Synonyms Flashcards by Simone Van Huyssteen

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probe

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examine

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ludicrous

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absurd

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dishearten

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demoralize

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provision

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supply

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perjury

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lying

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medley

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mixture

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preoccupy

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engross

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acquit

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find not guilty

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aura

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atmosphere

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conjure

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evoke

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justify

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warrant

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petrol

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gasoline

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prejudice

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bias

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calamity

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disaster

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underfoot

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in the way

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sieve

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strainer

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consummate

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complete

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menial

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servile - not requiring a lot of skills

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perceptive

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observant

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haste

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hurry

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hydr

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water

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sec / sequ

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follows or comes after

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meridian

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noon

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jetty

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breakwater

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ruddy

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red

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descrepant

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inconsistent

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unambiguous

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clear

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impotent

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weak

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cumbersome

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unwieldly

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piddling

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trivial

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serendepity

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luck finding things

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nom/nym

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name

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pier

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wharf

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deity

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god or goddess

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empower

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enable

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shrewd

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astute

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tenet

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principle

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scintillating

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brilliant

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scorn

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contempt

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intricate

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complicated

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nativity

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birth

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slicker

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raincoat

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bio/bios

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life

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vor

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eat/consume

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homogenous

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similar

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plunder

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loot

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ratty

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unkempt

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amiable

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friendly

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transfix

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spellbind, mesmerize

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seraphic (seraphic smile)

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angelic

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swarm

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teem

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glade

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clearing

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renounce

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give up

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patr

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father

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mal

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bad

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stead

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place

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epistle

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letter (poem)

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disciple

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adherent, follower

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fickle

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inconstant

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acrimony

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bitterness

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noct

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night

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log/loc/loqua

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protrude

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stick out

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inter

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between

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