Unit 1 Vocab (synonyms/antonyms) Flashcards by Emily Gramza | Brainscape

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(syn) greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive

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acquisitive

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(ant) altruistic, unretentive

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acquisitive

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(syn) expropriate, usurp, commandeer

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arrogate

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(ant) relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon

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arrogate

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(syn) stale, insipid

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banal

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(ant) fresh, novel, original, new

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banal

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(syn) overwork

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belabor

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(syn) nit-picking, caviling

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carping

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(ant) approving, uncritical

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carping

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(syn) connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

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coherent

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(ant) muddled, chaotic, disjointed

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coherent

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(syn) harden, jell, coagulate, solidify

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congeal

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(ant) melt, liquefy

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congeal

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(syn) copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

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emulate

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(syn) panegyric, eulogy, commendation

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encomium

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(ant) condemnation, castigation, criticism

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encomium

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(syn) abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

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eschew

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(ant) embrace, adopt

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eschew

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(syn) pertinent

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germane

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(ant) irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

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germane

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(syn) unquenchable, ravenous, voracious

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insatiable

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(syn) uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

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intransigent

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(ant) lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding

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intransigent

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(syn) malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative

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invidious

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(ant) complimentary, flattering, ameliorative

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invidious

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(syn) liberality, munificence, bounty

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largesse

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(ant) stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

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largesse

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(syn) scouting expedition

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reconnaissance

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(syn) verify, confirm, validate, authenticate

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substantiate

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(ant) refute, disprove, invalidate

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substantiate

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(syn) tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic

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taciturn

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(ant) garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

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taciturn

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(syn) hedge, dillydally, procrastinate

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temporize

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(syn) defensible, justifiable, maintainable

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tenable

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(ant) indefeasible, unjustifiable

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tenable