Vocabulary #1-51 Flashcards
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Supplant
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to take place of
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Finagle
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to trick
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Winnow
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to blow
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Abuts
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to join at an edge or border
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Collude
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to conspire in a fraud
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Incite
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to encourage
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Maudlin
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tearfully
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Meritorious
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deserving praise
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Precarious
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dependent on circumstances not under one’s control
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Plausible
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to appear true/ possible
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Schematic
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planned
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Commendable
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worthy of praise
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Galling
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to irritate
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Garrulous
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to talk a lot and in an unorganized manner
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Quixotic
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impulsive/ very romantic
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Garrison
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a body of troops stationed in a fortified place
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Abhorred
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hated
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Adept
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skilled
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Adroit
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skillful
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Aggrandizement
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high praise
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Argot
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secret slang
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Beseech
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to plead with/ support
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Capitulating
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giving in
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Coerced
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forced
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Cognizant
aware
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Corroborate
confirm
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Docile
obedient
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Endorsements
expressions of support
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Sentry
a member of a guard or watch; a soldier to prevent the unauthorized passage of people
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Bustle
noisy activity
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Credulous
gullible; willing to believe almost anything
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Conjecture
guess; speculation; hypothesis
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Coalesce
to come together; combine; fuse
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Insipid
bland; stupid; tasteless; uninteresting
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Succinct
concise; brief and clearly expressed
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Digress
to go off topic
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Acquiesce
to agree to; give in; comply
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Abase
to humiliate; lower in rank; degrade
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Vindicate
to clear from blame or suspicion
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Impede
hinder; block; thwart
