Synonyms set Four Flashcards

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Brevity

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Briefness, shortness, conciseness, pithiness, incisiveness, ephemerality

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2
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Relegated

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Downgrade / degrade

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3
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Demagogue

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Rabble-rouser, incendiary, political agitator

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4
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Delineated

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Describe, present, represent, delimit, characterise

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5
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Venerable

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Respected, venerated, revered, esteemed, reverenced, eminent

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6
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Serendipitous

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Chance, coincidental, fortuitous

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7
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Elucidate

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Explain, illuminate, explicate

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8
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Admonished

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Reprimand, rebuke, scold, reproach, exhort, counsel

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9
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Reconnaissance

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Preliminary survey, exploration, scouting, reconnoitring

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10
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Intransigent

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Uncompromising, uncooperative, inflexible

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11
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Polyglot

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Multilingual

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12
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Imbue

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Permeate, saturate, diffuse, suffuse, pervade

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