Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 4 Flashcards

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Adroit

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Shrewd, Resourceful, Dexterous, Skillful

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Adversary

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Opponent, Enemy, foe, opposition

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avert

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PREVENT; FORESTALL; OBVIATE

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cogent

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understandable, Convincing, Sound idea

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Demolish

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Tear Down, destroy, Raze, smash

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evaporate

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disappear, vanish, dry up

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fiscal

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about money, financial, monetary pecuniary

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hamper

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interfere, hold back, hinder, impede, obstruct

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humid

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damp, moist, wet

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inundate

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flood, deluge, overwhelem

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mammoth

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gigantic, giant, huge, enormous

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manifest

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make clear, envince, demonstrate, reveal

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obnoxious

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rude, objectionable

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plight

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dangerous, complicated, situation dilemma predicament

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replenish

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refill, renew. restore

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reprimand

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condemenation. censure reproof

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rescind

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annual, cancel, repeal, abolish, take away remove

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reticent

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closed-mouthed, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative

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revere

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worthy of honor, venerate, worship

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sinister

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evil, molerent, ominous, criminal