Lessons 19-21 Flashcards
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antiquated
adj. too old to be presently useful; outmoded
n. antique Syn. old fashioned
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coherent
adj. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented
adv. coherently
v. cohere
n. coherence
adj. cohesive* * sticking together as a group
Syn. logical
n. cohesion
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develop
v. to grow; to increase; to become more
adj. developing complete
n. development
n. developer Syn. evolve
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fabricate
v. to make up, usually with an intent to fool or trick;
adj. fabricated to lie
n. fabrication Syn. invent
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investigation
n. a careful examination in order to determine
adj. investigative facts
v. investigate
n. investigator Syn. probe
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normally
adv. commonly, usually
adj. normal Syn. typically
v. normalize n. normalization
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notice
v. to sense; to be aware
adv. noticeably Syn. observe
adj. noticeable n. notice
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notion
n. an idea, belief, or opinion
Syn. concept
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novel
adj. something unusual, uncommon; new
Syn. original
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opposition
n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement
adj. oppositional
adj. oppositionary Syn. resistance
v. oppose
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record
v. to make a written or oral notation; to copy
adj. recorded Syn. register
n. record n. recording n. recorder
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relate
v. to tell; to show a connection between two things
adj. related
n. relation Syn. communicate
n. relationship
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suspect
v. to think that something is true, but having no proof
adj. suspected
n. suspicion
n. suspect Syn. speculate
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unbiased
adj. with no preconceptions
Syn. objective
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varied
adj. being of many different types
adv. variably Syn. diverse
adj. variable adj. various v. vary n. variant n. variety n. variation n. variability
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accentuate
v. to highlight; to give more importance to
adj. accentuated Syn. emphasize
n. accentuation
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disguise
v. to hide the usual appearance of something
adj. disguised Syn. conceal
n. disguise
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finance
v. to provide money
adv. financially Syn. fund
adj. financial
v. financed n. finance n. finances
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initiate
v. to begin; to establish; to take decisive action without help
adj. initiated
n. initiation
n. initiative Syn. launch
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Innovative
adj. something newly introduced; creative
n. innovator Syn. creative
n. innovation
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narrate
v. to tell a story; relate
adj. narrative Syn. relate
n. narrative n. narration n. narrator
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nevertheless
conj. in spite of that
Syn. nonetheless
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occasionally
adv. now and then; once in a while
adj. occasional Syn. sometimes
n. occasion
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omit
v. to leave out, not include
adj. omitted Syn. neglect
n. omission
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outlandish
adj. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms
adv. outlandishly Syn. bizarre
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overcome
v. to defeat, fight with success; to take control of an
individual Syn. conquer
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partially
adv. a part of the whole; incomplete
adv. partly Syn. somewhat
adj. partial n. part
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pass
v. to accept formally by vote
adj. passable Syn. approve
n. passage
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portray
v. to represent; to act
n. portrayal Syn. depict
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submit
v. to turn in, offer for evaluation
n. submission Syn. propose
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decline
v. to move from good to bad, or from much
n. decline to little, to refuse
Syn. decrease
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gather
v. to collect
n. gathering Syn. collect
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motion
n. the state of changing one’s position
v. motion* * to direct by moving
Syn. movement
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partisan
adj. strongly supporting a group or point of view
Syn. biased
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pattern
n. a regular, repeated arrangement or action
adj. patterned Syn. habit
v. pattern
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Phenomena
n. natural events or facts; strange or notable happenings
adv. phenomenally
adj. phenomenal Syn. events
n. phenomenon
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philanthropic
adj. a feeling of love for people, usually resulting in financial aid to worthy causes
n. philanthropist n. philanthropy Syn. humanitarian
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placid
adj. quiet, not easily upset
adv. placidly Syn. calm
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plentiful
adj. more than sufficient
adv. plentifully Syn. abundant
n. plenty
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reaction
n. a reply; a change that occurs when substances are mixed
adv. reactively
adj. reactive Syn. response
v. react adj. reactionary
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rhythm
n. a regular pattern, usually in music
adv. rhythmically Syn. pulse
adj. rhythmic
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scenic
adj. concerning pleasant natural surroundings
adv. scenically Syn. picturesque
n. scenery n. scene
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shallow
adj. not far from top to bottom
adv. shallowly Syn. superficial
n. shallowness
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sheltered
adj. protected from harmful elements; isolated from reality
v. shelter
n. shelter Syn. protected
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vanishing
adj. going out of sight
v. vanish Syn. disappearing
