Unit 7 Synonyms Flashcards
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penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute
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indigent
2
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fanciful, imaginary, specious, spurious
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illusory
3
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persistent, stubborn, dogged, determined
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pertinacious
4
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paltry, inconsequential, piddling, trifling
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picayune
5
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a person who despises people
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misanthrope
6
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to adorn, ornament, decorate, garnish
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embellish
7
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fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory
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ephemeral
8
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to protest, object to
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demur
9
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a doorsill; the outset, commencement
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threshold
10
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fortunate, happy; apposite, well-put
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felicitous
11
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apparel, attire, clothing, garments
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raiments
12
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excessive, exorbitant, extravagant
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inordinate
13
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beastlike, animal; depraved, loathsome
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bestial
14
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a clique, set, cricle
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coterie
15
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gaudy, flashy, tawdry, glaring
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garish