7-8 vocab Flashcards by Diane Song | Brainscape

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antipathy

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syn: aversion (hate)
ant: affinity

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elucidate

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syn: explain, clarify
ant: obscure

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imminent

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syn: impending, approaching
ant: distant, delayed

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banal

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syn: trivial, insipid
ant: originial, fresh

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obdurate

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syn: inflexible, obstinate
ant: compliant, amenable

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peruse

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to read carefully, scrutinize

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bedlam

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syn: mayhem, chaos

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affluence

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syn: fortune

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scurrilous

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syn: indecent
ant: respectable

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parody

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syn: caricature, burlesque, lampoon

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sedulous

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syn: studious, assiduous
ant: lazy, lax

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onerous

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syn: crushing, distressing

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amoral

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syn:corrupt, evil
ant: innocent, virtuous

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eschew

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ant: embrace, welcome

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denouement

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syn: conclusion

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adroit

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syn: dexterous, apt
ant: clumsy, awkward

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macroscopic

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syn: visible
ant: microscopic

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fatuous

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syn: silly
ant: sensible, wise

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bovine

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pertaining to cows or cattle

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ferret

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to search or drive out

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affectation

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syn: insincerity, sham, pose
ant: sincerity, genuineness

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knell

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sound made by bell for funeral

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dichotomy

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a divison into two parts

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callow

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syn: immature
ant: mature, sophisticated

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laconic

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syn: pithy, taciturn
ant: verbose, loquacious

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quiddity

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syn: essence

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patent

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syn: indisputable, apparent, obvious, evident

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peccadillo

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a minor offense, misdeed

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sagacious

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syn: shrewd, intelligent
ant: obtuse, fatuous

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rationalize

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syn: justify