vocab 7-8 Flashcards by Payton Chung | Brainscape

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transpose

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syn: shift; reorder

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sardonic

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syn: cynical; sarcastic
ant: optimistic

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ambivalent

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syn: uncertain; wavering
ant: certain; resolute

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destitute

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syn: impoverished; penniless
ant: affluent

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demure

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syn: prim
ant: indiscreet

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intrepid

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syn: blod; fearless
ant: cowardly

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affront

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syn: offense; slight
ant: praise

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erudite

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syn: educated
ant: unlettered; illiterate

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culmination

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syn: apex
ant: nadir

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rend

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syn: rip; rive

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demagogue

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syn: rabble- rouser

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concur

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syn: support; agree
ant: dispute; differ

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duplicity

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syn: deception
ant: straightforwardness

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belie

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syn: contradict; misrepresent
ant: prove; show

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droll

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syn: quaint

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abate

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syn: subside; decrease
ant: intensify; increase

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glib

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syn: despise; loathe
ant: love; adore

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journeyman

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ant: apprentice; neophyte

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dole

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ant: hoard

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protean

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ant: fixed

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decorum

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syn: propriety
ant: inappropriateness

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extrovert

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ant: introvert

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austere

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syn: strict; unadorned
ant: luxurious; indulgent

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the root fid means

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“faith” or “trust”

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the root form means

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“shape”

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the root crea means

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“create, make”

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the suffix -tion mean

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“the act of”

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the prefix re- means

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“back” or “again”

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the prefix con- means

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“with”

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the root frag and fract means

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“break”

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the root chrono means

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“time”

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the suffix -ment means

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“the result of” or “product of the action”

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the suffix -logical means

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“ordered by”

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the prefix re- means

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“back, again”