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Midterm (Vocab) Flashcards

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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

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adulterate

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purify, purge, expurgate/ adulterate

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contaminate, sully, pollute/ adulterate

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deprived of

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bereft

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replete, well provided/ bereft

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bereaved/ bereft

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made unhappy through a loss

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bereft

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courage in facing difficulties

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fortitude

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resolve, steadfastness, mettle/ fortitude

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fearfulness, faintheartedness/ fortitude

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wealthy, luxurious; ample, grandiose

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opulent

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lavish, rich, plentiful, abundant/ opulent

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synonyms

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poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute/ opulent

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experimental in nature

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tentative

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confirmed, conclusive, definite/ tentative

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antonyms

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provisional, inconclusive/ tentative

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synonyms

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uncertain, hesitant

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tentative

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word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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verbatim

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congenial, neighborly, cordial/ amicable

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malicious, spiteful/ benevolent

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antonyms

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exact, precisely/ verbatim

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synonyms

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peaceable, friendly

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amicable

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benign, well-meaning/ benevolent

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synonyms

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hostile, antagonistic/ amicable

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antonyms

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kindly, charitable

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benevolent

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paraphrased/ verbatim

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able to be done

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feasible

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double-dealing, chicanery/ duplicity

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synonyms

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workable, viable, practical/ feasible

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synonyms

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treachery, deceitfulness

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duplicity

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forward-looking approach/ nostalgia

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antonyms

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unworkable impractical/ feasible

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antonyms

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yearning/ nostalgia

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synonyms

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particular about details

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meticulous

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paragon, exemplar/ quintessence

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a longing for something past; homesickness

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nostalgia

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careless, negligent, sloppy/ meticulous

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antonyms

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the purest essence or form of something

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quintessence

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fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous/ craven

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synonyms

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fastidious, fussy, painstaking/ meticulous

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synonyms

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extremely careful

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meticulous

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the most typical example

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quintessence

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brave, courageous, valiant/ craven

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antonyms

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cowardly; a coward

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craven

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to compel, force

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coerce

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severe in attitude or action

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inclement

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pressure, bully, constrain/ coerce

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synonyms

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mild, gentle, balmy/ inclement

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antonyms

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stormy, harsh

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inclement

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persuade, cajole/ coerce

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antonyms

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blustery, tempestuous, implacable/ inclement

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synonyms

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trivial, inconsequential, insignificant/ negligible

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synonyms

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guide, tradition, model, pretense/ precedent

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synonyms

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significant, crucial, momentous/ negligible

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antonyms

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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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precedent

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so unimportant that it can be disregarded

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negligible

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ridicule, mock, deride, jeer/ gibe

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synonyms

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restate, recapitulate, rehash/ reiterate

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synonyms

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impulse, spur/ impetus

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synonyms

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peaceful, conciliatory, placid/ belligerent

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antonyms

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compliment, praise/ gibe

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antonyms

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to say again, repeat

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reiterate

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to utter taunting words

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gibe

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assertive, truculent, pugnacious, confrontational/ belligerent

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synonyms

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curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint/ impetus

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antonyms

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refused to repeat/ reiterate

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antonyms

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an expression of scorn

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gibe

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a moving force, impulse, stimulus

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impetus

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to find out

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ascertain

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transit, bestow/ bequeath

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synonyms

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malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant/ malevolent

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synonyms

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discover, establish/ ascertain

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synonyms

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perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed/ nonchalant

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antonyms

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to give or pass on as an inheritance

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bequeath

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spiteful, showing ill will

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malevolent

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composed, unruffled, blasé/ nonchalant

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kind, benevolent, compassionate/ malevolent

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antonyms

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cool and confident, unconcerned

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nonchalant

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universal cure/ panacea

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civil, valiant, courtly/ chivalrous

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synonyms

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harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility/ clemency

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antonyms

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a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

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panacea

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uncouth, churlish, loutish/ chivalrous

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antonyms

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leniency, forbearance, gentleness/ clemency

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surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance/ dearth

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antonyms

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marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

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chivalrous

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mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

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clemency

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insufficiency, want, paucity/ dearth

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imperfect/ infallible

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antonyms

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unappetizing, colorless, insipid/ pungent

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antonyms

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a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

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dearth

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unerring, certain/ infallible

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synonyms

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sharp, spicy, piquant, racy/ pungent

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synonyms

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genuine, heartfelt/ unfeigned

