Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 1 Flashcards

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Loyalty, faithfulness, solidarity

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Allegiance

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Vague, obscure, indirect

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Ambiguous

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Fervent, enthusiastic, devoted, zealous

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Ardent

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Adroitness, ability, expertness, know-how

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Expertise

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Definite, precise, unambiguous

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Explicit

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Incite, instigate, provoke

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Foment

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Serendipitous, accidental, fortunate, casual, lucky

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Fortuitous

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Incendiary, seditious, subversive, malevolent

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Inflammatory

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Intolerable, unbearable, heavy-handed, oppressive

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Insupportable

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Tax, encumber, burden, tariff, fee, excise

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Levy

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Burden, obligation, fault, guilt, culpability

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Onus

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Peel, trim, reduce, prune, decorticate

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Pare

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Monetary, financial, economic, banking, accounting

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Pecuniary

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Suit (as in legal), application, complaint, prayer, request, imprecation

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Petition

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Respectable, tolerable, attractive, decent, passable

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Presentable

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Penchant, disposition, bent, leaning, propensity, druthers

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Proclivity

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Temporary, makeshift, transitional, provisory

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Provisional

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Remedy, correct, reprisal, restitution, atonement

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Redress

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Blameworthy, censurable, disgraceful, errant, opprobrious

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Reprehensible

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Scold, censure, admonish, berate, chastise, reprimand, blame

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Upbraid