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Unit 7 Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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synonyms of pertinacious

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stubborn, dogged, determined

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antonyms of embellish

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strip, mar, disfigure

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antonyms of inordinate

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moderate, reasonable, equitable

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synonyms of illusory

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specious, spurious, fanciful, imaginary

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synonyms of bestial

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animal. depraved, loathsome

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antonyms of convivial

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dour, grim, sullen, unsociable

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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “counterpart”?

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count’erpart

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synonyms of embellish

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ornament, garnish

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synonyms of jettison

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cast off, discard, dump, junk, abandon

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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “effrontery”?

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effron’tery

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synonyms of ephemeral

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fleeting, transient, evanescent, transitory

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synonyms of inordinate

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exorbitant, extravagant

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antonyms of allay

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aggravate, exacerbate, intensify

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antonyms of picayune

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important, significant, huge, gigantic

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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “convivial”?

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conviv’ial

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synonyms of misanthrope

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people-hater

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antonyms of indigent

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wealthy, affluent, prosperous

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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “inordinate”?

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inor’dinate

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synonyms of effrontery

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gall, chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek

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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “embellish”?

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embell’ish

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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “coterie”?

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co’terie

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16
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “illusory”?

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illu’sory

17
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synonyms of demur

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protest, object to

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synonyms of furtive

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clandestine, convert, surreptitious

20
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antonyms of bestial

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human, humane, clement, virtuous, upright

21
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “bestial”?

A

bes’tial

21
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antonyms of furtive

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forthright, aboveboard, open

22
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “furtive”?

A

fur’tive

22
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “indigent”?

A

in’digent

24
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antonyms of jettison

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conserve, retain, hold on to, keep

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antonyms of garish

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subdued, muted, understated, quiet

27
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “allay”?

A

allay’

28
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synonyms of convivial

A

fun-loving, jovial, merry

29
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “garish”?

A

gar’ish

30
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synonyms of counterpart

A

match

31
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synonyms of allay

A

reduce, alleviate, moderate

32
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antonyms of felicitous

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inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy

34
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “felicitous”?

A

felic’itous

36
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antonyms of ephemeral

A

durable, long-lasting, permanent. perpetual

37
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “pertinacious”?

A

pertina’cious

38
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synonyms of raiment

A

apparel, attire

39
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synonyms of picayune

A

inconsequential, piddling, trifling

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synonyms of indigent

A

penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute

43
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antonyms of effrontery

A

shyness, diffidence, timidity

44
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “misanthrope”?

A

mis’anthrope

45
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synonyms of coterie

A

clique, set

46
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “jettison”?

A

jett’ison

48
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “demur”?

A

demur’

49
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “raiment”?

A

rai’ment

50
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synonyms of garish

A

gaudy, flashy, tawdry

51
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “ephemeral”?

A

ephem’eral

52
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antonyms of illusory

A

actual, real, factual, objective

53
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antonyms of demur

A

assent to, consent to, accept, agree to

54
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “picayune”?

A

picayune’

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