Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 4 Flashcards

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Shrewd, resourceful, dexterous and skillful

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Adroit

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Opponent, enemy, foe and opposition

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Adversary

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Turn away, prevent, forestall, hold off and obviate

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Avert

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Understandable, convincing, and sound idea

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Cogent

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Tear down, destroy, raze and smash

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Demolish

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Disappear, vanish and dry up

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Evaporate

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About money, financial, monetary and pecuniary

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Fiscal

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Interfere, hold back, hinder, impede and obstruct

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Hamper

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Damp, moist and wet

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Humid

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Flood, deluge, overwhelm and swamp

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Inundate

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Gigantic, giant, huge and enormous

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Mammoth

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Make clear, evince, demonstrate and reveal

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Manifest

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Rude, objectionable and offensive

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Obnoxious

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Dangerous, complicated situation, dilemma and predicament

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Plight

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Refil, renew and restore

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Replenish

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Condemnation, censure and reproof

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Reprimand

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Annul, cancel, repeal, abolish, take away and remove

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Rescind

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Closed-mothed, silent, taciturn and uncommunicative

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Reticent

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Worthy of honor, venerate, warship and adore

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Revere

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Evil, malevolent, ominous and criminal

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Sinister