Scholarship vocabulary lesson 14 Flashcards
1
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insult, outrage, offense to dignity
A
affront
2
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strong desire, ambition, goal
A
aspiration
3
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hinder, frustrate, thwart, place obstacle in the way of
A
balk
4
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no hope, depressing, gloomy
A
bleak
5
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scatter, dissipate, break up or cause to break up
A
disperse
6
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twilight, evening, period prior to darkness at night
A
dusk
7
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approve openly, support, back up with approval
A
endorse
8
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immeasurable, untold, numerous, too great
A
incalculable
9
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suggest, imply, discretely imply
A
insinuate
10
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grow stronger, strengthen, sharpen, deepen
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intensify
11
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strip of everything, rob, plunder
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loot
12
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seditious, rebellious, plot
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mutinous
13
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making amends, repentant, contrite, remorseful
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penitent
14
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point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, personal outlook
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perspective
15
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plundering, exploiting, rapacious, predacious
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predatory
