Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 3 Flashcards

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Abolish, annul, nullify, invalidate, renege, repeal

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Abrogate

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Alleviate, assuage, calm, mitigate, quiet, ease, pacify

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Allay

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Freakish, grotesque, strange, ridiculous, weird, odd

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Bizarre

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Bold, cheeky, audacious, foolhardy, impudent, presumptuous, rude

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Brash

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Encounter, meet, defy, face, resist, flout

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Confront

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Small, Lilliputian, miniature, tiny, minuscule

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Diminutive

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Destroy, disassemble, raze, demolish, decimate, divest

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Dismantle

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Devastation, catastrophe, cataclysm, ruin

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Havoc

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Alarm, disgust, dismay, petrify, appall, daunt, intimidate

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Horrify

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Disproportionate, immoderate, unreasonable, excessive, unwarranted

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Inordinate

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Unquenchable, insistent, rapacious, ravenous, gluttonous, greedy, unappeasable

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Insatiable

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Ebullient, unstoppable, uncontrollable, enthusiastic, insuppressible

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Irrepressible

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Unchangeable, unalterable, permanent, constant, irreversible

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Irrevocable

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Advisor, guide, coach, teacher, trainer, tutor, counselor

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Mentor

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Infinite, countless, immeasurable, incalculable, variable

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Myriad

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Anarchy, tumult, chaos, bedlam, ruckus

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Pandemonium

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Privilege, exemption, advantage, immunity, sanction, claim

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Prerogative

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Retort, pleasantry, mockery, joke, repartee, witticism, insult

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Quip

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Discordant, harsh, strident, cacophonous, hoarse, loud, dissonant

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Raucous

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Buoyant, cheerful, assured, confident, enthusiastic, secure, self-assured

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Sanguine