Week 20 vocab Flashcards
synonyms
1
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Mitigate (v.)
A
Alleviate; to make something less severe
2
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Arise (v.)
A
Emerge; to come into existence, to begin, to happen
3
Q
Perspective (n.)
A
Outlook; a particular way of viewing things
4
Q
Auction (n.)
A
Bidding; a public sale event in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder
5
Q
Characterize (v.)
A
Distinguish; to describe the individual quality or attributes of a person
6
Q
Commission (n.)
A
Contract; to choose someone to do a piece of work
7
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Drab (adj.)
A
Dull; plain and not interesting
8
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Atypical (adj.)
A
Unusual; not typical or different from most others of its type
9
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Sinister (adj.)
A
Menacing; evil or suggesting that something evil is going to happen
