Lesson 7 Flashcards

1
Q

To discourage or intimidate

A

Daunt

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2
Q

Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit

A

Mettle

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3
Q

To give a title,nickname, or description to

A

Dub

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4
Q

An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces

A

Claustrophobia

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5
Q

1: A downpour of rain;a flood
2: A flood anything
(V) 3: To flood or overwhelm

A

Deluge

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6
Q

1: Conditional; depending on something else
2:Likely, but not certain to happen; possible
(N) 3: A group that is part of a larger one

A

Contingent

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7
Q

1:A young bird just learning to fly
2:A young and inexperienced person
(Adj) 3: New and untested

A

Fledgling

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8
Q

A copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original

A

Replica

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9
Q

(N) 1: A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments

2: Any showy display

A

Fanfare

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10
Q

An associate or coworker of similar status

A

Colleague

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11
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Empty;shallow or silly

A

Inane

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12
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To draw out or lengthen (in time)

A

Protract

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13
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So difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate

A

Daunting

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14
Q

1: To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
2: To behave in an offensively superior manner

A

Condescend

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15
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Small and unimportant, not worth noticing

A

Negligible

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16
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To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering

A

Dispel

17
Q

Foolishness; silly or pointless act

A

Inanity

18
Q

Showing an offensively superior manner

A

Condescending