Unit 11 - Synonyms Flashcards
1
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to quiver, vibrate, shiver, quaker, palpitate
A
quaver
2
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to worsen, decline, degenerate, to debase
A
deteriorate
3
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a rule, ordinance, enactment
A
statute
4
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shy, diffident, sedate, seemly, decourous
A
demure
5
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stem, merciless; persistent, unremitting
A
relentless
6
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to hinder, thwart, preclude, ward off
A
forestall
7
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abrupt, disconnected, disjointed
A
staccato
8
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to deport oneself; to agree, concur
A
comport
9
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to jumble, scramble, confuse, misrepresent
A
garble
10
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a cheapening, lowering, devaluation
A
depreciation
11
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brief, succinct, terse, pithy, to the point
A
concise
12
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knowing, informed, aware, cultivated
A
enlightened
13
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a brook, creek, rill
A
rivulet
14
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to recover, retrieve
A
recoup
15
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conciseness, terseness, pithiness
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brevity
