Lesson 3 Flashcards

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abrogate

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abolish, annual, nullify, invalidate, renege

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allay

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alleviate, assuage, calm, mitigate, quiet

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bizarre

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freakish, grotesque, strange, ridiculous, weird

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brash

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bold, cheeky, audacious, foolhardy, impudent

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confront

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encounter, meet, defy, face, resist

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diminutive

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small, Lilliputian, miniature, tiny

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dismantle

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destroy, disassemble, raze, demolish, decimate

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havoc

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alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall

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horrify

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alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall

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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

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irrepressible

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ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable, enthusiastic

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