Unit 20 Flashcards

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Admonition

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N: gentle scolding
Syn: chiding
Ant:

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MON

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To warn

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Premonition

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N: a vision, a warning before something happens
Syn: foreboding, forewarning
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CONSIL

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Advice

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Counsel

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V: to advise, to make a suggestion to
N: advice
Syn:
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Conciliatory

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Adj: intended to lessen another’s anger
Syn: appeasing
Ant: defiant, aggressive

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Reconcile

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V: to bring back into agreement
Syn: reconcile
Ant: upset

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CAUT

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To be careful

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Precaution

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N: an action taken against danger ahead of time
Syn:
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Cautious

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Adj: careful not to get into danger
Syn: prudent
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Cautionary

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Adj: intended to serve as a warning
Syn:
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SAUD

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To advise

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Dissuade

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V: to convince one of not doing something
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade

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Persuasion

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N: habit or type
Syn: camp
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