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S_001_005 Flashcards

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abase

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REFUSED TO ABASE HIMSELF : to reduce or lower, as in rank

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attribute

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ATTRIBUTED HER SUCCESS TO HER PARENTS : ascribe, explain; give credit

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cryptic

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CRYPTIC MESSAGE : mysterious; puzzling

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ebullient

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THE GIRL’S EBULLIENT NATURE : showing excitement

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falter

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HER COURAGE DID NOT FALTER : hesitate; stop short

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incite

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INCITE A RIOT : arouse to action; goad; motivate

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lurid

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LURID COVER STORIES : wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome

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pervasive

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PERVASIVE ODOR : pervading; spread throughout

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remorse

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FEEL REMORSE FOR HIS CRIME : guilt; self-reproach

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subside

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STORM SUBSIDED : settle down; descend; grow quiet

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abridge

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ABRIDGED DICTIONARY : shorten

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audacious

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AUDACIOUS ATTEMPT : daring, bold

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cursory

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CURSORY REVIEW : casual; hastily done

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eccentric

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ECCENTRIC PERSONALITY : irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre

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fanaticism

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RELIGIOUS FANATICS : excessive zeal

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inclusive

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FROM 1 TO 10, INCLUSIVE : tending to include all

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luxuriant

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LUXURIANT HAIR : abundant; rich and splendid

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pessimism

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PESSIMISTIC VIEW OF LIFE : seeing the bad side only

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renounce

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RENOUNCE HER BELIEFS : abandon; disown; repudiate

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substantiate

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SUBSTANTIATE THE CLAIM WITH FACTS : establish by evidence; verify; support

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abstemious

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ABSTEMIOUS EATING HABITS : moderate in eating and drinking

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austere

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AUSTERE JUDGE : strict, stern

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curtail

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CURTAIL THE PROGRAM (CURTAIL THE TAIL) : shorten; reduce

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eclectic

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ECLECTIC RESEARCH : from many disparate sources

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fastidious

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FASTIDIOUS DRESSER : difficult to please

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incongruous

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INCONGRUOUS BEHAVIOR; INCONGRUOUS ATTIRE : not fitting; absurd

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magnanimous

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MAGNANIMOUS PRIEST : generous; great-hearted

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phenomena

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KEPT RECORDS OF THE PHENOMENA : observable facts

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repel

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INSECT REPELLANT : drive away; disgust

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subtlety

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SUBTLE HUMOR : perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy

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abstract

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ABSTRACT NOUN : theoretical; difficult to understand

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authoritarian

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AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT : exercising total control

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cynical

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A CYNICAL WRITER : distrustful of human motives

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edify

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EDIFY THE CHURCH MEMBERS : instruct, correct morally

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feasible

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FEASIBLE PLAN : practical; workable; likely

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inconsequential

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INCONSEQUENTIAL TO THE RESULT : insignificant; unimportant

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malicious

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CINDERELLA’S MALICIOUS SISTERS : hateful; spiteful

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philanthropist

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DONATION BY THE PHILANTHROPIST : lover of mankind

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replete

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REPLETE WITH BOOKS : abundantly filled

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succinct

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SUCCINCT ANSWER : brief; terse; compact

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abstruse

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ABSTRUSE ESSAY : hard to understand; esoteric

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autonomous

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50 AUTONOMOUS STATES : self-governing

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daunt

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UNDAUNTED BY THE THREAT : intimidate

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efface

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EFFACE THE GRAFFITI : rub out

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fell

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LUMBERJACK FELLED THE TREE : cut or knock down

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incontrovertible

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INCONTROVERTIBLE EVIDENCE : indisputable; not open to question

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marred

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MARRED SURFACE OF THE TABLE : damaged; disfigured

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piety

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PIETY OF THE NUNS : religious devotion; godliness

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reprehensible

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REPREHENSIBLE ACTIONS OF THE TERRORISTS : deserving blame

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superficial

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SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE OF GRAMMAR : trivial; shallow

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