Vocabulary #1-26 Flashcards
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Supplant
A
to take place of
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Finagle
A
to trick
3
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Winnow
A
to blow
4
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Abuts
A
to join at an edge or border
5
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Collude
A
to conspire in a fraud
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Incite
A
to encourage
7
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Maudlin
A
tearfully
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Meritorious
A
deserving praise
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Precarious
A
dependent on circumstances not under one’s control
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Plausible
A
to appear true/ possible
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Schematic
A
planned
12
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Commendable
A
worthy of praise
13
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Galling
A
to irritate
14
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Garrulous
A
wordy; talkative in an unorganized manner
15
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Quixotic
A
impulsive; very romantic
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Garrison
A
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place
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Abhorred
A
hated
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Adept
A
skilled
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Adroit
A
skillful
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Aggrandizement
A
high praise
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Argot
A
secret slang
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Beseech
A
supported; pleaded with
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Capitulating
A
giving in
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Coerced
A
forced
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Cognizant
aware
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Corroborate
confirm