Scholarship Vocab #1 & #2 Flashcards
1
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acquit
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absolve or exonerate
2
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alternate
A
substitute or alternative
3
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condone
A
overlook or excuse
4
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congested
A
clogged or overcrowded
5
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crucial
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decisive or critical
6
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drowsy
A
sleepy or lethargic
7
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encumber
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burden or tax
8
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impair
A
weaken or diminish; damage or mar
9
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inane
A
empty-headed or silly; foolish or asinine
10
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infraction
A
violation or breach; infringement
11
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nominal
A
trifling or insignificant
12
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objective
A
aim or goal; purpose
13
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offend
A
insult or affront; provoke
14
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rectify
A
correct or remedy; amend
15
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remorseful
A
contrite or penitent
16
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restive
A
restless or uneasy; edgy
17
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sanctuary
A
asylum or shelter
18
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scope
A
range or breadth; extent
19
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sever
A
cut or dissolve; separate
20
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tepid
A
lukewarm or unenthusiastic
21
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alter
A
change or modify
22
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apparel
A
attire or dress
23
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distort
A
misrepresent or mistate
24
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farce
A
mockery or burlesque
25
fickle
inconstant or capricious
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flimsy
weak or inadequate
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harbringer
omen or forerunner
28
interpret
explain or construe
29
intimate
hint or suggest
30
irrelevant
inapplicable or extraneous
31
lucrative
moneymaking or profitable
32
malign
vilify or defame
33
monumental
huge or massive
34
negligible
slight or trifling
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ogre
monster or fiend
36
prestige
influence or status
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quiver
tremble or shiver
38
rout
overwhelm or conquer
39
sage
scholar or philosopher
40
weird
strange or bizarre
