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Nov 2023 Section Test > Vocabulary - Journeys L1-L4, Vocab Workshop Units 1-4 > Flashcards

Vocabulary - Journeys L1-L4, Vocab Workshop Units 1-4 Flashcards

1
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Comfort

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To help someone feel less bad

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Mention

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Speak about something

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Mood

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The way a person is feeling

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Properly

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Doing something the right way

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Intends

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Planning to do something in the future

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Consisted

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Made up of different parts

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Positive

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Completely sure about something

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Advanced

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Being very good at something

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Peculiar

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Something odd or unusual

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Talent

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A special skill, something one is good at

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Injustice

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Something that is unfair

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Numerous

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Many of them

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Segregation

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A system that kept African Americans and White Americans apart, separated by race

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Nourishing

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Something that gives people what they need to live and grow

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Captured

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Caught while trying to get away

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Dream

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Something that you want to happen very much, a goal for the future

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Encounters

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Meetings with people

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Preferred

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Liking something better than something else

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Recall

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To remember it

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Example

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Show how to do something

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Isolated

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Separated or far from other places

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Virtual

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Something that happens on a computer or online instead of in real life

Something that can be created, used, or read on a computer

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Access

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Having the ability or permission to use that thing

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Devour

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To thoroughly enjoy something, to love and cannot easily stop something (for example to devour a book)

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Impassible

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Unable to pass through

Impossible to get through or over because it is blocked

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Remote

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Far from other places

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Obtain

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Get something as a result of
work or planning

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Preserve

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To protect

Keep something, for example preserving culture through clothing, language, music, and food

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Extreme

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Very different from or opposites of something

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Avid

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Very interested or eager about somehting

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Assist

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Help

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Burglaries

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Break into a building to steal something

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Innocent

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Someone who has done nothing wrong

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Scheme

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Detailed plan to get something done

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Regretfully

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Saying something in a way that shows they are sorry

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Speculated

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Made guesses about something

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Prior

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An event that takes place before another event

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Misjuidged

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Formed and incorrect idea

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Suspect

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Person who people think might be guilty of a crime

37
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Favor

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An act of kindness that someone
does, even though he or she does not have to

38
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Celebrity - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Well known person, someone who is famous

Synonym: a star
Antonym: unknown; nobody; anonymity

39
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Counsel - meaning, synonym

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Opinions or ideas given for a plan of action; a talk that leads to a decision; a lawyer

To give advice or opinion; to offer to help

Synonym: advice; wisdom; guidance; help; recommend

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Demonstrate - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To clearly explain, show or prove with examples, models or experiments

To gather in public to support an opinion or cause

Synonym: to model, illustrate, reveal
Antonym: to hide

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Drowsy - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Ready to fall asleep; sleepy

Synonym: tired, sluggish
Antonym: alert, wakeful

42
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Essential - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Of the highest importance, necessary

Synonym: vital, key, basic
Antonym: unimportant, minor, unnecessary

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Hardship - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Something that causes difficulty or suffering; a condition that is hard to bear

Syn: burden, ordeal, misfortune
Ant: ease, comfort

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Haul - meaning, synonym

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Verb: Move by pulling, dragging or carting, sometimes in a vehicle; to apply force to transport something

Noun: the amount taken or won at one time

Syn - verb: to lug, carry, lift
Syn - noun: a yield, catch

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Humble - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Adjective: Low in rank or position; plain, not proud or grand

Verb: to take away one’s spirit, power, fame or independence

Syn - adjective: modest, simple
Syn - verb: to shame, embarrass
Ant - adjective: bold, grand
Ant - verb: to empower, raise up

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Pledge - meaning, synonym

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Noun: Something such a money that is promised for a good cause; a promise to fulfill an agreement

Verb: to promise

Syn - noun: a guarantee
Syn - verb: to vow, swear, vouch

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Sincere - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Without pretending; with honesty and real feeling

Syn: genuine, true, heartfelt
Ant: false, phony

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Stampede - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Noun: a wild rush of animals or people, usually when frightened

Verb: to run away or cause to scatter in a wild manner, often in panic; to rush forward together as a crowd

Syn - noun: a flight, dash
Syn - verb: to bolt, charge
Ant - verb: to stroll, wander

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Suitable - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Just right or appropriate, well-matched

Syn: proper, fitting, right
Ant: inappropriate, mismatched, improper

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Annual - meaning, synonym

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Adjective: Coming each year; once a year or lasting a year

Noun: a book or magazine that comes out once a year; a plant that lives for one growing season

Syn: yearly, a yearbook

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Basic - meaning, synonym

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Adjective: related to the main or starting point of something

Noun: key elements or parts

Syn: essential, primary, fundamental

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Competition - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Trying to out do others; a game or contest

Syn: a rivalry, match, test
Ant: cooperation

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Contract - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Noun: An agreement or understanding that can be enforced by law; a document that explains legal conditions

Verb: to make or grow smaller; to come down with something such as a sickness

Syn - noun: an arrangement, deal
Syn - verb: to shrink, catch, get
Ant - verb: expand, enlarge

