scholarship vocabulary lesson 4 Flashcards

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Adroit

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Shrewd, resourceful, dexterous, skillful

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Adversary

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opponent, enemy, foe, popposition

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Avert

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turn away, prevent, forestall, hold off, obviate

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Cogent

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understandable, convincing, sound idea

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Demolish

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tear down, destroy, raze, smash

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Evaporate

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disappear, vanish, dry up

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Fiscal

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about money, financial, monetary, pecuniary

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Hamper

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interfere, hold back, hinder, obstruct

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Humid

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damp, moist, wet

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inundate

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Flood, delue, overwhelm, swamp

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Mammoth

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gigantic, giant, huge, enormous

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manifest

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make clear, evince, demonstrate, reveal

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obnoxious

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rude, objectionable, offensive

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