Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 11 Flashcards by Ansley Shirley | Brainscape

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acrimonious

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bitter, caustic, cranky

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amend

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alter, change, edit

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bias

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favoritism, one-sided, prejudice

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cognizant

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observant, informed, mindful

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earmark

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allocate, maintain, name

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excoriate

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berate, condemn, flay

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fabricate

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concoct, forge, invent

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flabbergast

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amaze, astonish, dumbfound

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implausible

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dubious, incredible, obscure

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inarticulate

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speechless, mute, dumb

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onslaught

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offense, assault, invasion

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optimistic

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hopeful, confident, positive

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panacea

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remedy, relief, nostrum

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portend

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foreshadow, betoken, predict

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short-sighted

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careless, foolish, myopic

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stall

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hamper, halt, interrupt

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supersede

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overrule, abandon, supplant

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unparalleled

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exceptional, unique, unequaled

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untenable

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illogical, useless, unjustifible

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vindicate

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absolve, disprove, refute