lesson 3 Flashcards

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abolish, annual, nullify, invalidate, renege, repeal

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abrogate(v)

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alleviate, assuage, calm, mitigate, quiet, ease, pacify

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allay(v)

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freakish, grotesque, strange, ridiculous, weird, odd

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bizarre(adj)

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bold, cheeky, audacious, foolhardy, imprudent, presumptuous, rude

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brash(adj)

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encounter, meet, defy, face, resist, flout

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confront(v)

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small, lilliputian, miniature, tiny, miniscule

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diminutive(adj

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destroy, disassemble, raze, demolish, decimate, divest

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dismantle(v)

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devastation, catastrophe, cataclysm, ruin

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havoc(n)

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alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall, daunt, intimidate

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horrify(v)

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10
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disproportionate, immoderate, unreasonable, excessive, unwarranted

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inordinate(adj)

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unquenchable, insistent, rapacious, ravenous, gluttonous, greedy, unappeasable.

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insatiable(adj)

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ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable, enthusiastic, insuppressible

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irrepressable(adj)

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unchangeable, unalterable, permanent, constant, irreversible

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irrevocable(adj)

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adviser, guide, coach, teacher, trainer, tutor, Councillor

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mentor(n)

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15
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infinite, countless, immeasurable, incalculable, variable

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myriad(adj)

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16
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anarchy, tumult, chaos, tumult, bedlam, ruckus

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pandemonium(n)

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privilege, mockery, joke, repartee, witticism, insult

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prerogative(j)

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retort, pleasantry, mockery, joke, repartee, witticism, insult

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discordant, harsh strident, cacophonous, hoarse, loud, dissonant

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raucous(adj)

20
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buoyant, cheerful, assured, confident, enthusiastic, secure, self-assured

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sanguine(adj)