lesson 4 Flashcards

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1
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Adroit

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Shrewd, Resourceful

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Adversary

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for, enemy, opponent

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Avert

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prevent, forestal

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Cogent

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sound, convincing

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Demolish

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destroy, raze, smash

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Evaporate

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disappear, vanish

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7
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Fiscal

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Financial, monetary

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Hamper

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obstruct, hinder

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Humid

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moist, wet

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Inundate

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whelm, swamp, flood, dulge

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Mammoth

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gigantic, giant

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12
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Manifest

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reveal, demosntrate

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13
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Obnoxious

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objection, reprehensible

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14
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Plight

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predicament, delimma

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Replenish

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restore, renew, refill

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Reprimand

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reproof, censure, condemnation

17
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Rescind

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annual, cancel

18
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Reticent

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silent, close-mouthed

19
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Revere

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worship, venerate

20
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Sinister

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malevolent, ominous