3 Flashcards
(134 cards)
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adapt
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to make something useable for a new purpose
to modify
to adjust
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indignantly
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angrily
in frustrated fashion
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splendid
A
great
magnificent
excellent
very good
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contribute
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to help
to add to
to participate
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ability
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skill
talent
capacity
potential
power
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absorb
A
take in
soak up
suck up
mop up
learn
understand
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accuse
A
claim that someone did something wrong
blame
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act
A
take action
perform
do something
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active
A
busy
energetic
mobile
nimble
agile
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actual
A
real
true
genuine
verified
authentic
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adopt
A
take on
embrace
acquire
choose
pick
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advantage
A
a situation or circumstance that puts someone in a superior position
benefit
value
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advice
A
guidance
help
assistance
direction
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ambition
A
a goal or objective
determination
desire
aspiration
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ancient
A
long ago
old
former
past
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approach
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to come nearer or closer
to advance
a way of doing something
a point of view
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arrange
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to put things in order
to organize
to plan
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arctic
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relating to the North Pole
very cold
frosty
wintry
frigid
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attitude
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point of view
opinion
frame of mind
way of thinking
how you act or carry yourself
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attract
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to cause someone to have a liking or interest in something
entice
tempt
woo
pull
draw closer
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average
A
ordinary
standard
usual
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avoid
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keep away from
steer clear from
evade
shun
circumvent (to go around)
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bold
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daring
courageous
brave
valiant
fearless
pushy
risky
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border
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boundary
dividing line
frontier
partition
to be next to or near (Virginia borders North Carolina)
the edge of something
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brief
short
quick
hasty
fleeting
hurried
concise (saying something with few words)
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brilliant
bright
shining
dazzling
light
vivid
intense
smart
impressive
remarkable
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cable
a rope or cord
a message
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capture
catch
arrest
seize
apprehend
to summarize or explain in words (when talking about an idea)
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certain
sure
definite
confident
unquestionable
exact
definite
fixed (unchanging)
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chill
unpleasant feeling of coldness
to scare, to terrify, to frighten
to make cold or refrigerate
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clever
intelligent
smart
bright
skillful
deft
quick
shrewd
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climate
weather conditions
mood, feeling, or ambiance of a room or a group (i.e. happy climate at a party or sad climate at a funeral)
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cling
hold onto
grip
clutch
clasp
stick to
bind
attach to
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coast
part of the land that's near the sea
to glide
to move easily
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confess
to admit
to reveal
to take responsibility
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consider
to think about
to contemplate
to examine
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contain
to hold or carry
to include
to limit something (the wall limited the ocean from crashing into the beach house)
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continent
a large expanse or area of land (Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America)
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convince
to persuade
to reassure
to sway
to prove or demonstrate
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coward
weakling
scraredy-cat
someone without courage or bravery
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crew
a group of people
a team
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crumple
crush
squash
squeeze
collapse
crumble
fall
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custom
a tradition
a way of doing things
a convention or habit
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decay
to rot
to spoil (like old milk that has spoiled)
to deteriorate
to decompose (like a creature after it has died)
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deed
an act or action
an achievement
a performance
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defend
to protect or guard
to preserve or secure
to justify or explain your point of view (he defended his actions to his mother)
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delicate
soft
fragile or dainty
intricate
elegant
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device
a tool
a weapon or a gadget
a plan or tactic to achieve something (crying out loud is a device to get help)
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diagram
a drawing
an illustration
to draw or represent something (verb)
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digest
to break down or dissolve something
to absorb or understand or take in something (he digested he meaning of the story)
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disesae
illness
sickness
ailment
malady
disorder
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distant
far away
remote
outlying
detached
unapproachable (when referring to a person)
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doze
nap
drowse
sleep
dozing = sleepy, drowsy
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drift
to float
to wander
to roam or stray without direction
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elegant
stylish
graceful
sophisticated
intelligent
neat
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enable
to allow
to permit
to authorize
to make possible
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examine
to study
to inspect
to look closely at
to scrutinize
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explore
to travel
to discover
to investigate
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fatal
deadly
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fierce
ferocious
vicious
powerful
strong
wild
untamed
feral
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flutter
to flip and flap
to flit
to quiver
to vibrate
to twitch
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fortunate
lucky
well off
favorable
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frail
weak or delicate
infirm
feeble
debilitated
