Unit 5 : Synonyms Flashcards
1
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Gloomy, sullen, morbid, doleful
A
Morose
2
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Hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky ; dull, obtuse
A
Opaque
3
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To ease, smoothe the way, simplify
A
Facilitate
4
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A reproof, rebuke ; to reprove, reproach
A
Reprimand
5
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Still, motionless ; foul, fetid, polluted
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Stagnant
6
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Captivity, bondage, thralldom, slavery
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Servitude
7
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Cursory, perfunctory ; sloppy, slipshod
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Slapdash
8
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A partner in crime, confederate
A
Accomplice
9
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To yield, give away, submit ; to die, expire
A
Succumb
10
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Aggressive, truculent ; an activist
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Militant
11
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Capricious ; high-handed, autocratic
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Arbitrary
12
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A stimulus, spur ; an instigator
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Catalyst
13
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Supreme, foremost, primary, dominant
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Paramount
14
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To obliterate, decimate, demolish
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Annihilate
15
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Dormant, inactive, undeveloped ; hidden
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Latent