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synonyms

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free from error; absolutely dependable

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infallible

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causing a sharp sensation

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pungent

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insincere, simulated, phony/ unfeigned

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harmless, benign/ virulent

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antonyms

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stinging, biting

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pungent

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genuine, heartfelt/ unfeigned

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noxious, baneful, hateful/ virulent

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synonyms

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sincere, real, without pretense

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unfeigned

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extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

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virulent

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demur, balk at/ accede

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antonyms

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rich, luxurious, bountiful, full, replete/ destitute

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antonyms

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incongruous, satiric, sardonic, wry/ ironic

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synonyms

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consent, concur, comply, assent/ accede

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synonyms

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straightforward, unequivocal/ ironic

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wanting, devoid, penniless/ destitute

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synonyms

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to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

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accede

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suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens

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ironic

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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

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destitute

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given to irony, sarcastic

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ironic

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propitious, auspicious, promising/ ominous

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antonyms

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controlled, restrained/ rampant

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antonyms

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soothe, reassure, cheer up/ solace

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unpropitious, inauspicious, portentous/ ominous

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synonyms

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detest, despise, abominate/ abhor

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synonyms

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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

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ominous

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widespread, unrestrained, extravagant, prevalent/ rampant

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synonyms

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vex, aggravate, upset/ solace

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antonyms

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modify, improve, correct/ amend

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synonyms

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growing without check, running wild

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rampant

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admire, cherish, respect, relish/ abhor

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comfort, relief

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solace

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order, regularity, tranquility/ chaos

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antonyms

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to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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abhor

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roomy, spacious

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commodious

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to comfort, console

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solace

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comfortable, ample, capacious/ commodious

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to change in a formal way; to change for the better

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amend

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anarchy, turmoil/ chaos

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synonyms

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perceive, detect, distinguish/ discern

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synonyms

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cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient/ commodious

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antonyms

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overlook/ discern

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antonyms

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great confusion, disorder

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chaos

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to see clearly, recognize

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discern

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surviving, in existence/ extant

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taskmaster, slave driver/ martinet

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synonyms

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unearth, exhume/ inter

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extinct, vanished/ extant

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antonyms

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turncoat, heretic/ renegade

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bright, sunny, lighthearted, jaunty/ somber

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antonyms

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to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

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inter

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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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martinet

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still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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extant

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preclude, forestall, ward off/ obviate

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neat, spruce, exalted, lofty/ squalid

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loyalist, patriot/ renegade

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antonyms

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mournful, dismal/ somber

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synonyms

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to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

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obviate

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tumultuous, unruly, agitated/ turbulent

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dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject/ squalid

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synonyms

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one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw

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renegade

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quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued/ vociferous

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dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

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somber

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traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox

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renegade

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calm, placid, tranquil, still/ turbulent

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antonyms

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filthy, wretched, debased

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squalid

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clamorous, uproarious, blustering/ vociferous

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disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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turbulent

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loud and noisy; compelling attention

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vociferous

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bi-

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two

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com-, con-

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together, with

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de-, dis-

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lower, opposite

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fore-, pre-

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before, ahead of time

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il-, im-, in-, ir-, non-, un-

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not

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in-, im-

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in, into

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mid-

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middle

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-acy, -ance, -ence, -hood, -ity, -ment, -ness, -ship

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state, quality, or condition of, act or process of

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-ant, -eer, -ent, -er, -ian, -ier, -ist, -or

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one who does or makes something

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-ation, -ition, -ion

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act or result of

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-ate

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to become, produce, or treat

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-en

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to make, cause to be

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-fy, -ify, -ize

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to cause, make

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-able, -ible

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able, capable of

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-astr, -aster, -astro

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star

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-auto-

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self

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-bio-

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life

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-chron-, -chrono-

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time

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-cosm-, -cosmo-

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universe, order

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-chryph-, -crypt-

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hidden, secret

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-dem-, -demo-

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people

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-dia-

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through, across, between

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-dog-, -dox-

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opinion, teaching

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-gen-

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race, kind, origin, birth

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-gnos-

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know

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-graph-, -graphy-, -gram-

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write

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-log-, -logue-

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speech, word, reasoning

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-lys-

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break down

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-metr-, -meter-

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measure

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-micro-

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small

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-morph-

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form, shape

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-naut-

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sailor

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-phon-, -phone-, -phono-

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sound, voice

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city, state

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-scop-, -scope-

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watch, look at

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