Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 6 Flashcards

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Abrupt

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Sudden, unexpected, quickly,deft

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Animosity

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ill-will, resentment, hostility, antagonism, hatred

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Chaotic

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Confusion, disordered, disorderly

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Cordial

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Friendly, gracious, genial, amiable

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Dominate

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commanding, rule, control

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Embarrassment

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Discomfort, confuse, self-conscious

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Extinct

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no longer existing, dead, defunct

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Gratify

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Please, delight, gladden

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Habituate

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Accustom, acclimate, get used to something

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Intricate

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Complex, complicated, hard to understand

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Lax

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Careless, negligent, not strict

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Palpable

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Tangible, noticeable, obvious .

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Relent

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Moderate, abate, yield, give in

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Ruse

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Trick, subterfuge, artifice .

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Slovenly

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Untidy, sloppy, slipshod, unclean

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Strife

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Conflict, discord, fighting

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Voracious

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Ravenous, starving, insatiable

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Wholesome

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Good, healthy, beneficial, nutritous

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Wily

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Sly, crafty, cunning, tricky

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Yearn

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Crave, long, pine, hunger .