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Unit 6 Flashcards

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To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window shop

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Browse

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Unnamed, without the name of a person involved; unknown; lacking individually or character

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Anonymous

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A person easily tricked or deceived

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Dupe

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To deceive

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Dupe

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Active, energetic, forceful

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Dynamic

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To root out, get rid of, destroy completely

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Eradicate

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To prevent form accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement

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Frustrate

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Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

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Grim

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Not capable of being copied or imitated

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Inimitable

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A temporary substitute for something else

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Makeshift

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Crude, flimsy, or temporary

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Makeshift

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In at or near the she of a margin; only barely good, large or important enough for the purpose

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Marginal

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Waiting to be settled; until

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Pending

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To order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes

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Prescribe

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Something seen in advance

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Preview

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To view beforehand

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Preview

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Standing out so as to be easily see; important, well known

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Prominent

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Odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

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Quaint

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Unwilling, holding back

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Reluctant

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To handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short or scanty

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Scrimp

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To trap, catch

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Snare

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A trap or entanglement

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Snare

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Greatest, highest, furthest

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Utmost

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The extreme limit

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Utmost

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Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence

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Vengeance

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S for anonymous

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Nameless

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S for browse

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Skim, scan, dip into, graze

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S for dupe

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Fool, mislead, hoodwink, delude

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S for dynamic

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Vigorous, high-powered

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S for eradicate

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Wipe out, uproot

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S for frustrate

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Thwart, foil, baffle, disappoint

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S for grim

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Dreadful, frightful, ferocious

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S for inimitable

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Matchless, incomparable, unique

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S for makeshift

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Stopgap, substitute

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S for marginal

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Borderline, minimal, peripheral

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S for pending

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Undecided, unsettled

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S for prescribe

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Specify, appoint, recommend

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S for preview

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Foretaste

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S for prominent

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Conspicuous, noticeable

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S for quaint

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Picturesque, peculiar, strange, curious

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S for reluctant

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Hesitant, loath, disinclined

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S for scrimp

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Economize

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S for snare

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Pitfall, entrap

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S for utmost

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Maximum, supreme, best

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S for vengeance

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Revenge, retaliation, reprisal

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A for browse

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Pore over, scrutinize

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A for dupe

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Undeceive, disabuse

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A for dynamic

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Lazy, lackadaisical, lethargic, sluggish

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A for eradicate

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Implant, instill, foster, promote

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A for frustrate

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Help, assist, abet

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A for grim

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Mild, merciful, delightful

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A for makeshift

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Permanent, durable, solid, sturdy

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A for marginal

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Central, pivoted, focal

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A for pending

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Settled, decided, resolved

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A for prominent

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Inconspicuous, unnoticeable, obscure

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A for quaint

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Familiar, commonplace, modern, contemporary

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A for reluctant

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Willing, eager, inclined

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A for scrimp

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Splurge

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A for snare

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Liberate

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A for utmost

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Least

60
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A for vengeance

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Forgiveness, pardon

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