Unit 13 Flashcards

1
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a violent stirring or movement

A

agitation

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2
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noisy confusion, excitement

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agitation

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3
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a stirring up of public enthusiasm

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agitation

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4
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to suddenly or without thinking

A

blurt

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5
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arranged in order of time of occurrence

A

chronological

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6
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a face, facial expression

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countenance

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7
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to tolerate or approve

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countenance

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8
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to make or become smaller, reduce in size

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diminish

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9
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to please greatly

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enchant

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10
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to charm, put under a magical spell

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enchant

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11
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to change continually

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fluctuate

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12
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to move up and down

A

fluctuate

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13
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to bring up, give care to

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foster

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14
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to promote, encourage

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foster

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15
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in the same family but not related by birth

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foster

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16
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to humble oneself, act in fearful and servile way

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grovel

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17
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to lie face downward

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grovel

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18
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to indulge in something base or unworthy

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grovel

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19
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work done by hand

A

handicraft

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20
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a trade requiring hand skill

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handicraft

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21
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extremely funny, causing loud amusement

A

hilarious

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22
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to set on fire, cause to burn

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ignite

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23
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to heat up, excite

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ignite

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24
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the great size or importance of something

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magnitude

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25
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large and heavy

A

massive

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26
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great in size or scope

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massive

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27
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of or like a mother

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maternal

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28
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to lose in interest, attraction, of effectiveness

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pall

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29
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to become tiresome

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pall

30
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a dark covering, something that conceals

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pall

31
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well thought of, having a good reputation

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reputable

32
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to love and respect deeply, honor greatly

A

revere

33
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a narrative or heroic exploits

A

saga

34
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a long, detailed account

A

saga

35
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dull, boring

A

stodgy

36
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old fashioned, hidebound

A

stodgy

37
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lumpy, thick

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stodgy

38
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s for agitation

A

disquiet, uneasiness, upset

39
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s for blurt

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blab, let slip

40
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s for chronological

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in time sequence, consecutive

41
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s for countenance

A

support, condone

42
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s for diminish

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lessen, decrease, dwindle

43
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s for enchant

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delight, thrill, bewitch

44
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s for fluctuate

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waver, seesaw, oscillate

45
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s for foster

A

support, nurture, cultivate

46
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s for grovel

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crouch, cower, cringe, wallow

47
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s for handicraft

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handiwork, manual art

48
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s for hilarious

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highly amusing, side-splitting

49
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s for ignite

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inflame, light, kindle

50
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s for magnitude

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extent, immensity, enormity

51
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s for massive

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bulky, huge, immense, monumental

52
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s for maternal

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motherly, protective, sympathetic

53
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s for pall

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bore, weary, gloom, shadow

54
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s for reputable

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reliable, respectable, trustworthy

55
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s for revere

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admire, esteem, cherish

56
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s for saga

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heroic tale, epic, chronicle

57
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s for stodgy

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stuffy, tiresome, blah

58
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a for agitation

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peace of mind, composure, calm

59
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a for countenance

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disapprove of

60
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a for diminish

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increase, enlarge, augment

61
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a for enchant

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bore, nauseate, disgust

62
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a for fluctuate

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stay put, remain unchanged

63
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a for foster

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stifle, smother, quash, discourage

64
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a for hilarious

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boring, dull, humorless, heartrending

65
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a for ignite

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quench, extinguish, put out

66
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a for magnitude

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smallness, unimportance, insignificance

67
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a for massive

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flimsy, frail, thin

68
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a for maternal

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fatherly, paternal

69
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a for pall

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intrigue, fascinate, light, brightness

70
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a for reputable

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shady, unsavory, questionable

71
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a for revere

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scorn, disdain, mock, deride

72
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a for stodgy

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forward looking, avant garde, progressive