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Dismiss - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To send away or permit to leave; to remove from a job; to stop thinking about

Syn: to reject, fire, drop, discharge
Ant: to hire, hold, consider, employ

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Neglect - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Verb: to hold back care or attention; to fail to follow through

Noun: a steady lack of care due to carelessness or laziness

Syn - verb: to ignore, disregard, overlook
Syn - noun: inattention
Ant - verb: to pamper

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Portion - meaning, synonym, antonym

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A section or piece; a part of the whole; a serving of food

Syn: a part, share, helping
Ant: a whole

57
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Obtain - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To get or gain through some effort

Syn: to acquire, gather
Ant: to lose, forego

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Recall - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Verb: to bring back to mind; to ask to return

Noun: the ability or act of remembering

Syn - verb: to remember, revoke
Syn - noun: a memory
Ant - verb: to forget

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Sponsor - meaning, synonym

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Noun: one who helps or takes responsibility for another person or group

Verb: to act as a sponsor

Syn: supporter, backer, provider; to support

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Stern - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Adjective: not kindly or gentle; harsh looking

Noun: the back end of a boat

Syn - adjective: severe, firm
Syn - noun: the rear

Ant - adjective: tender
Ant - noun: the front

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Vacant - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Not used, filled or lived in; without thought or expression

Syn: empty, unused, available, blank
Ant: full, occupied

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Ambush - meaning, synonym

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Surprise attack from a hidden place

Syn: to trap, waylay

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Calculate - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To find out by adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing; to figure out by reason or logic

Syn: to compute, evaluate, reckon
Ant: to estimate

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Contribute - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To give money, effort or items for a cause; to hand in for publication

Syn: to donate, offer, provide, submit
Ant: to withhold

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Dread - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Verb: to be afraid, fear or deeply worry

Syn: horror, terror
Ant: welcome, embrace, excitement, courage

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Employ - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To make use of, to put to work on a job to task for pay

Syn: to hire, engage
Ant: to dismiss

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Extend - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To stretch out, make or last longer, to give or offer

Syn: to lengthen, increase, continue, enlarge, grant
Ant: decrease, lessen, limit, deny

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Frantic - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Very excited or upset; marked by fast, wild or nervous action

Syn: desperate, frenzied, distracted
Ant: calm, careful. orderly

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Initial

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Adjective: beginning or first

Noun: the fist letter of a name or word

Verb: to mark or sign with one’s initials

Syn - adjective: earliest, opening
Ant - adjective: final, last

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Routine - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Noun: regular or fixed way in which a thing is done; an act or skit

Adjective: normal, predictable, or commonly done by habit

Syn: pattern, procedure; ordinary, expected, customary, usual
Ant: random, irregular, unusual

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Stun - meaning, synonym

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To have a sudden, upsetting effect on the mind or feeling; to shock or daze; to make unable to feel, react or think

Syn: to astonish, bewilder, deaden, overwhelm, paralyze

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Sturdy - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Firmly or solidly built; determined

Syn: rugged, hardy, tough, powerful, durable
Ant: delicate, feeble, weak

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Yield - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Verb: to give in or give way; to produce

Noun: the product or amount made or produced

Syn - verb: to surrender, obey
Syn - noun: a harvest, crop
Ant - verb: to resist

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Attractive - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Pleasing to the eye, mind, or senses; the power to draw attention

Syn: appealing, likable, charming, beautiful, inviting

Ant: unappealing, unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive

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Burden - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Noun: something that is carried, a load; something that is very hard to bear

Verb: to weigh down or to put a heavy load on

Syn: a weight, baggage, a difficulty; to afflict, oppress
Ant: relief, lighten

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Consent - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Agree or approve, give permission

Syn: allow, permit, accept; agreement, authprization

Ant: disapprove, refuse, deny, disallow

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Dependable - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Capable or being relied on, trustworthy

Syn: reliable, responsible
Ant: unreliable, untrustworthy

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Indicate - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To point to or point out, to be a sign of, to state or express briefly

Syn: to mark, show, signify, suggest, announce
Ant: to conceal

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Previous - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Coming before in time or order

Syn: earlier, preceding, prior
Ant: following, later, succeeding

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Qualify - meaning, synonym

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To be fit for something; to limit or narrow the meaning of

Syn: to authorize, entitle, prepare; to modify

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Response - meaning, synonym

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A reply or answer; a reaction to something

Syn: an acknowledgement

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Shabby - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Worn or faded from use or wear; dressed in worn out clothes; not fair or generous

Syn: ragged, run-down; mean, wretched, unkind
Ant: elegant, grand, lavish, generous, kind

83
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Thaw - meaning, synonym, antonym

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To melt or cause to melt; to warm up gradually; a period of weather warm enough to melt ice and snow

Syn: to liquefy
Ant: to freeze, solidify

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Urgent - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Needing or demanding immediate action or attention

Syn: critical, pressing
Ant: unimportant, minor

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Vanity - meaning, synonym, antonym

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Being stuck up or vain; having too much pride in one’s looks or abilities; a dressing table

Syn: conceit, arrogance
Any: modesty, humility

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