sr eng list 5 Flashcards by Kathryn Twitchell

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acquiesce

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to consent, give in to

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ameliorate

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to make better, improve

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augment

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to increase

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auspicious

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favorable

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belittle

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to put down

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brevity

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conciseness

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coalesce

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to fuse unite

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compliant

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agreeing

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deplete

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to exhausted use up

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deride

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to ridicule

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digress

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to stray from the topic

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efface

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to erase destroy

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emulate

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to imitate identify with

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extraneous

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not essential

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furtive

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shifty sneaky

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immutable

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unchangeable

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inadvertent

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unintentional

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innate

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inborn inherited

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levity

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light manner

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malfeasance

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misconduct in public misbehavior

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mitigate

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to make less severe

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preclude

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to prevent

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sage

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wise person

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prodigious

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great in size or force

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remorse

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feelings of guilt regret

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repress

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to suppress hold down

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respite

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short rest pause

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scrutinize

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to inspect carefully

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virtuoso

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one talented in arts/music

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reprehensible

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worthy of censure blame worthy