vocab 9-10 Flashcards by Payton Chung

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sere syn and ant

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syn: desiccated; arid
ant: lush

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heinous syn and ant

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syn: abhorrent; horrid

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enhance syn and ant

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syn: improve heighten
ant: diminish; decrease

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unctuous syn and ant

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syn: oily
ant: genuine; sincere

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magnanimous syn and ant

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syn: generous
ant: pretty; mean

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postulate syn and ant

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syn: presume; suppose

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contrite syn and ant

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syn: presume; suppose

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collaborate syn and ant

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syn: cooperate

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impound syn and ant

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syn: confiscate
ant: relase

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impeccable syn and ant

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syn: immaculate; faultless; irreproachable
ant: fallible; blameworthy

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inane syn and ant

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syn: foolish; insipid
ant: significant; meaningful

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frowzy syn and ant

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syn: slovenly
ant: tidy

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evoke syn and ant

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syn: conjure up; elicit

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emulate

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syn: copy

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cajole syn and ant

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syn: coax; wheedle
ant: dissuade; deter

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expound syn and ant

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syn: elaborate
ant: muddle; confuse

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métier syn and ant

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syn: forte
antL weakness

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balk syn and ant

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syn: hesitate; object
ant: agree; continue

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acrimony syn and ant

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syn: animosity
ant: friendliness

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dour syn and ant

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syn: forbidding
ant: pleasant

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harry syn and ant

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syn: bother; pester
ant: soothe

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feasible syn and ant

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syn: possible; doable
ant: unworkable

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fiasco syn and ant

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syn: disaster
ant: success

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inscrutable syn and ant

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syn: enigmatic
ant: obvious; evident

fluctuate syn and ant

syn: waver; vacillate ant: stabilize

lethargy syn and ant

syn: torpor; lassitude ant: vigor; vitality

exult syn and ant

syn: celebrate

the root cogn means

know or think

the root carn means

flesh

the root vor means

eat

the prefix in- means

not or in

the prefix re means

again

the root agri means

field or farming

the suffixes -ous and -ose mean

full of

the root bell means

war

the root gere means

bearing or waging

the prefix ante- means

before

the suffix -onomy means

study of