Vocab/grammar 19 Flashcards

1
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Discount

A

To regard something as false or not worthy of exaggeration to dismiss

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2
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Firsthand

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Direct from experience
Original source
Eye witness

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3
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Guardedness

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Caution

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4
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Infernal

A

Hellish

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5
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Inkling

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A vague idea or a hint

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6
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Polymath

A

A person with wide knowledge with many subject areas

Academic

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7
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Reconnoiter

A

To observation for military purposes

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8
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Skepticism

A

A questioning attitude

Doubt

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9
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Subcontinent

A

A large recognizable part of a continent

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10
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Clause

A

A group of words contains verb and subject

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11
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Relative pronouns

A

Who whom whose which that

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12
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Adjective subordinate clause

A

Which

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13
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Adverb subordinate clause

A

How
When
Why
Where

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14
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Convincing

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Believable

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