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Test 9 Flashcards

1
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Adverse

A

unfavourable
eg. adverse side effects of the medicine
adverse weather

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2
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balm

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a substance that reliefs pain

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balmy 2

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1) that reliefs your pain (soothing)
eg. balmy herbs

2) warm and pleasant
eg. balmy summer evenings

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4
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rage

A

strong anger

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5
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enrage

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to cause strong anger

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6
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colossal /n/

A

big structure or statue

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colossal / adj/

A

huge

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8
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titaninc

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huge

eg. titanic explosion

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gargantuan

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huge

eg. gargantuan apetite

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appetite 2

A

1) strong desire for food

2) fig. m - strong desire
eg. appetite for property

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11
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innate

A

by birth

eg. innate rights

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12
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nativity

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birth

eg. the nativity of jesus christ

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13
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wrongheaded

[ant] clearheaded

A

misguided

eg. a wrongheaded student

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14
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espousal

A

strong support

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15
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emancipate

A

to set free

eg. to emancipate slaves

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16
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fetter

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fig. m - to restrict

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17
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deliberation

A

deep or careful thinking

eg. after a long deliberation, I reached a conclusion

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18
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deliberate

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to think deeply and carefully (contemplate)

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19
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deluderate /adj/

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intentional

eg. deliberate vandalism

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20
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provoke 3

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1) to cause or cause to happen
eg. the movie provokes both tears and laughter

2) sexually arouse
eg. provocative arts

3) to cause anger (it may react)
eg. the protestors are provoking the police

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21
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protest

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to complain

22
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annul

A

neutralize

23
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nullify

A

neutralize

eg. to nullify drug

24
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negate

A

deny

eg. the driver negated the passenger’s ride

25
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abnegate

A

to sacrifice for greatness

eg. prince abnegated the throne

26
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abnegation

A

sacrifice for greatness

eg. to abnegate responsibility

27
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to abnegate responsibility

A

to fail to perform the responsibility

28
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invoke 4

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1) to use
eg. to invoke rights

2) to call on ( god or spirit )
eg. he invoked for god’s mercy

3) to ask for something from a powerful person

4) to mention
eg. he invoked some example to convince his point

29
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convoke

A

to call or gather at a place with a typical purpose

30
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evoke 2

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1) to cause or cause to happen
eg. the drama evokes laughter

2) to bring back memory or feeling
eg. the journey evokes my childhood

31
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unprovoked

A

without any reason / without provocation

eg. unprovoked attack

32
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unquestionable

33
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manumit

A

to set free

eg. to manumit slaves

34
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inconsolable

A

that cant be comforted

eg. inconsolable grief

35
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console

36
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incompatible

[ant] compatible

A

not harmonious

37
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boost

A

to promote

38
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masterful

A

very skilful

eg. a masterful artist

39
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prescribe

[ant] proscribe

40
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proscribe

A

ban / strongly disapprove

eg. cellphones are proscribed in the classroom

41
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circumscribe

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1) to make a circle

2) to limit
eg. circumscribed talent

42
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inscribe

A

to write into something

eg. his name was inscribed into the stone

43
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scribe

A

writing such as poem, story, essay

44
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unshakable

A

very strong or unmoved

eg. unshakable determination

45
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tribulation

A

hardship or difficulty

eg. the tribulation faced by the famiy

46
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adherence

[syn] espousal

A

strong support

47
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tribunal

A

court

eg. international tribunal

48
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privation

A

higher degree of hardship

49
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abuse

A

1) misuse

2) to mistreat

50
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manacle

A

to restrict ( strongly control ) but some activities are going on

51
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abusive

A

misusing, mistreating

52
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homily

A

1) a short preaching on religious or moral topic

2) fig. m - unwanted advice

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