Lesson 4 Flashcards

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Exacerbate:

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Verb: To make worse or more servere

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Exacting:

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Adjective: Greatly demanding; requiring close attention

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Exorbitant:

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Adjective: Extravagant; exeeding what is usual

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Expidite:

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Verb: to make faster or easier; to carry out promptly

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Explicit:

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Adjective: CLearly stated; precisely shown

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Expunge:

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Verb: To erase

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Extol:

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Verb: To praise highly

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Fallacy:

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Noun: False idea or mistaken belief

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Fawn:

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Verb: to show excessive affection

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Feign:

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Verb: to pretend or gi ve a false impression

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Fledgling:

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Noun: a beginner or novice; a young bird

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Fluke:

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Noun: Chance event or coincidence

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Fodder:

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Noun: raw material for a given end (flour for a cake)

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Foray:

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Noun: An initial venture; a raid in search of plunder

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Fortuitous:

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Adjective: Happening By chance; lucky or fortunate

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Furtive:

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Adjective: Secret

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Futile:

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Adjective: Useless, hopeless, without hope

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Gamut:

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Noun: The full range of something

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Garner:

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Verb: To gather and store away; to aquire by effort

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Gratuitous:

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Adjective: Freely given, unnecessary, uncalled for