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gasp
to breathe in hard
to heave
to wheeze
to be astonished
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habit
practice
routine
pattern
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harsh
cruel
severe
mean
jarring
grating
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imitate
copy
mimic
parody
emulate
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individual
independent
single
separate
original
unique
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intend
to plan
to mean to do something
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journey
trip
tour
trek
expedition
voyage
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launch
take off
start
throw
hurl
fling
pitch
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limit
boundary
border
maximum amount
breaking point
to restrict or stop (verb)
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locate
find
discover
pinpoint
detect
track down
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loyal
faithful
true
committed
devoted
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magnificent
great
tremendous
amazing
spectacular
impressive
striking
glorious
superb
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marsh
swamp
bog
swampland
mire
marshland
morass
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method
a way of doing something
a procedure
a technique
a system
a routine
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misery
unhappiness
suffering
distress
hardship
affliction
adversity
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moisture
wetness
water
liquid
condensation
steam
vapor
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mural
painting done directly on a wall
art done directly on a wall
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mystify
to confuse
to baffle
to perplex
to bewilder
to puzzle
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nation
country
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nectar
a sugary fluid from flowers
a delicious drink
something tasty
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nursery
a room in a house for babies or young children (where a crib would be)
also, a nursery for plants
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observe
to notice
to see
to discern
to detect
to perceive
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opponeent
rival
enemy
adversary
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opposite
to be across from
to be facing something (he we was opposite to me at the dinner table)
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ordeal
a hard situation
a difficult circumstance
a trial
a tribulation
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outcome
end result
product
end-point
consequence
effect of something
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passage
a corridor or hall or opening
an entrance
a trip or voyage
a piece of text
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pasttime
an activity that someone does regularly for fun
a hobby
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pause
stop
cease
discontinue
halt
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perform
to operate
to do
to execute
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plunge
dive in
jump in
drop suddenly
plummet
fall
tumble
get right to it quickly (he plunged in)
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predator
an animal that naturally prey s on others
someone who exploits or abuses other people
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predict
to see ahead of time
to foresee
to forecast
foretell
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prevent
stop from happening
avert
fend off
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primary
most important
main point
chief point
key point
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privilege
an advantage someone has over someone else (he had the privilege of having food to eat every night when many others did not)
a pleasure or honor (it's a privilege to meet you)
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process
method
procedure
system
technique
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rare
unique
uncommon
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rate
the cost of something (noun)
to judge the value of something (he rated the book to be very high quality)
how much something changes (the rate of speed changed )
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recall
remember
recollect
think of
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rely
to depend on
to count on
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remark
to speak or say
a statement or comment
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resident
someone who lives at a certain place
inhabitant
citizen
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respect
to value something
to have high regard for something
to admire something
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responsible
in charge of
accountable
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reverse
to turn around
to change or flip
to alter
to undo
to swap
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risk
danger
chance
possibility
uncertainty
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scatter
to spread out
sprinkle
distribute
toss
throw
to disperse, separate (they scattered after the school bell rang)
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schedule
plan
timeline
agenda
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sensitive
tender
thoughtful
delicate
subtle
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signal
gesture
sign
wave
cue
to indicate or show
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solution
answer or result
a way to fix a problem
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spoil
ruin
damage
mar
wreck
destroy
mess up
make a mess of
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starve
to die or suffer from hunger
to be deprived of something
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steer
to guide
to direct
to maneuver
to navigate
to drive
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struggle
compete
fight
wrestle
spar
grapple
strive
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suitable
acceptable
appropriate
satisfactory
the right fit
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survey
to question or ask
to investigate
to study
a poll or series of questions
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swift
quick
rapid
prompt
instant
instantaneous
speedy
immediate
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symbol
a logo or emblem
a sign
a letter or a mark of langauge
something that represents something greater (the storyteller used the cloudy sky as a symbol for a sad move)
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talent
skill
gift
capability
power
aptitude
knack
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theory
an idea
a hypothesis
speculation
conjecture
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thrill
to excite or delight
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treasure
something very valuable (noun)
to care about something a lot, to cherish (verb)
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value
worth
meaning
usefulness
to care about something (verb)
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vision
eyesight
sigh
imagination
creativity
inventiveness
innovation
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volunteer
to give your time to serve a goal
to offer or give
someone who helps (noun)
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wander
to walk or explore for pleasure
to stroll
to ramble
to amble
to roam
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widsom
knowledge
experience
good judgement
intelligence
insight
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wit
intelligence
cleverness
humor
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woe
pain
suffering
sadness
sorrow
unhappiness
misery
distress
troubles
