Lesson 4 Flashcards by sara albro | Brainscape

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adroit

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shrewd; resourceful; dexterous

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adversary

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opponent; foe; enemy

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avert

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prevent; forestall; obviate

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cogent

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convincing; sound

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demolish

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destroy; raze; smash

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evaporate

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disappear; vanish

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fiscal

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financial; monetary; pecuniary

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hamper

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hinder; impede; obstruct

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humid

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damp; moist; wet

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inundate

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flood; deluge; overwhelm; swamp

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mammoth

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gigantic; giant; huge; enormous

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manifest

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evince; demonstrate; reveal

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obnoxious

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reprehensible; objectionable; offensive

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plight

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predicament; dilemma

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replenish

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refill; renew; restore

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reprimand

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condemnation; censure; reproof

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rescind

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annul, cancel, repeal, abolish

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reticent

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closed-mouthed; silent; taciturn; uncommunicative

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revere

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venerate; worship; adore

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sinister

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malevolent; ominous