Unit 20 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Admonition

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gentle scolding n.

Syn: chiding

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Mon

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to warn

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Premonition

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a vision, a warning of something before it happens n.

Syn: foreboding, forewarning

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Consil

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bring together, advice

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Counsel

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  1. to advise, make a suggestion to v.
    Syn: encourage
    Ant: discourage
  2. advice n.
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Conciliatory

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intended to lesson another’s anger adj.
Syn: appeasing
Ant: defiant, agressive

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Reconcile

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to bring back into agreement v.
Syn: harmonize
Ant: upset

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Caut

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to be careful

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Precaution

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an action taken against danger ahead of time n.

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Cautious

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careful not to get into danger adj.

Syn: prudent

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Cautionary

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intended to serve as a warning adj.

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Suad

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advise

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Dissuade

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to convince one not to do something v.
Syn: discourage
Ant: persuade

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Persuasion

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habit or type n.

Syn: camp

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