List 39 Flashcards

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retract

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V. withdraw; take back

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V. withdraw; take back

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retract

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retrieve

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V. recover; find and bring in

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V. recover; find and bring in

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retrieve

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5
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retroactive

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ADJ. taking effect prior to its enactment or imposition

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ADJ. taking effect prior to its enactment or imposition

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retroactive

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7
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revelry

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N. boisterous merrymaking

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8
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N. boisterous merrymaking

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revelry

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9
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reverent

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ADJ. respectful; worshipful

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10
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ADJ. respectful; worshipful

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reverent

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11
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revoke

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V. cancel; retract

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12
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V. cancel; retract

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revoke

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13
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revulsion

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N. sudden violent change of feeling; reaction

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14
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N. sudden violent change of feeling; reaction

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revulsion

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15
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rift

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N. opening made by splitting; open space; break in friendly relations

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16
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N. opening made by splitting; open space; break in friendly relations

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rift

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17
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rigid

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ADJ. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending

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ADJ. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending

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rigid

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19
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rigor

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N. severity

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20
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N. severity

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rigor

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21
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rile

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V. vex; irritate

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22
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V. vex; irritate

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rile

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23
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rivulent

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N. small stream

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24
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N. small stream

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rivulet

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rousing

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ADJ. lively; stirring

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ADJ. lively; stirring

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rousing

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ruddy

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ADJ. reddish; healthy-looking

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ADJ. reddish; healthy-looking

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ruddy

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rue

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V. regret; lament; mourn

30
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V. regret; lament; mourn

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rue

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rummage

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V. ransack; thoroughly research

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V. ransack; thoroughly research

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rummage

33
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rupture

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N. act of breaking; fracture; break in harmony or peaceful relations

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N. act of breaking; fracture; break in harmony or peaceful relations

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rupture

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ruse

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N. trick; stratagem

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N. trick; stratagem

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ruse

37
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ruthless

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ADJ. pitiless; cruel

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ADJ. pitiless; cruel

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ruthless

39
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saboteur

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N. one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property

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N. one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property

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saboteur

41
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saccharine

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ADJ. cloyingly sweet

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ADJ. cloyingly sweet

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saccharine

43
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sagacious

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ADJ. keen; shrewd; having insight

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ADJ. keen; shrewd; having insight

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sagacious

45
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salutary

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ADJ. tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome

46
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ADJ. tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome

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salutary

47
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sanction

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V. approve; ratify

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V. approve; ratify

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sanction

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sap

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V. diminish; undermine

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V. diminish; undermine

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sap

51
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sarcasm

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N. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke

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N. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke

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sarcasm

53
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sate

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V. satisfy to the full; cloy

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V. satisfy to the full; cloy

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sate

55
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satiate

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V. satisfy fully

56
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V. satisfy fully

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satiate

57
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satirize

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V. mock

58
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V. mock

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satirize

59
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saturate

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V. soak thoroughly

60
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V. soak thoroughly

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saturate