Verbal FC (1) Flashcards

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Amplify

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To make stronger

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Accolade

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Anything done or given as a sign of great respect, approval, or appreciation.

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Benefactor

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One who gives money or aid

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Brusque

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Abrupt in manner; curt

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Conscientious

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Showing care and precision; painstaking

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Decry

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To speak out against strongly and openly; denounce

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Diminution

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Decrease, lessening

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Dupe

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To deceive by trickery; fool, cheat

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Equitable

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Fair, just

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Excavate

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To make a joke or cavity by digging; hollow out

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Fervent

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Having or showing great feeling; intensely devoted or earnest

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Fraudulent

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Counterfeit, fake, false

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Hedonist

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Someone who is devoted to pleasure

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Inundate

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To overwhelm with a rush or great amount of something

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Morose

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Gloomy, sullen

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Philanthropic

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Charitable, helping mankind

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Rapturous

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Filled with joy, ecstatic

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Rouse

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To stir up; excite

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Speculative

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Tentative; risky; based on speculation

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Surfeit

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An oversupply, excess