5 Flashcards
(137 cards)
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abolish
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- do away with
- to get rid of
- to end something
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absurd
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
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abuse
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cruel or inhumane treatment
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access
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the right to enter
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accomplish
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achieve with effort
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achievement
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the action of accomplishing something
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aggressive
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showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
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alternate
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go back and forth
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altitude
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elevation above sea level or above the earth’s surface
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antagonist
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someone who offers opposition
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antonym
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a word that expresses an opposite meaning
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anxious
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causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
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apparent
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
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approximate
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not quite exact or correct
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aroma
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any property detected by the sense of smell
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assume
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take to be the case or to be true
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astound
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affect with wonder
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available
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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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avalanche
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a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
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banquet
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a ceremonial dinner party for many people
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beverage
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any liquid suitable for drinking
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bland
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lacking taste or flavor or tang
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blizzard
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a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
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budge
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move very slightly
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bungle
make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
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cautiously
with caution or prudence or tact
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challenge
a call to engage in a contest or fight
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character
a property that defines the individual nature of something
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combine
put or add together
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companion
a friend who is frequently with another
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crave
have an appetite or great desire for
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compassion
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
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compensate
make amends for
to pay back
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comply
to follow someone's rules, commands, or wishes
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compose
form the substance of
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concept
an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
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confident
having or marked by assurance
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convert
change the nature, purpose, or function of something
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course
a connected series of events or actions or developments
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courteous
characterized by politeness and gracious good manners
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debate
a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
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decline
grow worse
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dedicate
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
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deprive
take away
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detect
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
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dictate
* to command or order
* a guiding principle
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document
* a piece of written information
* a record of something that is written or photographic
* verb: to record something in writing or picture of video
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duplicate
* an exact copy
* a clone
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edible
* eatable
* able to be consumed
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endanger
* to put someone or something at risk or in danger.
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escalate
* to raise the stakes
* to increase the intensity
* to increase rapidly
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evade
* to escape or avoid
* to dodge
* to elude
* to steer clear of
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exasperate
* to irritate or frustrate
* to infuriate, to annoy
* "he exasperated me by not listening"
* "I am exasperated by his behavior"
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excavate
* to make a hole or to dig
* to reveal or extract something
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exert
* to make a physical or mental effort
* to try
* "he exerted himself on his studies"
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exhibit
* to show or make visible
* publicly display (as in a museum)
* noun: a object that is being displayed (like a painting at a museum)
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exult
* to be overjoyed
* to feel triumphant
* to feel elated
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frigid
* bitterly cold
* freezing
* very cold temperature
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gigantic
* exceedingly large or extensive
* very great in size
* huge or enormous
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gorge
* to eat a lot greedily to fill overfill onself with food
* nount: a narrow valley between mountains
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guardian
* defender, protector, or keeper
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hazy
* vague
* unclear
* or, literally, covered by haze or mist
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hearty
* of a person: cheerful or exuberant
* of a feeling: warm or heartfelt or sincere
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homonym
* a word pronounced or spelled the same as another word, but having a different meaning
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identical
* exactly alike
* similar in every detail
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illuminate
* to make something visible or bright by shining light on it; to light up
* to help explain or clarify an idea
* to clarify, elucidate, or explain
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immense
* vast
* large or great
* massive
* colossal
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impressive
* something that's admirable
* skillfull
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independent
* free
* not under anyone else's control or influence
* self-governing
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industrious
* hard working
* diligent
* assiduous
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intense
* of extreme force or strength
* highly concentrated
* passionate, impassioned, or ardent
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intercept
* to obstruct or prevent someone or something from continuing to a destination ("the police intercepted the criminal before she could rob the bank")
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jubilation
* a feeling of extreme joy
* rejoicing
* elation
* euphoria
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kin
* one's family and relations
* relatives or family
* kindred
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luxurious
* extremely elegant
* very expensive
* opulent
* indulgent
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major
* imporant, seroius, or significant
* nound: an army officer/solider of high rank
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miniature
* small-scale
* tiny
* little
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minor
* slight
* small
* unimportant
* inconsequential
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mischief
* playful misbehavior
* troublemaking
* naughtiness
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monarch
* king
* ruler
* sovereign
* royalty
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moral
* good
* virtuous
* ethical
* upright or upstanding
* righteous
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myth
* a story
* a legend
* a fable
* a saga
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narrator
* storyteller
* a person who narrates or tells a story
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navigate
* steer
* direct
* route
* helm
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negative
* not positive
* not correct
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nonchalant
* calm
* relaxed
* not anxious
* cool as a cucumber
* cool
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numerous
* many
* great in number
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oasis
* a fertile spot in a desert where water is found
* a pleasant or peaceful area in teh midst of otherwise difficult circumstances
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obsolete
* out of date
* old-fashioned
* no longer used or no longer valid ("the old computer is slow and obsolete")
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occasion
* a particular time or instance of an event
* "on one occasion I stayed up until two in the morning"
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overthrow
* remove forcibly from power
* to bring down violently
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pardon
* the act of forgiving
* forgiveness
* absolution
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pasture
* land covered with grass
* grassland
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pedestrian
* noun: a walker
* adj: dull, boring ("the book's plot was very pedestrian")
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perish
* to suffer death
* to die
* to expire
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petrify
* to change into stone
* to scare or terrify
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portable
* movable
* mobile
* transportable
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prefix
* a word, letter, or number placed before another
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preserve
* to conserve
* to protect
* to maintain
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protagonist
* the principal character in a story or a work of fiction
* a hero
* main character
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provide
* to make available
* to supply
* to give
* to dispense
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purchase
* to buy
* to acquire
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reassure
* to remove doubts
* to calm someone's fears
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reign
* to rule or govern
* to prevail
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reliable
* dependable
* trustworthy
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require
* to need
* to demand
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resemble
* to be similar to something else
* to look like something else
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retain
* to keep
* to hold onto
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retire
* to withdraw
* to quit
* to stop doing something
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revert
* to return to
* to come back
* to go back
* to regress
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route
* a path or way
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saunter
* to walk leisurely or with ease
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seldom
* not often
* rarely
* infrequently
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senseless
* foolish
* unreasonable
* irrational
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sever
* to cut or separate
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slither
* to move smoothly with a twisting, coiling, oscillating motion (like a snake)
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sluggish
* slow moving
* inactive
* lethargic
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soar
* to fly high
* to take flight
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solitary
* alone or lonely
* isolated
* unaccompanied
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solo
* alone
* by oneself
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sparse
* thingly scattered
* scant
* infrequent
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spurt
* to gush out
* to squirt
* to shoot or spray
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strategy
* a system or plan or technique
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suffix
* an element added to the end of a word
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suffocate
* to stop from breathing
* to smother
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summit
* the top of something
* the peak
* the zenith
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suspend
* to prevent or block or bar
* to pause
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talon
* a sharp hooked claw
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taunt
* to jeer
* to insult
* to sneer
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thrifty
* mindful about saving money
* not wasteful
* prudent
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translate
* to restate from one language to another (i.e. from English to Spanish)
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tropical
* humid
* hot
* sweltering
* like the tropical rainforest
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visible
* able to be seen
* perceptible
* observable
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visual
* related to sight or seeing
* optic
* ocular
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vivid
* bright or colorful
* very realistic
* graphic
* evocative
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wilderness
* nature
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withdraw
* to remove
* to take away or take out
* "he withdrw his hand from the jar of cookies"
