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Unit 10 Flashcards

1
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To make a sound similar to that of a bull, roar

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bellow

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2
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a loud, angry roar

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bellow

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one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like

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beneficiary

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to repair or patch poorly; make a mess of

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botch

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5
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a hopelessly bungled job

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botch

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to fill or cover in a disorderly way

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clutter

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a state of disorder, mess

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clutter

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falling apart or ruined, run-down

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dilapidated

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to take apart; to strip of something

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dismantle

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a play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far fetched humor; a ridiculous sham

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farce

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not successful, failing to have any result; useless; unimportant, frivolous

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futile

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very tiring, calling for an extreme effort

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grueling

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offering friendly or generous treatment to guests; open to anything new or strange

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hospitable

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the home or den of a wild animal; any hideout

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lair

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overly generous, extravagant; abundant

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lavish

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16
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to spend or give freely or without limit

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lavish

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in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome

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morbid

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18
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widely known because of bad conduct

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notorious

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19
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to allow too many privileges, be too generous and easygoing toward

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pamper

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20
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an organism that lives in or on another organism; one who lives off another person

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parasite

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to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink

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shirk

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22
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an amount beyond what is required, excess

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surplus

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23
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more than what is needed or expected

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surplus

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24
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the state of being easily frightened

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timidity

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25
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the power to forbid or prevent

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veto

26
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to prohibit, reject

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veto

27
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s for bellow

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yell, bawl, holler, howl

28
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s for beneficiary

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recipient, heir

29
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s for botch

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foul up, bungle, mangle

30
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s for clutter

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litter, confusion

31
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s for dilapidated

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in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed

32
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s for dismantle

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disassemble

33
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s for farce

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buffoonery, mockery

34
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s for futile

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fruitless, vain, ineffective

35
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s for grueling

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exhausting, punishing, taxing

36
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s for hospitable

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gracious, cordial, courteous

37
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s for lair

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nest, burrow, hideaway

38
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s for lavish

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excessive, profuse

39
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s for morbid

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depressed, unsound, “sick”

40
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s for notorious

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disgraceful, infamous, disreputable

41
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s for pamper

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coddle, cater to, indulge

42
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s for parasite

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sponger, freeloader, leech

43
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s for shirk

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duck, sidestep

44
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s for surplus

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glut, surfeit, overage

45
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s for timidity

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fearfulness, faintheartedness

46
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s for veto

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turn down, nix, forbid

47
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a for bellow

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whisper, murmur

48
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a for clutter

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order, tidiness, neatness

49
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a for dilapidated

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shipshape, trim

50
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a for dismantle

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put together, assemble, construct

51
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a for farce

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tragedy, melodrama, tearjerker

52
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a for futile

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successful, effective

53
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a for grueling

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easy, effortless

54
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a for hospitable

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unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly

55
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a for lavish

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stingy, meager, begrudge, stint, deny

56
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a for morbid

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wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe

57
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a for notorious

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unknown, obscure, respectable

58
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a for pamper

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abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline

59
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a for shirk

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fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on

60
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a for surplus

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shortage, lack, dearth, paucity

61
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a for timidity

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fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity

62
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a for veto

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approve, endorse, ratify, confirm

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