Flash Card 2 Flashcards by Chaeeun Oh

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contest

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oppose as wrong

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trival

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little value

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garner

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gather; collect

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spawn

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produce a large number of

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compulsion

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being forced to do something

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contend

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struggle to overcome

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surmount

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overcome

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deficiency

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a lack; flaw

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obsolete

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out of date

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burdensome

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difficult to carry out; onerous

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distort

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give a misleading impression

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scarce

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insufficient

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conflate

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combine into one

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aerial

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happening in the air

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benign

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gentle and kindly

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catastrophic

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causing sudden great damage

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circumvent

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find a way arround

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complementary

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accord with something; harmonzing

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comprise

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consist of

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confined

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cramped; restricted

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conjecture

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an opinion formed based on incomplete information; guess

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contrive

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bring about

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corollary

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something that results from something else

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deceptive

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misleading

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delegate

assign; pass on

delve

search through; dig

deviate

depart from an established course; digress

disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled

dormant

temporarily inactive

dulcet

sweet and soothing

edifice

a large building

elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

epitomize

be a perfect example of.

equanimity

calmness;composure

exalt

speak very highly of

exquisite

intense; acute

fabricate

produce something false

fluctuate

rise and fall irregularly; vary

forge

creating something strong; successful

fortify

secure

grapple

wrestle

haphazard

lack of order or planning

hinder

block; obstruct

imitate

follow as a model

imminent

about to happen

impartial

unbiased

impenetrable

impassible

imperceptible

so small that it is unnoticeable

imposing

impressive in appearance

improvise

create or perform spontaneously

inauguration

introduction of a system; initiation

inexplicable

unable to be explained

inherent

existing as a permanent, essential part of something

innocuous

not harmful or offensive

interjected

say something abruptly

interminable

endless

intertribal

existing between different tribes

intricate

very complicated or detailed

intuitive

based on feelings rather than facts or proofq

iridescent

shimmering