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Unit 14 Flashcards

1
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to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like

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amplify

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a temporary peace, halt in fighting

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armistice

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haughty, too convinced of one’s own importance

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arrogant

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gentle, soothing, mild

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bland

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5
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lacking interest or taste

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bland

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to deny interest in or connection with

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disclaim

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to give up all claim to

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disclaim

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8
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a distinct period of time, age

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epoch

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9
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to drift apart or become unfriendly

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estrange

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to cause such a separation

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estrange

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11
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to remove or keep at a distance

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estrange

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12
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to please, satisfy

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gratify

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13
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to indulge or humor

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gratify

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14
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exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless

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infinite

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an incalculable number, the concept of infinity

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infinite

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16
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a name for God

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infinite

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17
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easily made angry, hot tempered

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irascible

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18
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a person’s relatives

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kindred

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19
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a family relationship

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kindred

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related by blood

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kindred

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21
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like, similar

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kindred

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innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience

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naive

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23
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a decorative recess in a wall

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niche

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24
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a suitable place or position for a person or thing

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niche

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25
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to blot our completely, destroy utterly

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obliterate

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26
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appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky

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ramshackle

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27
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to search or examine thoroughly

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ransack

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28
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to rob, plunder

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ransack

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29
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unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something

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rote

30
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based on a mechanical routine

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rote

31
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able to meet one’s financial obligations

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solvent

32
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having the power to dissolve other solutions

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solvent

33
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a liquid used to dissolve other substances

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solvent

34
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something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens

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solvent

35
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long and tiresome

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tedious

36
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a person who sells something

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vendor

37
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s for amplify

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increase, augment, fill out, supplement

38
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s for armistice

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cease fire

39
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s for arrogant

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high handed, overbearing, presumptuous

40
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s for bland

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dull, insipid

41
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s for disclaim

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disavow, repudiate

42
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s for estrange

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part company, alienate

43
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s for gratify

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delight

44
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s for infinite

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unlimited, boundless

45
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s for irascible

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irritable, quarrelsome, cantankerous

46
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s for kindred

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kin, relations

47
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s for naive

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green, wet behind the ears

48
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s for niche

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nook, alcove

49
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s for obliterate

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wipe out, erase, efface

50
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s for ramshackle

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rickety, unsteady, run down, dilapidated

51
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s for ransack

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rummage, scour

52
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s for solvent

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financially sound, in the black

53
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s for tedious

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boring, monotonous

54
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s for vendor

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peddler, hawker, dealer

55
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a for amplify

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lessen, diminish, abbreviate, shorten

56
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a for arrogant

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meek, humble, modest, unassuming

57
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a for bland

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harsh, irritating, pungent, spicy, piquant

58
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a for disclaim

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admit, avow, confess

59
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a for estrange

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bring together, reunite, reconcile

60
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a for gratify

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disappoint, dissatisfy, frustrate, thwart

61
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a for infinite

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limited, restricted, measurable

62
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a for irascible

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even tempered

63
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a for kindred

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unlike, dissimilar, contrasting

64
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a for naive

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sophisticated, knowing, urbane, suave, blase

65
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a for obliterate

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foster, promote, create

66
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a for ramshackle

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well built, well maintained, shipshape, trim

67
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a for ransack

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spot check

68
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a for solvent

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bankrupt, in the red

69
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a for tedious

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stimulating, interesting, short and sweet

70
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a for vendor

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buyer, purchaser, customer

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