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Words Elsewhere Flashcards

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Surmount

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Overcome

John Hawkins has had to surmount immense physical disabilities.

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Besiege

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Surround and outnumber

Lady Gaga was Besieged by press photographer.

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Citadel

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Bastion, stronghold, highest command level

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Hone

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To smooth, sharpen
Make more acutes
Leonardo da Vinci sets about honing his skills as an artist at a young age

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Nascent

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Recently come into existence

Egyptian is fighting for their Nascent democracy.

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Venerate

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revere, respect

I Venerate my parents very much.

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Flout

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Deliberately disobey a law

Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as seven.

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Vitality

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Energetic, liveliness

Despite her sixty years, Madonna is full of vitality.

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Rescind

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To remove

In the early 1900s, the government rescinded laws allowing children to work.

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Irascible

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Hot-tempered, easily irritated

Scrooge was an Irascible old man, getting mad at almost anything.

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Ineffectual

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Ineffective

Slim and Candy made an Ineffectual attempt to comfort George after Lennie’s death

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Despotic

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From despot, one complete ruler

Hitler wanted to be the despot of the world

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Disheveled

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Thrown into disorder it disarray

Pam arrived late, disheveled and out of breath.

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Conspicuous

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Obvious, manifest

The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous spot.

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Spate

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Overflown, sudden rush

During the recession, people saw a spate of burglaries and robberies.

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Abstruse

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Abstract

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Indict

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Scorn, reproach, charge, accuse

He was indicted for vehicular homicide in 1987.

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Unwitting

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UnAware

Lennie unwittingly killed every mice or small animals he petted.

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Abhor

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Despise, hatred, loathe

Nick abhorred the selfish and careless way of Daisy after Gatsby’s death.

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Deify

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Worship

The people of Israel deified Yahweh.

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Goad

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Motive, stimulate

The thrive to be in a good college goads me to study harder.

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Eulogized

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Speak in praise of

The speech eulogized the generals contribution to the country.

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Redress

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Fix, put into order, remedy, repair

Little could be done to redress the situation.

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Trenchant

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Honed, acute, sharp

Sister Aloyesis is father Flinn most trenchant critics.

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Immense

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Huge

They took immense measure to stop terrorists.

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Exculpate

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To clear from guilt

She was exculpated from the corn after 29 years in prison.

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Inaugural

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Earliest, foremost

The new professor made an inaugural speech on the first day of school

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Contrite

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Repentant, remorseful, apologetic

The little puppy looked so contrite after he made a mess that I couldn’t help but forgive him.

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Consensus

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Agreement

The Democrats and Republicans could not find a consensus about the U.S debt ceiling.

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Docile

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Tractable

Labradors are gentle, docile dogs.

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Voluptuous

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Sexually attractive

Marilyn Monroe was a voluptuous woman.

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Truculent

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Bad-tempered, belligerent

The boss’s son was a truculent young man.

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Meditate

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Contemplate, reflect, think

She sat quietly, meditating on the day’s event.

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Judicious

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Advisable

FDR made a judicious decision of declaring war with Japan.

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Egalitarian

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Belief that everyone is equal

Martin Luther King Jr spent all his life fighting for an egalitarian society.

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Expedient

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Favorable, auspicious, propitious, solving problem quickly

This solution is politically expedient but may well cause long term problems.

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Morose

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Unhappy, gloomy

Candy felt really morose and gloomy after his old dog died.

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Mordant

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Sarcastic, caustic

Mai made a mordant comment, as usual, and made everyone laugh.

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Erudite

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Learned, knowledgeable

Leonardo da Vinci was an erudite polymath.

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Articulate

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Explain your thought clearly in words

I have difficulty articulating my thoughts and feelings.

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Iterate

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Repeating calculation again and again

I usually iterate my math answers two or three times before I turn them in.

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Conflate

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Put two or more things together to make a new one thing

He Conflated two images from Kipling’s stories in the film.

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Conscript

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Make an join the army

He was conscripted to join the army no matter if wanted to or not.

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Relegate

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Move to lower position

The team was relegated to the Fourth Division last year.

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Redeem

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Compensate for
Olivier’s performance redeemed an otherwise second-rare play.
The hotel had a single redeeming feature–it is cheap.

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Confer on

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Award to

The Field in mathematics was conferred on professor Ngo Bao Chau.

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Tumultuous

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Loud, exciting, lively
Coldplay received a tumultuous welcome in Sidney.
The tumultuous years of the Civil War scarred him forever.

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Scintillating

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Brilliant

Professor Clown at the Science Discovery centre had some very scintillating magic tricks.

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Naysayer

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No way people, skeptics

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Ruffian

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Thug, bully

Belford was a ruffian until he meet Phineous and Ferb.

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Inundate

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Overwhelm, flood

Hospitals in India were inundated with patients sick from the malaria fever.

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Supplant

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Replace

Twitter is trying to supplant Facebook to become the biggest social network.

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Excavate

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Dig to the ground

Archeologists had to excavate a large area before they discovered the ancient city of Troy.

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Replicate

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Duplicate

There is no need for further research to replicate these findings.

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Quizzical

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Showing you are slightly amused and surprised

He sat and watched her, a quizzical look on his face.

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Robust

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Strong, healthy, vigorous

The former robust economy had begun to weaken.

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Subversive

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Harmful to the political system

Cu Huy Ha Vu was jailed for subversion.

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