Lesson 4 Flashcards by Salomon Dushimirimana | Brainscape

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Assert

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To defend oneself strongly

Syn: declare

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Concur

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Have same opinion

syn: agree

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Resilent

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Strong enough to recover

Syn: tenacious

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Lelinguish

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To give up on something

Syn: abdicate

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Determined

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To find out or strong in one’s opinion

Syn: resolute

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Tempt

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Make it attractive to do something

Syn: entice

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Instigate

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To starta conflict

Syn: initiate

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Mundane

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Very common

Syn: ordinary

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Petition

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Request to do something

Syn: appeal

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Designate

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Select to do a task

Syn: assign

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Astounding

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Very surprising

Syn: astonishing

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Ambiguous

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Not clear

Syn: vague

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Embody

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Being a great example of something

Syn: examplify

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Deceptively

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Make something appear true while it is false

Syn: misleading

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Elicit

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To get the facts

Syn: extract

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Perceptive

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Intelligent; smart

Syn: astute