Synonyms Flashcards by victoria kremer | Brainscape

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Abode

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Domicile, residence, sanctuary, tenement

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Rotund

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Portly, stout, gargantuan, burly

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Soirée

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Gala, fete, diversion, revelry

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Reminisce

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Recollect, conjure, in retrospect, hark back

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Misnomer

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Malapropism, sobriquet, pseudonym, alias

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Canvass

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Solicit, probe, interrogate, enquiry

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Cliche

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Trite, banality, platitude, insipid

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Bleak

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Inclement, forlorn, desolate, Spartan

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Harbinger

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Precursor, herald, omen, oracle

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Obscure

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Ambiguous, cryptic, esoteric, enigma

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Quail

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Cower, falter, recoil, wither

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Bedlam

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Clamor, tumultuous, furor, melee

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Bestow

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Allocate, bequeath,endow, render

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Wheedle

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Cajole, beguile, entreat, beseech

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Wane

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Atrophy, degenerate, ebb, recede

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Prognosticate

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Divine, portend, augur, conjecture