LIST 4B Flashcards by shreya Chowdhary

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Hasten

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To speed up

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Halve

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To divide in halves

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Hedge

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A row of bushes

2. To avoid a topic

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Hermit

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Loner; one who lives away from society

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Hinder

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To get In the way of

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Humane

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Kind; good hearted

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Hydrophobia

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Fear of water

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Illuminate

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To shed light on; to clarify

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Immoderation

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Extreme behavior

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Impeach

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To accuse a public official of a crime

2. To cast doubt on

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Implausible

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Unbelievable; improbable

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Impregnate

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To make pregnant

2. To fill or permeate

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Inaudible

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Too quiet to be heard

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Inclined

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Angled

2. Favoring a certain point of view

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Inconsequential

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Unimportant

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Indent

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To make a dent in

2. To speaks in from the regular margin

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Indispensable

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Necessary; very important

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Industrious

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Hard - working

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Infer

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To conclude from the evidence of facts

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Initiate

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To begin

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Inquisitive

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Curious; asking question

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Insomnia

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Inability to sleep

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Insupportable

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Impossible to justify

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Intensify

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To strengthen; to increase

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Intrinsic

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Inherent; natural

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Invigorate

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To give energy to

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Itinerary

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Outline of a journey

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Jollity

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Being jolly

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Knit

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To sew

2. To bring together closely

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Larceny

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Stealing

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Legacy

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Inheritance

2. Lasting result

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Liquidate

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To destroy

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Lucid

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Clear; easily understood

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Lush

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Rich in vegetation

2. Luxurious

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Mannerism

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An affected gesture or habit

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Mediator

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One who settles differences between people

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Mere

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Insignificant; minor

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Meticulous

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Very neat; paying great attention to detail

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Milestone

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An important event

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Minute

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Very small

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Modify

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To change

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Mourn

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To grieve; to be sorry for a loss or death

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Mutual

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Common

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Non transferable

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Unable to be given to another

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Nurture

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To nourish; to help develop and grow

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Obsession

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Extreme fascination

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Opportunist

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One who takes advantage of opportunities

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Orgy

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Wild party where people overdo it

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Overdrive

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Beyond normal limits