Vocabulary Basic Words Flashcards
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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
determined
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respectively
individually
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sanction
approve; penalize
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abridge
shorten
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exclusively
only
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exhaustive
thorough
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extort
obtain something by force or threat
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impact
influence
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imply
strongly suggest
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incentive
object or result that motivates
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niche
suitable place in a larger system
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obtuse
rudely blunt, slow
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per se
in itself
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perceive
to see
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perpetuate
cause to continue
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personable
charming, friendly
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posterity
all future generations of people
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precept
principle
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precipitate
cause in a chain reaction
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yield
gain, product, return
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consensus
universal agreement
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convey
communicate
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dynamic
changeable, energetic
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enacting
make law, put into practice
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fluctuation
irregular change
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inadvertently
accidentally
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lax
loose, careless
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layman
nonprofessional
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liable
prone to
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malleable
moldable
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mar
damage
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marginal
at the edge, unimportant
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measure
an action or plan
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model
pattern, type, or design
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proponent
advocate
