37 Flashcards

(39 cards)

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incise

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carve, cut, engrave

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hectic

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full of excitement, feverish, fervid

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mode

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form, fashion, method, style

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progressive

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advanced, liberal

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provide

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supply, afford, furnish

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ruinous

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destructive, catastrophic

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conduit

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pipe, channel

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inaugurate

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begin, commence, install

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backbone

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foundation / spine

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accomplish

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achieve, work out, execute, put through

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apparatus

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device, equipment

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8
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solicitude

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concern, anxiety, care, worry

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praiseworthy

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admirable, commendable, laudable, praisable

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provision

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supply, food

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puzzle over

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wonder about

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unqualified

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complete, absolute, utter, thorough

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stray

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wander, deviate, straggle, swerve

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equip

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furnish, provide

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explicit

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clear, obvious, unambiguous, definite

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cargo

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load, freight, shipment, burden

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bode

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foretell, presage

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weak

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infirm, fragile, frail, delicate, feeble

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ominous

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foreboding, threatening, doomful

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exorbitant

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expensive, excessive, extravagant, immoderate

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witness
observe, watch, notice / testimony, evidence
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jubilant
exulting, joyful
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own
acknowledge, admit, allow
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consider
contemplate, muse / deem
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accordingly
for that reason, consequently
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alarm
fear, fright, terror, dismay / upset, startle
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dual
double
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troublesome
onerous, difficult, annoying, burdensome
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perpetual
constant, ceaseless, enduring
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frantic
hectic, desperate, frenzied
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ensue
follow, result, succeed
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encroach
invade, trespass, intrude
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composition
make-up, formation, organization
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establish
organize, constitute, set up, institute, found
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solicitation
invitation, entreaty, request