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To Enliven, Cheer, or give Spirit to

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Exhilarate

49
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Plowed, but not seeded, Inactive, Unproductive, or Dormant

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Fallow

50
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To Disturb, Trouble, or Worry Repeatedly, Beleaguer

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Harass

51
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Stormy, Harsh or Severe in attitude or action

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Inclement

52
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To pay a debt or settle an account, Eliminate, Reconcile

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Liquidate

53
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To Dream about or Ponder

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Muse

54
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Unimportant Can be Disregarded

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Negligable

55
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To make Permanent or Long Lasting

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Perpetuate

56
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An example that may serve as a future intimation, A Guide, Model or Tradition

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Precedent

57
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The Inflictment or aim of a Punishment

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Punitive

58
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To set right, Remedy, Correct, or Mitigate

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Redress

59
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A Temporary Stay or Visit

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Sojourn

60
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Refined in Manner or Style, Suave, Elegant

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Urbane

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