Vocab List 3 Flashcards

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avenge

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to take revenge on or get satisfaction for

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affect

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v.; to have an influence on

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disinterested

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adj. free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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effect

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n.; something brought about by a cause or agent; result

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imply

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to say or express indirectly; hint

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infer

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to conclude from evidence; deduce

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precede

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to come before in time; exist or occur prior to

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proceed

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to go forward or onward; continue

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revenge

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n.; vengeance; retaliation

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uninterested

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not paying attention; indifferent; unconcerned

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abound

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v.; to be great in number or amount

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amplitude

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greatness of size; magnitude

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augment

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to make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity; increase

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brevity

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briefness of duration

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commensurate

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adj.; of the same size, extent, or duration

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diminish

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to make smaller or less or cause to appear smaller or less

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infinitesimal

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immeasurably or incalculably tiny

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modicum

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n.; a small amount or quantity

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prodigious

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impressively great in size, force, or extent, enormous

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quota

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a proportional share assigned to a group or a member of a group; allotment

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except

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preposition; other than,, all but that one exception

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accept

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verb;; receive something given

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invaluable

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priceless,, so valuable you can’t put a value on it