Vocab thengs Flashcards

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Allege

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V. To assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong
Claim, declare

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Ally

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N. A friendly nation
Partner
Confederate

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Convince

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V. To make someone agree, or realize the truth of something

Persuade, prove to

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Critic

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N. A person who is professionally engaged in the analysis of works of art
Expert judge, observer

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Dependent

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Adj. relying on or requiring a person or thing for what it is needed
Needing support, contingent on

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Diverse

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Adj. many; showing a great deal of variety

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Eliminate

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V. To terminate, end, or take out

Get rid of, remove

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Extract

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V. To remove, usually with some force or effort

Pull out, extricate

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Foster

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V. To promote the growth of

Encourage

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Founder

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V. To fail utterly, or sink underwater

Collapse

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Fundamental

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Adj. serving as an essential component

Basic, foundational

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Harmful

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Adj. causing harm or capable of hurting

Dangerous, damaging

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Innovation

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N. A creation resulting from study and experimentation

Change, alteration

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Innovative

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Adj. featuring new methods; advanced and original

New, novel

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Insightful

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Adj. showing an accurate and deep understanding

Intuitive, discerning

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Moderate

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Adj. being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
Average, honest

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Negotiate

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V. To discuss the terms of the arrangement

Bargain, work out

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Occasional

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Adj, happening from time to time

Intermittent, irregular

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Opt

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V. To make a choice from a range of possibilities

Choose, select

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Pioneer

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N. A person who is the first to explore or settle a new area

Settler, colonist

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Predict

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V. To say or estimate that something will happen in the future
Expect, forecast

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Qualification

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N. An attribute that must be met or that fits a person for something
Capability, condition

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Remedy

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N. A means of counteracting or eliminating something undesirable
Cure, treatment

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Retain

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V. To continue to have; keep possession of

Hold, cling to

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Sensitive
Adj. quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences Responsive to, sensitize to
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Spare
V. To refrain from harming | Leave uninjured, make free
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Subsequent
Adj. following in time or order | Succeeding, ensuing
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Superior
Adj. of high quality or performance | Better, greater
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Suspect
V. To doubt the genuineness or the truth of | Reckon, have a feeling
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Sustain
V. To strengthen or support physically or mentally | Keep up, assist
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Acknowledge
To declare it be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of Recognize, admit
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Advocate
To push for something | Speak for, support
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Deny
To declare untrue; contradict Repudiate Challenge
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Discipline
To train someone to obey rules or a code of behavior | Regulation, control
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Impose
To force something to be accepted or put in place | Put upon, inflict
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Integrity
The quality of being honest and having strong moral principle Morality, probity
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Obligation
A course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound Responsibility, duty
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Threaten
To present danger to | Menace, endanger
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Abandon
It give up completely; leave behind | Give up, desert
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Accidental
Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally | Unintentional, incidental
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Aggressive
Ready or likely to attack or confront | Belligerent, bellicose
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Anticipate
To regard something as probable or likely | Expect, foresee
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Compromise
A middle way between two extremes | Settlement, agreement
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Consensus
Agreement in the judgement or opinion reached by a group as a whole Harmony, accord
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Conventional
Based on what is generally done or believed | Standard, traditional
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Credible
Capable of being believed | Believable, trustworthy
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Deficit
An amount by which something is less than expected or required
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Embrace
To take advantage of | Seize, clasp
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Exploit
To use or manipulate to one’s advantage | Utilize, put to good use
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Inevitable
Incapable of being avoided or prevented | Unavoidable, predetermined
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Instrumental
Serving as an agent or partial cause | Helpful, involved
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Legitimate
Comforting to the law or to rules | Authentic, genuine
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Neglect
To leave undone or leave out | Ignore, fail to look after
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Novelty
The quality of being new, original, or unusual
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Phenomenon
Process known through the senses rather than by reasoning | Happening, occurence
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Prominent
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention | Well-known, important
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Stimulate
To rouse up activity; stir up | Excite, encourage
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Stimulate
To rouse up activity; stir up | Excite, encourage