vw 8 Flashcards

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abut

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to join at one end S: border on bolster

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2
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attire

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clothes apparel S: clothing

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3
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crony

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a very close friends A: adversary rival

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4
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divergent

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going into different directions S: not in agreement differing
A: merging intersecting

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5
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gaunt

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thin and bony S: lean leaky all skins and bones A: pump stout

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nullify

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to make no value of S: invalidate annul A: confirm endorse

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plummet

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a plunge straight down S: take a nose dive A: soar sky rocket

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8
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rankle

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to cause anger irritation S: irritate vex A: please gratify

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9
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scavenger

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a person who collects or removes S: rummager

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10
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stoical

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self-controlled not showing feeling

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11
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avail

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to be of use or benefit of value

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12
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cryptic

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puzzling mystifying S: crystal clear

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13
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enmity

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despite a long, close, a tense match S: hostility animosity

A: friendship amity

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14
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fervent

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very earnest emotional passionate S: enthusiastic burning
blazing
A: blase apathetic

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15
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infiltrate

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to pass through or gain entrance

S: slip into creep into

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16
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perceptible

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capable of being grasped S: noticeable discernible

A: invisible unnoticeable

17
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proclaim

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to declare publicly or officially S: announce promulgate

A: conceal cover up

18
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proxy

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an agent substitute S: deputy

19
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stint

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to limit sparing S: restrict scrimp economize

A: splurge squander lavish

20
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unflagging

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tireless continuing with vigor S: steady undiminished unremitting A: diminishing drooping sagging