Vocabs To Use More Often Flashcards

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To Amend

A

To change a law or documents, statement, etc, slightly in order to correct a mistake, or to improve it

He asked to see the amended version

The law has been amended to read as follows

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Prerequisites

A

The main prerequisites for a healthy economy are controlled by consumer spending and low unemployment

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Stipulation

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Definition a clear and definite statement that something must be done or about how it must be done

We agreed to sign the contract, the only stipulation being that it would run for at least five years

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Query

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A question, especially one asking for information, or expressing a doubt about something

If you have any query about your insurance policy, contact our helpline

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Alternate

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Alternate days

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

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Susceptible

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Very likely to be influenced, armed, or affected by something

Some of these plants are more
Susceptible to frost damage than others

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Presumption

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The acceptance of SOMETHING as true, although it is not known for certain

However, there is some degree of reasoning behind it

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Assumption

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A thing that is accepted as true, or as certain to happen, without proof

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Disinterested and uninterested

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Disinterested is not biased and it also means impartial.uninterested means not interested.

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Distinction

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Award, or Differentiation between two things, difference

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Edifice

A

Building, structure

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To buttress

A

Untermauern unterstützen

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Superstitious

A

Abergläubisch

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Incisive

A

Prägnant, entscheidend

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Substandard

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Less than normal, beneath the standard

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Circumvent

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Umgehen, überlisten

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Deity

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God

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Momentous

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Important

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Preposterous

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Ridiculous

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Dubious

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Doubtful

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Contemporary

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Modern, actual

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Benign

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Harmless

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Profitable

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Bringing in much money

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Acute pain

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Sharp pain

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Legitimate

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Authentic

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Defy

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Disobey

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Endorse

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Support

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Indelible

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Permanent

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Sophisticated

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Complex

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Postulate

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Hypothesize

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31
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Erode

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Wear down

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Excavating

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Digging

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Appendages

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Limbs, extremities (wings, legs, arms, tail,…)

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Arid

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Dry

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Adverse

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Unfavorable

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Striking

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Dramatic

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Entice

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Attract

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Encroachment

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Invasion

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Avert

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Avoid

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Exceedingly

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Highly

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Meticulous

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Careful

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Perilous

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Dangerous

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Paramount

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Predominant, cardinal, outstanding

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Intrepid

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Brave

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Persecuted

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Oppressed, tyrannized, subjugated

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Compassionate

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Caring, kind, charitable

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Affluence

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Prosperity, exuberance, opulence

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Repeal

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Annulment, cancellation, nullification

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Appalled

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Disgusted, nauseated, sickened

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Avarice

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Greed, acquisitiveness, covetousness, rapacity

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Compelling

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Gripping, enthralling, captivating

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Tentative

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Unsettled, not final, provisory

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Consolidating

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Collection, assortment

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Insinuate

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Andeuten, unterstellen

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Paramount

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Very important

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Renowned

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Popular, celebrated

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Compassionate

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Considerate, thoughtful

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To pose

A

To show, to offer, to display

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Outright

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Very, quite

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To Harbor

A

To possess, to have

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Evidently

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Obviously, undoubtedly, undeniably,

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Endeavor

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Undertaking, unterfangen

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Chase off

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Scare off, deter, drive away, frighten away

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Indispensable

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Vital, essential

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Affluent

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Wealthy

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Hazardous

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Harmful

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Conducive

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Beneficial, propitious

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Renowned

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Distinguished

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Prosperous

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Thriving

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Conventional

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Traditional

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Picturesque

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Beautiful, scenic

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Exorbitant

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Unreasonably high

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Inquisitive

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Curious

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Accountable

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Responsible

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Oblivious

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Blind to, ignorant to

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Subsequent to

A

After …

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Advantageous

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Beneficial, favorable,

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Anticipate

A

Expect hopefully

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Tedious

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Long an tiring, monotonous, tiresome, laborious,

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Paramount

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Of the greatest importance, cardinal, principal, predominant, uppermost

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Encompass

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Contain, incorporate, constitute

82
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Indispensable

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Essential, critical, required

83
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Infancy

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In the starting points, in its beginning

X is still in its infancy

84
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Ailment

A

Illness