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Unit 14 Flashcards

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(v) to add to, to incorporate (n) an attachment or addition

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annex

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(syn) join, acquire, appropriate, procure

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annex

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(v) to cut or split open; to cling to

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cleave

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(syn) cever, halve, sunder, adhere, clasp

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cleave

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(adj) in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery (n) a liqueur

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cordial

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(syn) hospitable, affable, warm, convival

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cordial

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(ant) gruff, unfriendly, unsociable

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cordial

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(n) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element

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cornerstone

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(syn) foundation, base, underpinning, support

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cornerstone

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(n) an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure

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debacle

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(syn) disaster, fiasco, calamity

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debacle

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(ant) success, triumph, victory, coup

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debacle

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(v) to make weak or lifeless

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devitalize

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(syn) enfeeble, sap, enervate

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devitalize

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(ant) enliven, stimulate, energize, excite

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devitalize

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(v) to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion

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embroil

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(syn) entangle, ensnarl

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embroil

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(ant) disentangle, separate, disconnect

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embroil

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(v) to clear from a charge or accusation

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exonerate

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(syn) absolve, acquit, vindicate, exculpate

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exonerate

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(ant) implicate, incriminate, inculpate

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exonerate

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(adj) ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere

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glib

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(syn) superficial, pat, oily, unctuous, facile

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glib

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(ant) halting, tongue-tied, speechless, awkward

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glib

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(adj) by chance, not planned; lacking order

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haphazard

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(syn) random, accidental, slapdash

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haphazard

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(ant) deliberate, purposeful, orderly, meticulous

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haphazard

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(v) to compose or perform without preparation; to construct

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improvise

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(syn) ad-lib, play it by ear, wing it, extemporize

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improvise

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(ant) plan, rehearse, practice, prepare

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improvise

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(v) to rouse, stir up, urge on

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incite

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(syn) spur, kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt

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incite

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(ant) check, curb, impede, restrain, smother

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incite

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(n) a coming in, inflow

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influx

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(syn) inpouring, inrush, invasion

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influx

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(ant) outpouring, exodus, departure

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influx

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(n) an extreme or unnatural paleness

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pallor

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(syn) wanness, lividness, bloodlessness

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pallor

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(ant) flush, blush, rosiness, bloom

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pallor

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(n) a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something

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pedigree

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(syn) lineage, ancestry, genealogy

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pedigree

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(adj) very steep

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precipitous

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(syn) sheer, abrupt, sharp

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precipitous

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(ant) gradual, shallow, graded, incremental

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precipitous

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(adj) very abundant; given or flowing freely

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profuse

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(syn) extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous

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profuse

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(ant) sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient

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profuse

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(v) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign oneself

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reconcile

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(syn) unite, conciliate, mend, fences

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reconcile

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(ant) antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge betweem

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reconcile

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(v) to put into chains (n) a chain or fetter

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shackle

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(syn-v) manacle, enslave (syn-n) handcuffs, irons, bonds

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shackle

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(ant-v) free, unfetter, emancipate, liberate

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shackle

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(adj) shabby, old and worn

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threadbare

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(syn) frayed, seedy, ragged, shopworn, trite

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threadbare

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(ant) luxurious, plush, costly, sumptuous

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threadbare

English - Vocab Workshop Level D (16 decks)

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