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synonyms #1 Flashcards

1
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ignore

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neglect/disregard intentionally/fail to consider

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justify

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warrant/validate/account for/give grounds for

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3
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sponsor

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back/finance/fund

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4
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tolerate

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permit/authorise/condone/bear with/stomach

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5
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punished

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penalised/disciplined

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bully

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torment/intimidate/pester/harass

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7
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throw

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hurl/toss/fling/catapult

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argue

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insist/assert/contend

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observe

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notice/see/discern/distinguish/espy

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think

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contemplate/judge/deem

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divulge

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disclose/reveal

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emphasise

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stress/accentuate/belabour/highlight

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13
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suggest

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propose/recommend/advocate/propound(put forward an idea)

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14
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prevaricate

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Meaning: speak or act in an evasive way
beat around the bush/evade/dodge/vacillate(waver in mind)

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convene

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Meaning: bring together for a meeting/activity
assemble/gather/congregate

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coalesce

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Meaning: combine into a whole
unite/merge/combine/fuse/integrate/amalgamate/commingle

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17
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hate

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abhor/despise/loathe/detest

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18
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have

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acquire/possess/bear

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19
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get

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acquire/procure/fetch/secure/attain

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hide

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conceal/mask/camouflage

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show

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demonstrate/display/exhibit

22
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help

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aid/assist/support

23
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describe

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portray/represent/

24
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destroy

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ruin/demolish/raze/extinguish

25
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Gilding the lily

A

Decorating unnecessarily or over-embellishing

26
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Paternalistic

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Restriction of freedom and responsibilities of subordinate or dependants

27
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Perspicacious/astuteness

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Discerning, clever/cunning

28
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Prevaricate

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Lie/fib/fabricate

29
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Deluged

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Inundated/flooded/engulfed/submerged

30
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Immutable

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Unchanging overtime or unable to be changed

31
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Colloquial

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Language used in ordinary or familiar conversation

32
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Presage/portend

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Sign/warning of an imminent event

33
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untenable

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indefensible

34
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invariably

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always/every time

35
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mores

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conventions/customs

36
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inadvertently

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unintentionally/ accidentally

37
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undulation

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fluctuations

38
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discrimination

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prejudice/bigotry

39
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outdated

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anachronistic/old-fashioned/quaint/obsolete

40
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evanescent

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temporary

41
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dedication

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committment/persistence

42
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sense

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detect/identification

43
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neutralising

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counterbalancing/nullifying/negate

44
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seditious

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inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state

45
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thrall

A

control

46
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abandon

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forsake

47
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self-serving

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selfish/self-interested/self-seeking/ego-centric/self-centred

48
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pursue

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chase/seek

49
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goals

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aspirations/targets/agendas

50
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embryonic

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emerging/nascent/in its infancy

51
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brittle

A

flimsy/fragilezzzz

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