Unit 4 Synonyms Flashcards

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risible, ridiculous, laughable, absurd

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ludicrous

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a ruse, trick, play, subterfuge

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stratagem

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cowardly, craven, lily-livered

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pusillanimous

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winsome, engaging, captivating

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prepossessing

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prone, prostrate, supine, inactive

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recumbent

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to collect, cull, pick, gather

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glean

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urgency; a need, demand, requirement

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exigency

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to clinch, conclude; masterful

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consummate

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agreement, unanimity; a pact, covenant

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concord

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to imprison, jail, immure

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incarcerate

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a citadel, stronghold, rampart, bulwark

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bastion

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frenzied, frantic

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frenetic

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floating, wreckage, debris

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flotsam

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obligatory, mandatory, required

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incumbent

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waggish, facetious, droll, witty

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jocular

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monetary, financial

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pecuniary

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degeneration, deterioration; to whither

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atrophy

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to gripe, complain, kvetch, bellyache

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grouse

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to affirm, avouch

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asseverate

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disorder, confusion, disorganization

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disarray

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caustic, acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic

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mordant

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annoy, exasperate

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nettle