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INFORMAL WORDS Flashcards

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illusory

A

not true, based on illusion

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Tedious

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long and boring

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Counterpart

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a person or thing with the same function as the other in different place

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Rustic

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countryside; simple and old-fashioned

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Transitory

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lasting a very long time

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Relic

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highly value object from a very long time

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Meticulous

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careful with attention to detail

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Sloping

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slanted higher at one end and lower at the other end.

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Induce

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cause to happen

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Incentive

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promise a reward to motivate

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Strive

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to try harder to get something

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Propagate

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spread widely, create more

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Analogous

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-similar in some respects but otherwise different

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Exhaustive

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complete and very detail

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Grave

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very serious

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Covert

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secret or hidden

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Vanquish

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win completely in a competition or fight

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Perplex

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confuse Someone

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Strenuous

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requiring alot of effort

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Instrumental

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acting as key part of a process

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Fatigue

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extreme tiredness

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Twilight

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time of the evening before complete darkness

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Encroach

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to move very near an Acceptable limit

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Probe

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to learn and about using your hands or s tool

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Preposterous

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completely impossible, ridiculous

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Astute

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able to see the most important information to make

A decision

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Dissipate

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to completely separate in all directions

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Dynamic

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able to changed quickly

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Anomaly

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not normal, not standard as expected

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Recede

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to go back to previous position

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Delusion

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an incorrect idea that somebody believes strongly

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Crude

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simple and made without skill, not processed

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Preemptive

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done before someone else can do it

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Disparate

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seperate and very different

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Dusk

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time of the day immediately after the sun goes down

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Complementary

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combine well to improve both parts

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Robust

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strong and full

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Warp-

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bend into different shape

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Impending

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happening very soon

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Revolutionary

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creating big change

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Durable

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hard to break or damaged

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Benign- light , mild

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Benign- light , mild

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