English Vocab Week 3 Flashcards

1
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Edifice

A

n. a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

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2
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Edifice syn

A

fortress

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3
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Edifice ant

A

hovel

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4
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Ambidextrous

A

adj. equally skillful with either hand

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5
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Belated

A

adj. delayed

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6
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Belated syn

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tardy; late

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7
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Belated ant

A

timely

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8
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Animate

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v. to give life or motion to

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9
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Animate syn

A

enliven; encourage; excite

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10
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Animate ant

A

quell

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11
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Knead

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v. to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture

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12
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Knead syn

A

squeeze; rub; press

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13
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Chauvinist

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n. one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs

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14
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Egalitarian

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adj. promoting equal rights for all people

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15
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Egalitarian ant

A

elitist

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16
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Berserk

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adj. in a state of violent or destructive rage

17
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Berserk syn

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frenzied

18
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Berserk ant

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placid; complacent

19
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Ostentatious

A

adj. marked by a conspicuous, showy, or presntious display

20
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Delude

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v. to mislead; to fool

21
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Delude syn

A

deceive

22
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Delude ant

A

enlighten

23
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The roots mater and matr mean

A

“mother”

24
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The root micro means

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“small”

25
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The root meter means

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“measure”

26
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The root aut means

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“self”

27
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Ostentatious syn

A

grandiose

28
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Ostentatious ant

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unobtrusive; bland