34 Flashcards

(38 cards)

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enlarge

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amplify, extend, augment, magnify

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noxious

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harmful, noisome

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visionary

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fanciful, imaginary, illusory

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drain

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remove water, draw off, empty

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lengthen

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prolong, extend, stretch, protract

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agriculture

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farming

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weariness

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fatigue

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narrate

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recount, describe, relate, tell

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testify

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provide evidence, prove

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pretend

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feign, affect, assume

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dimly

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faintly

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signify

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denote, express, indicate, mean

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accretion

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accumulation

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first and foremost

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above all, primarily, to begin with

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rudimentary

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basic, element, essential

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counter

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oppose, retort

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attach

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stick, fasten, affix

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distract

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divert, sidetrack

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fiery

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passionate, fervent, impetuous

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crop up

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appear, arise, come out, emerge

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excessive

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extreme, undue, exorbitant, extravagant

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location

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site, position, place

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vast

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immense, huge, enormous, large

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fluctuation

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variance, variation

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symmetrical
proportionally balanced, commensurable
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emergent
emerging, nascent
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positive
sure, certain / affirmative, helpful
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once
when
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pierce
puncture, perforate, penetrate
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gradually
little by little, slowly, steadily, progressively
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languid
listless, faint, feeble, weak
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range
spectrum, extent, scope / vary, fluctuate
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simultaneously
concurrently, at the same time
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mandatory
required, compulsory, obligatory, requisite
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vogue
mode, fashion, style
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fierce
furious, vicious, aggressive, ferocious
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exploit
feat, accomplishment / use
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extract
derive, draw, extort