Vocabulary List 1 & 2 Flashcards

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Abundant

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Present in great quanity
-Plentiful, generous, rich, bountiful

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Authentic

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Something that is real and genuine.
-Real, reliable, trustworthy

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Dedicate

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To commit or give over
-Commit, sacrifice, give, devote

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Efficient

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Use with the least amount of waste and most economy
-Effective, organized, useful

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Forfeit

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to lose or give up, usually as a penalty
-give up, sacrifice, surrender

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Intention

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The idea you plan to carry out.
-Aim, purpose, mission

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Loathe

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To hate something or someone very much
-Hate, dislike, despise

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Makeshift

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Something improvised, thrown together with whatever is found.
-make-do, improvised, substitute

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Meager

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Small and often applies to portions
-minimum, scarse, bare

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Perceive

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Become aware or notice it.
-Comprehend, look on, think of

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Prominent

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Sticking out above the rest
-Outstanding, big large, conspicuous

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Rigorous

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Extremely carefully and precisely
-exact, strict, tight

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Stealthy

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Someone or something that is marked with secrecy.
-Sneaky, concealed, furtive

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Unanimous

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Everyone is in total agreement
-whole, congruent, uniform

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Verify

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to show that it is true
-control, ensure, check

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Accumulate

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To gather, usually in large quantities
-collect, hoard, pile up

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Beneficial

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Good for you or for something
-Good, advantageous, helpful, useful

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Complexity

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Hard to understand
-complication, problem, difficulty

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Diverge

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Split and go in different directions
-split, separate, part

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Evade

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when you escape something.
-dodge, put off, duck

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fatigue

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draining kind of exhaustion
-weariness, tiredness, wear down

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haste

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Done fast, with carelessness
-hurry, rush

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Interpret

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to make sense of something
-see, consider, view

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mischievous

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naughty or annoyingly playful
-wicked, playful, harmful

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persevere

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Persist in anything and continue despite difficult obstacles
-hang in, hold on, persist

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pulverize

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Break something up until it becomes dust or powder.
-demolish, powderize, powder

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refrain

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resist to do something
-forbear, withhold, avoid

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reminisce

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Recall the past
Remember, think back, recall

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solitude

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the state of being alone
-isolation, lonely, peace

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treacherous

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Not trusted or dangerous
-dangerous, unsafe, unreliable