WORDS I ALREADY KNOW Flashcards
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ADVERSITY
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Difficulty
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CONCILIATE
A
Pacify
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EMINENT
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Famous, Prominent
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IMMINENT
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About to happen
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REVERBERATE
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Echo
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APOTHEOSIS
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Ideal model
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ASSUAGE
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Soothe
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DESCRY
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Catch sight of something
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GINGERLY
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Carefully
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INSENSIBLE
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Unresponsive
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JOVIALLY
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In a jolly way
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VYING
A
Competing
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BERATE
A
Scold angrily
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DEROGATORY
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Insulting
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EMBROILED
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Entangled, deeply involved
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IMPUGN
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Verbally attack
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INTRASIGENT
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Stubborn, Unwilling to compromise
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PRECLUDE
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Prevent, Rule out
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REJOINDER
A
Quick reply
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TIRADE
A
Long, angry speech
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DISCERN
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Distinguish, Perceive
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INCISIVELY
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Intelligently, analytically
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MORASS
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Swamp
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PRONE
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Inclined to, Likely to
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RESOLUTE
Determined, Unhesitating
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GARRULOUS
Overly talkative
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PERILOUS
Dangerous
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SATURATE
Completely fill
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TACITURN
Not talkative, reserved
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FUTILE
Useless, Ineffective
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ALLEVIATE
Relieve, make easier
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GREGARIOUS
Sociable, outgoing
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BESOTTED
Infatuated, intoxicated
34
EPITAPH
A commemorative text on tombstone
35
INDIGNATION
Anger over injustice
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LACERATE
To cut irregularly, slash
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LIBERTY
Freedom
