Lesson 1 Flashcards

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Abrupt in manner or speech gruff

The quality or state of being ______

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Brusque

Brusqueness

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Having a strong desire for to the point of greed

Eager enthusiastic

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Avid

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2
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Short and to the point

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Concise

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3
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To cause a lowering in self esteem

Degrading

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Demean

Demeaning

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4
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Deserving contempt or scorn

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Despicable

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5
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To try to equal to imitate

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Emulate

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6
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To call forth to produce
To bring to mind often by suggestion
Creating something again especially through the imagination

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Evoke

Evocative

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7
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Very painful

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Excruciating

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8
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To install in office with a formal ceremony

To begin officially or mark the opening of

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Inaugurate

Inauguration

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9
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To spread throughout

Spreading throughout

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Pervade

Pervasive

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10
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An owner of a store or other business

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Proprietor

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11
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A fictitious name used by an author a pen name

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Pseudonym

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12
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To reject bluntly
To drive back
A blunt rejection
An abrupt setback in progress

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Rebuff

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13
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Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
Returning quickly to an original shape or condition
The ability to recover
The ability to spring back

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Resilient

Resilience

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14
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Chaotic unruly
Stormy tempestuous
Great disturbance or agitation
Rapid changes in wind speed and direction of the atmosphere

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Turbulent

turbulence

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