Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards by Laura Gayanova | Brainscape

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Antonyms: praise, pat on the back

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Admonish

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Synonyms: reprimand, call on the carpet

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Admonish

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Antonyms: close, seal

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Breach

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Synonyms: thief, robber

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Brigand

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Synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded

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Circumspect

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Antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless

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Circumspect

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Synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate

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Commandeer

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Synonyms: ponderous, difficult, uncomfortable

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Cumbersome

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Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle

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Cumbersome

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Synonyms: impasse, standoff

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Deadlock

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Antonyms: agreement, accord, breakthrough

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Deadlock

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Synonyms: remains, detritus, flotsam and jetsam

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Debris

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Synonyms: disperse, prolix, verbose

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Diffuse

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Antonyms: concentrate, brief, concise, succint

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Diffuse

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Antonym: cinch

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Dilemma

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Synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind

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Dilemma

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Synonyms: blot out, erase, expunge

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Efface

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Synonyms: mess up, jumble, confusion, disorder

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Muddle

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Antonyms: orderliness, neatness

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Muddle

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Synonyms: obstinate, pig-headed, inflexible

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Opinionated

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Antonyms: open minded, reasonable

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Opinionated

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Synonyms: enduring, recurring

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Perennial

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Antonyms: brief, short lived, fleeting, ephemeral

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Perennial

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Synonyms: tending to, liable to

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Predispose

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Antonyms: immunize against, shield from

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Predispose

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Synonyms: surrender

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Relinquish

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Antonyms: hold on to, keep, cling to

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Relinquish

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Synonyms: irregular, occasional

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Spasmodic

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Antonyms: steady, continuos, chronic

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Spasmodic

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Synonyms: false, bogus, fraudulent, counterfeit

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Spurious

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Antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid

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Spurious

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Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked

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Unbridled

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Antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted

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Unbridled