Lesson 4 Flashcards

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Adversary

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Person or group that opposes another;

Opponent, foe, enemy

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Adroit

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Cleverly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger

Shrewd, resourceful, dexterous

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Avert

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Turn away or aside; ward off;

prevent; forestall; obviate

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Cogent

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Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason

Convincing; sound

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Demolish

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Tear down

Destroy; raze; smash

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Evaporate

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Pass off as vapor (moisture in the air) or iin invisible minute particles

Disappear; vanish

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Fiscal

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Pertaining to money or finance

Financial; monetary; pecuniary

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Hamper

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Hold back; interfere with;

Hinder; impede; obstruct

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Humid

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Containing a perceptible amount of moisture

Damp; moist; wet

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Inundate

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Overspread with water

Flood; deluge; overwhelm; swamp

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Mammoth

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of very great size

gigantic; giant; huge; enormous

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Manifest

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Make clear; show plainly;

Evince; demonstrate; reveal

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Obnoxious

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Deserving of censure;

Reprehensible; objectionable; offensive

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Plight

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Dangerous or complicated situation

Predicament; dilemma

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Replenish

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Make full of complete agin

Refill; renew; restore;

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Reprimand

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Severe rebuke

Condemnation; censure; reproof

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Rescind

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Take away; make void

Annul; cancel; repeal; abolish

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Reticent

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Disinclined to speak readily

Closed-mouthed; silent; taciturn; uncommunicative

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Revere

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Regard as worthy of great honor

Venerate; worship; adore

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Sinister

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Threatening or foreshadowing harm or trouble

Malevolent; ominous