lesson 3 Flashcards

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abrogate

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abolish annual nullify invalidate renege repeal

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allay

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alleviate assuage calm mitigate quiet ease pacify

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bizarre

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freakish grotesque strange ridiculous weird odd

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brash

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bold cheeky audacious foolhardy impudent presumptuous rude

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confront

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encounter meet defy face resist flout

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diminutive

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small lilliputian miniature tiny miniscule

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dismantle

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destroy disassemble raze demolish decimate divest

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havoc

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devastation catastrophe cataclysm ruin

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horrify

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alarm disgust dismay petrify appall daunt intimidate

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inordinate

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disproportionate immoderate unreasonable excessive unwarranted

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insatiable

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unquenchable insistent rapacious ravenous gluttonous greedy unappeasable

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irrepressible

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ebullient unstoppable uncontrolled enthusiastic insupperssible

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irrevocable

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unchangeable unalterable permanent constant irreversible

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14
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mentor

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adviser guide coach teacher trainer tutor counsellor

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myriad

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infinite countless immeasurable incalculable variable

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prerogative

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privilege exemption advantage immunity sanction claim

17
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pandemonium

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anarchy tumult chaos tumult bedlam ruckus

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quip

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retort pleasantry mockery joke repartee witticism insult

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raucous

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discordant harsh strident cacophonous hoarse loud dissonant

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sanguine

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buoyant cheerful assured confident enthusiastic secure self-assured