lesson 3 Flashcards

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1
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abolish annul nullify invalidate renege repeal

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abrogate

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2
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alleviate assuage calm mitigate quite ease pacify

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allay

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3
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freakish grotesque strange ridiculous weird odd

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bizarre

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4
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bold cheeky audacious foolhardy impudent presumptuous rude

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brash

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5
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encounter meet defy face resist flout

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confront

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small liliputian miniature tiny miniscule

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diminutive

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7
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destroy disassemble raze demolish decimate divest

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dismantle

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8
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devastation catastrophe cataclysm ruin

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havoc

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9
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alarm disgust dismay petrify appall daunt intimidate

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horrify

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10
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disproportionate immoderate unreasonable excessive unwarranted

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inordinate

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11
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unquenchable insistent rapacious ravenous gluttonous greedy unappeasable

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insatiable

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12
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ebullient unstoppable uncontrollable enthusiastic insuppressible

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irrepressible

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13
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unchangeable unalterable permanent constant irreversible

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irrevocable

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14
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adviser guide coach teacher trainer tutor counsellor

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mentor

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15
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anarchy tumult chaos bedlam ruckus

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pandemonium

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16
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infinite countless immeasurable incalculable variable

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myraid

17
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privilege exemption advantage immunity sanction claim

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prerogative

18
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retort pleasantry mockery joke repartee witticism insult

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quip

19
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discordant harsh strident cacophonous hoarse loud dissonant

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raucous

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