Chapter 10 Synonyms Flashcards

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Beneficiary

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Recipient, heir

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Bellow

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Yell, brawl, holler ; howl

Whisper, murmur

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Botch

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Foul up, bungle at

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Clutter

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Litter Confusion

Order, tidiness, neatness

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Dilapidated

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In despair, deteriorated, gone to seed.

shipshape, trip

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Dismantle

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Disassemble

Put together, assemble, construct

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Farce

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Buffoonery, mockery

Tragedy, melodrama, tearjerker

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Futile

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Fruitless, vain, ineffective

Successful, effective

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Grueling

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Exhausting, punishing, taxing

Easy effortless

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Lair

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Nest, burrow, hideaway

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Hospitable

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Gracious, cordial, courteous

Unfriendly, ice cold, icy, chilly

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Lavish

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Excessive, profuse

Stingy, meager, Begrudge, stint, deny

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Morbid

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Depressed, unsound, sick

Wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe

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Notorious

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Disgraceful, infamous, disreputable

Unknown, obscure, respectable

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Pamper

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Coddle, cater to, indulge

Abuse, mistreat, maltreat, discipline

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Parasite

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Sponger, freeloader, leech

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Shirk

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Duck, sidestep,

Fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on

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Surplus

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Glut, surfeit, overage

Shortage, lack, death, paucity

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Timidity

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Fearfulness, faintheartness

Fearfulness, bold, intrepidity

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Veto

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Turn down, mix, forbid

Approve, endorse, ratify, confirm