48 Flashcards
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underpinning
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foundation, basis
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complicated
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complex, intricate
2
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legacy
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tradition, inheritance, heritage
3
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caption
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title, heading
4
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spread out
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extend, broaden, stretch
5
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manufacture
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make, build, construct, mass-produce
6
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in operation
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being used
6
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reinforcement
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support
7
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peak
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summit, maximum, pinnacle, height, apex
9
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categorize
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arrange in classes, classify, group, class
9
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oversee
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supervise, manage, control
9
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temporary
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makeshift, transient, transitory
10
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wit
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humor
11
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remnant
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trace, remain, relics
11
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tendency
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trend, inclination, proneness, bent
12
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whole
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entire, total, full
13
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unencumbered
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free
14
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narrow
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taper / limit
15
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oversight
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mistake, blunder, slip, error
17
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key
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tone / essential, central
18
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quit
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give up, stop / resign, retire
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tactile
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tangible, touchable
20
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gratify
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please, satisfy, appease
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intrude
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trespass, encroach, violate
24
peaceful
serene, tranquil, placid, quiet, calm
25
strip
remove, divest, deprive
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version
translation / variant, form
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perforate
pierce, punch, puncture, hole
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memorable
notable, remarkable, noteworthy
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instrument
means, mechanism / apparatus, tool, devise
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role
function, duty, capacity
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shudder
tremor, shiver, quiver, shake
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remove
withdraw, extract, eliminate
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absolutely
totally, utterly, completely
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occasional
infrequent, irregular, sporadic
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well-suited
adequate, appropriate
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occasion
event, affair
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postulate
propose, claim, necessitate, call for
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conflicting
opposing, contrary, clashing
