S. Voc. Lesson 4 Flashcards

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1
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Adroit

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Cleverly skillful in coping with difficulty or danger

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2
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Adversary

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Person or group that opposes another

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3
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Avert

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Turn away or aside

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4
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Cogent

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Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason

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5
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Demolish

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Tear down

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6
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Evaporate

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Pass off as vapor

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7
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Fiscal

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Pertaining to money or finance

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8
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Hamper

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Hold back

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9
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Humid

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Containing a perceptible amount of water

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10
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Inundate

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Overspread with water

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11
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Mammoth

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of very great size

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12
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Manifest

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Make clear

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13
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Obnoxious

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Deserving of censure

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14
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Plight

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Dangerous or complicated situation

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15
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Replenish

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Make full or complete again

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16
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Reprimand

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Severe rebuke

17
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Rescind

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take away

18
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Reticent

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disinclined to speak

19
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Revere

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Regard as worthy of great honor

20
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Sinister

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Threatening or foreshadowing