Lesson 30 Flashcards

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1
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Clever

A

Intelligent

Syn: astute (syn: perceptive)

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Endure

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To last; suffer pain

Syn: persevere

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3
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Forfeit

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To give up

Syn: relinguish, abdicate

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Precarious

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Not safe

Syn: hazardous

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5
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Severe

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Extreme

Syn: intense

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6
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Sporadic

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Not consistent; irregular

Syn: erratic

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7
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Superior

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Above all the rest

Syn: exceptional (syn: phenomenal)

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8
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Truncate

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Shorten
Syn: cut
He truncated her long essay

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9
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Wanton

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Done w/o thought

Syn: senseless, impulsively(syn: capriciously)

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10
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Weak

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Not strong

Syn: ineffective

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11
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Widespread

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Found everywhere

Syn: extensive

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12
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Wisdom

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Knowledge

Syn: insight

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13
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Witticism( n: witty)

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A joke
Syn: humor
Yehu had a sense of witticism

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14
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Woo

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To make efforts to attract something
Syn: attract
Girls always want to woo attention

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Charisma

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A compelling attractiveness or charm that inspires devotion in others
Syn: appeal

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