scholar vocab 9 Flashcards

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presumptuous, haughty, bragging/ humble

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arrogant

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clearly spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken/ stuttering

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articulate

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disfigurement, defect, flaw stain/ flawless

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blemish

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infraction, contravention, infringement, violation/ keep secure

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breach

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representative, deputy, official, substitute/ prohabition

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delegate

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break down, decompose, deteriorate, worsen/ get better

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disintegrate

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mentally picture, imagine, visualize, conceive/ ignore disregard

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envision

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serious, critical, harmful, dangerous/ trivial

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grave

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without error, unerring/ wrong

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infallible

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commendable, praiseworthy, meritorious/ blameworthy shameful

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laudable

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distinguished, important, critical/ non-distinguished

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notable

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uncelebrated, unheard-of, anonymous, unknown/ known

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obscure

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plague, curse, scourge, epidemic,/ cure,

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pestilence

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indispensable, necessary, essential, required or needed/ unimportant

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requisite

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break, rest recess, hiatus, reprieve/ keep going

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respite

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hold, keep, have, enjoy/ give up

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retain

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remove, take back, annual, rescind,/ give, bestow,

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revoke

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prevalent, common, widespread/ secret, confidential

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rife

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firm, durable, permanent, strong/ unstable,wobble

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stable

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soil. degrade, discolor, stain, damage or mar/ brighten, polish

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tarnish