Units 1-3 Synonyms Flashcards by Jenna B | Brainscape

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sanction

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approbation

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mitigate, slake, allay

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assuage

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alliance, league, federation, combine

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coalition

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degeneration, corruption

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decadence

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evoke, extract, educe

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elicit

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protest, remonstrate, complain

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expostulate

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banal, trite, commonplace, corny

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hackneyed

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pause, lacuna

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hiatus

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insinuation, intimation

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innuendo

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intervene, mediate

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intercede

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sated, surfeited, cloyed

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jaded

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gruesome, gory, grisly, baleful, ghastly

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lurid

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praiseworthy, laudable, commendable

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meritorious

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irritable, testy, waspish

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petulant

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perquisite, perk

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prerogative

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narrow-minded, parochial, insular, naive

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provincial

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pretend, affect

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simulate

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surpass, outstrip

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transcend

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irritation, pique

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umbrage

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mealymouthed, fawning, greasy

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unctuous

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amend, better

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ameliorate

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composure, self-possession, levelheadedness

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aplomb

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inflated, highfalutin, pretentious

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bombastic

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green, raw, unfledged, inexperienced

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callow

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balderdash, tommyrot, slaver

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drivel

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abstract, digest, archetype

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epitome

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entreat, implore, adjure

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exhort

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encroach, impinge, intrude

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infringe

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cozy up to, curry favor with

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ingratiate

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trespasser, meddler, buttinsky

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interloper

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immanent, organic

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intrinsic

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harangue, remonstrate

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inveigh

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fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

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lassitude

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chiliad, golden age

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millenium

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esoteric, abstruse, arcane

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occult

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provoke, produce, reckless, impetous

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precipitate

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stern, rigorous, tough, urgent

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stringent

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infer, gather, inference, presumption

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surmise

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loathe, abhor, despise, detest

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abominate

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adaptation

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acculturation

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extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous

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adventitious

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impute, credit

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ascribe

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indirect, meandering, winding

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circuitous

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feel sorry for, empathize

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commiserate

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bid, charge, adjure

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enjoin

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accelerate, facilitate, speed up

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expedite

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redeem, make amends for, make reparation

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expiate

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commotion, turmoil, unrest

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ferment

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accidental

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inadvertent

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titular, inconsequential

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nominal

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cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest

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noncommittal

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defraud, misappropriate

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peculate

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penchant, propensity

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proclivity

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poise, self-assurance, equanimity

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sangfroid

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mutinous, rebellious, subversive

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seditious

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flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy

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tenuous

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withering, acerbic, mordant

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vitriolic

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inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk

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wheedle