Vocabulary Basic Words Flashcards by Autumn Smithers

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consolidate

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unite, strengthen

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scathe

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injure

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shore (up)

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supporting

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staunch

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committed

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subdue

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halt, constrain

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subvert

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undermine, disrupt

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synthesis

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combination

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table

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postpone

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tenet

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principle

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undermine

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to weaken, sap, or damage

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underpin

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support

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abominable

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very bad

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abound

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be plentiful

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benign

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harmless

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inept

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incompetent

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pretext

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excuse

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pseudo

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not genuine

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purported

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rumored

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qualified

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limited

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reciprocal

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mutual

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rectify

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to make right

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redundant

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not needed

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rein (in)

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restrain

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reprieve

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temporary relief

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resolute

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determined

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respectively

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individually

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sanction

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approve; penalize

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abridge

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shorten

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exclusively

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only

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exhaustive

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thorough

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extort

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obtain something by force or threat

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impact

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influence

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imply

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strongly suggest

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incentive

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object or result that motivates

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niche

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suitable place in a larger system

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obtuse

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rudely blunt, slow

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per se

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in itself

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perceive

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to see

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perpetuate

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cause to continue

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personable

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charming, friendly

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posterity

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all future generations of people

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precept

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principle

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precipitate

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cause in a chain reaction

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yield

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gain, product, return

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consensus

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universal agreement

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convey

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communicate

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dynamic

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changeable, energetic

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enacting

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make law, put into practice

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fluctuation

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irregular change

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inadvertently

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accidentally

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lax

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loose, careless

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layman

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nonprofessional

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liable

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prone to

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malleable

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moldable

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mar

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damage

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marginal

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at the edge, unimportant

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measure

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an action or plan

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model

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pattern, type, or design

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proponent

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advocate