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Unit 5 Flashcards

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To combine, unite; to make solid or firm.

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Consolidate

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A short account of an incident in someone’s life

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Anecdote

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An imitation designed to deceive

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Counterfeit

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Not genuine fake

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Counterfeit

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Go make an illegal copy

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Counterfeit

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Easily taught, led, or managed

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Docile

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To rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height.

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Dominate

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To beg implore ask earnestly

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Entreat

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Capable of being wrong mistaken, or inaccurate

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Fallible

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Liable to change very rapidly erratic; marked by lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent

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Fickle

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One who flees or runs away

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Fugitive

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Fleeting, lasting a very short time;wandering; difficult to,grasp

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Fugitive

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Very dirty covered with dirt or soot

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Grimy

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A very small part or quantity

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Iota

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To beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle

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Maul

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A heavy hammer

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Maul

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Possible to happen

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Potential

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Something that can develop,or become reality

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Potential

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Shinning bright giving forth light or energy

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Radiant

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Relating to farm areas and life in the country

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Rural

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Large, important; major, significant ; prosperous; not imaginary material

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Substantial

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Skilled in handling difficult situations or people; polite

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Tactful

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To interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with; to handle in secret and improper way

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Tamper

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Last, final; most important or extreme; eventful; basic; fundamental

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Ultimate

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Doubt, the state of being insure

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Uncertainty

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S for anecdote

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Tale, story, sketch, vignette, yarn

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S for consolidate

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Strengthen, firm up, merge

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S for counterfeit

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False, phony, bogus

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S for docile

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Manageable, teachable, plaint

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S for dominate

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Control, govern, overlook

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S for entreat

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Plead, beseech

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S for fallible

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Imperfect, errant

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S for fickle

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Capricious, inconsistent, faithless

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S for fugitive

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Runaway, deserter, exclusive

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S for grimy

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Filthy, sooty, spoiled, dirt- encrusted

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S for iota

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Speck, dap, jot, bit, smidgen

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S for maul

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Rough up, manhandle, batter

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S for potential

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Possibility, capability

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S for radiant

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Growing, brilliant, dazzling, resplendent

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S for rural

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Countrified, rustic

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S for substantial

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Considerable, tangible, big

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S for tactful

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Skillful, diplomatic, discreet

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S for tamper

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Monkey with, fool with, mess with

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S for ultimate

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Farthest, furthest, terminal

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S for uncertainty

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Doubtfulness, unsureness, hesitation

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A for consolidate

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Scatter, disperse, dissipate, separate

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A for counterfeit

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Genuine, real, authentic

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A for docile

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Unruly, wayward, intractable, disobedient

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A for entreat

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Clamor for

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A for fallible

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Foolproof, unfailing, flawless

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A for fickle

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Constant, steady, invariable

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A for fugitive

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Lasting, enduring, permanent

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A for grimy

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Spotless, spick-and-span, immaculate

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A for iota

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Flood, deluge, avalanche, glut

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A For potential

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Actual, real, unlikely, impossible

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A for radiant

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Dull, tarnished, lackluster

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A for rural

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Urban, metropolitan, citified

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A for substantial

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Minor, insignificant, negligible

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A for tactful

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Clumsy, gauche, boorish, indiscreet

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A for ultimate

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First, initial, most immediate, nearest

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A for uncertainty

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Sureness, certainty, confidence

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