Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 8 Flashcards

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purported, suspected, supposed, professed, ostensible

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Alleged

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absurd, inane, silly, fatuous, cretinous, moronic

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Asinine

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fast, perfunctory, offhand, superficial, careless, random

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Cursory

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desertion, divorce, withdrawal, disaffection, apostasy, estrangement

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Defection

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misguide, fool, betray, deceive, trick, illude, hoax

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Delude

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analyze, determine, identify, interpret, recognize

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Diagnose

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emotional, impressive, striking, powerful, theatrical, sensational

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Dramatic

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abolish, erase, eradicate, obliterate, exclude, delete, extinguish

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Expunge

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valuable, precious, immeasurable, beneficial, treasured, relevant

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Inestimable

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reserve, supply, stockpile, itemization, summary

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Inventory

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deplorable, sad, grim, lousy, tragic, unfortunate, woeful

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Lamentable

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authorization, decree, order, injunction, directive, edict, permission

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Mandate

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repair, fix, improve, modernize, reconstruct, recondition, renew

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Overhaul

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insufficiency, deficiency, scarcity, shortage, dearth, sparsity, fewness

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Paucity

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confound, confuse, bewilder, complicate, mystify, puzzle

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Perplex

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fundamental, basic, elementary, primitive, simple, beginning, initial

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Rudimentary

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conscientious, upright, meticulous, precise, honorable, rigorous

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Scrupulous

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amoral, corrupt, deceitful, dishonest, unconscionable, unethical, shady

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Unprincipled

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aggravating, annoying, distressing, disappointing, disturbing, troublesome

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Vexatious

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persecute, defraud, swindle, exploit, dupe, hoodwink, deceive

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Victimize