Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 12 Flashcards

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take, seize, appropriate
(A) Base Lessening

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Annex

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move upward, rise, climb
(A) Decline, Decrease

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Ascend

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rule, dominance, power
(A) weakness, impotence

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Dominion

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Injustice, wrong, complaint
(A) acceptance, satisfaction

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Grievance

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angry, exasperated, irate
(A) delighted, complaisant

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Indignant

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Laziness, sloth
(A) initiative, ambition

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Indolence

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restrain, check, repress
(A) facilitate, assist

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Inhibit

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honesty, incorruptibility, probity,ethical
(A) immorality, degradation

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integrity

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reflex, automatic, uncontrolled
(A) voluntary, deliberate

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Involuntary

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merry, jolly, happy
(A) sorrowful, melancholy

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jovial

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benevolent, great-hearted, chivalrous
(A) ignoble, wretched

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magnanimous

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required, obligatory, compulsory
(A) optional, elective

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mandatory

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deal, bargain
(A) botch, fumble

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negotiate

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appetizing, tasty, edible
(A) unacceptable, inferior

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palatable

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extravagant, bountiful
(A) scanty, meager

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profuse

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hatred, malice, animosity, venom
(A) amity, hospitality

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rancor

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slight, rebuff
(A) embrace, welcome

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snub

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extra, unnecessary, redundant
(A) inadequate, insufficient

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superfluous

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artificial, factitious
(A) natural, crude

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synthetic

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exercise, exert
(A)

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wield