Unit 8 Synonyms Flashcards
1
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overturn, upend, tip over
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capsize
2
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calamity, tragedy, cataclysm
A
catastrophe
3
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(v.) lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish
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decrease
4
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argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious
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disputatious
5
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oust, expel, kick out
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eject
6
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(v.) prosper, burgeon, increase
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flourish
7
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stimulus, spur, motive, inducement
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incentive
8
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defiant, unruly, mutinous
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insubordinate
9
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readable, clear, decipherable
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legible
10
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core, kernel, nucleus, crux
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nub
11
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assault, charge, foray, onset
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onslaught
12
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anoint, consecrate, enact, decree
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ordain
13
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outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass
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outstrip
14
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saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue
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pervade
15
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wary, sensible, judicious
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prudent