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Unit 8 Vocabulary Flashcards

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synonyms of lackadaisical

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listless, indolent, indifferent, lax

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

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lackadai’sical

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

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irrefu’table

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synonyms of portend

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bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest

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antonyms of slough

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take on, acquire, assume

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synonyms of recant

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repudiate, disavow

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

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raze (no stress)

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antonyms of raze

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build, construct, raise, erect

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synonyms of saturnine

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sullen, morose

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

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exac’erbate

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

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macab’re

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synonyms of allege

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claim contend

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

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allege’

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

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badinage’

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antonyms of exacerbate

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alleviate, mitigate, emeliorate

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synonyms of raze

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pull down, demolish, shave off

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antonyms of irrefutable

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disputable, indefensible, untenable

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antonyms of recant

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reaffirm, reassert

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synonyms of countermand

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recall, revoke

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synonyms of arrant

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egregious, unmitigated

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synonyms of irrefutable

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indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable

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antonyms of paucity

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abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge

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synonyms of litany

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rigmarole, catalog, megillah

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synonyms of saturate

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permeate, drench, flood, imbue

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antonyms of allege

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prove, deny

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antonyms of badinage

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sermon

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synonyms of conciliate

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placate, mollify, propitiate

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synonyms of paucity

A

lack

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

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sat’urnine

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synonyms of slough

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shed, slog

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synonyms of fatuous

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silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous

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

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ech’elon

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

A

recant’

30
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “portend”?

A

portend’

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antonyms of saturate

A

drain

32
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synonyms of badinage

A

banter, persiflage, repartee

32
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synonyms of echelon

A

level, rank

33
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “paucity”?

A

pau’city

35
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antonyms of conciliate

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antagonize, alienate, estrange

37
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where is the syllable of stress in the word “litany”?

A

lit’any

38
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “saturate”?

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sat’urate

39
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antonyms of saturnine

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lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious

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

A

coun’termand

42
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synonyms of exacerbate

A

aggravate, intensify, worsen

43
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antonyms of fatuous

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sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright

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where is the syllable of stress in the word “conciliate”?

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concil’iate

47
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “fatuous”?

A

fat’uous

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

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jugg’ernaut

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

A

slough (no stress)

50
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Where is the syllable of stress in the word “arrant”?

A

arr’ant

51
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antonyms of lackadaisical

A

energetic, vigorous, wholehearted

52
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synonyms of macabre

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grotesque, grim, ghoulish

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