Vocab Unit 2 Synonyms Flashcards

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a conflagration; devastation; annihilation

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holocaust

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quick, superficial, perfunctory, careless

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cursory

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fraud, double-dealing, deception, deceit

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duplicity

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careful, fastidious, painstaking, fussy

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meticulous

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to revert; to degenerate, decline

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retrogress

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risk, hazard, peril

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jeopardy

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workable, practical, viable, realistic

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feasible

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aggressive, combative, pugnacious

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belligerent

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a long for things past; homesickness

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nostalgia

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to glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

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extol

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impenetrable; resistant, proof against

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impervious

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clever, deft, dexterous, slick

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adroit

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an impulse, incentive, stimulus, spur

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impetus

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to inspect, examine, pore over

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scrutinize

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disinclined, opposed, loath

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averse

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kindly, benign, well-meaning

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benevolent

17
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congenial, neighborly, cordial

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amicable

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the purest essence; a paragon, exemplar

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quintessence

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a pained expression, facial contortion

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grimace

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lukewarm; insipid; halfhearted, wishy-washy

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tepid