scholarship vocab lesson 13 Flashcards

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capacity

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aptitude

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cede

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yield, give in, surrender, relinquish, grant

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contend

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compete, vie, argue

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deem

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consider, regard, view

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5
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fallow

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uncultivated, dormant, inactive

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glean

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gather, discover, to get

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humiliate

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embarrass, mortify, degrade

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incredulous

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skeptical, unbelieving

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ingredient

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element, constituent, part of

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intact

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whole, undamaged, perfect

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irrational

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illogical, unreasonable, fallacious

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patent

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evident, obvious, plan

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13
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puny

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small, weak, unsubstantial

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14
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rebut

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contradict, disprove, prove wrong

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shirk

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evade, dodge, get away from

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skimp

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scrimp, to be stingy

17
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snare

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catch, trap, entangled

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solicitous

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anxious, apprehension, fearful, concerned

19
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spry

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chipper, lively, nimble, agile

20
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wretched

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pitiful, miserable