scholarship vocabulary lesson 13 Flashcards

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aptitude, capability, mental or physical ability

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capacity

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yield, give in, surrender, relinquish, grant

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cede

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compete, vie, argue

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contend

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consider, regard, view

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deem

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uncultivated, dormant, inactive

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fallow

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gather, discover, to get

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glean

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embarrass, mortify, degrade

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humiliate

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skeptical, unbelieving

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incredulous

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element, constitute, part of

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ingredient

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whole, undamaged, perfect

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intact

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illogical, unreasonable, fallacious

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irrational

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evident, obvious, plain

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patent

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small weak, unsubstantial

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puny

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contradict, disprove, prove wrong

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rebut

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evade, doge, get away from

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shirk

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scrimp, to be stingy

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skimp

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catch, trap, entangle

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snare

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anxious, apprehension, fearful, concerned

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solicitous

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chipper, lively, nimble, agile

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spry

20
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pitiful, miserable

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wretched