Unit 6 Synonyms Flashcards

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skim, scan, dip into, graze

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browse

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(v.) fool, mislead, hoodwink, delude

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dupe

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vigorous, high-powered

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dynamic

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wipe out, uproot

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eradicate

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thwart, foil, baffle, disappoint

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frustrate

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dreadful, frightful, ferocious

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grim

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matchless, incomparable, unique

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inimitable

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(n.) stopgap, substitute

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makeshift

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borderline, minimal, peripheral

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marginal

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(adj.) undecided, unsettled

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pending

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specify, appoint, recommend

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prescribe

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(n.) foretaste

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preview

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conspicuous, noticeable

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prominent

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picturesque, peculiar, strange, curious

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quaint

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hesitant, loath, disinclined

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reluctant

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economize

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scrimp

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(n.) pitfall; (v.) entrap

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snare

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(adj., n.) maximum, supreme best

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utmost

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revenge, retaliation, reprisal

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vengeance

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nameless

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anonymous