chap5 Flashcards by choi Carly

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abandon

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give up

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Actually

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Truly

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Adjacent

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Neighboring, near by, next to, close to

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Altitude

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Height, elevation, loftiness

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Arid

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Enthusiastic, ardent, devoted

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Collaborate

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Work together, team up, cooperate

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Compliment

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Praise, commendation, flattery; praise

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Conflict

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Battle, clash, opposition; collide

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Considerably

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Substantially, greatly, markedly, significantly

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Curative

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Healing, remedial, beneficial

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Diffuse

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Spread, dissipate, permeate

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Dimension

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Aspect; measurement, scale

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Dual

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Double, binary, duple

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Elaborate

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Detailed, complicated; add detail

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Exceptional

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Abnormal, extraordinary, unusual

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Expand

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Increase, amplify, magnify, enlarge

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Exploit

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Take advantage of, manipulate, utilize

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Extol

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Praise, acclaim

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Fortify

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Strengthen, build up, augment

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Grant

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Consent to, admit

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Habitual

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Accustomed, familiar, regular, customary

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Hygiene

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Cleanliness, sanitation

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Inflate

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Blow up, expand, increase

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Inquiry

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Investigation, examination, question

Intricate

Complicated, complex, entangled

Involve

Include, engage, bind, relate

Maintenance

Continuation, care, conservation

Mar

Spoil, ruin, blemish, damage

Meddlesome

Interfering, intrusive, meddling

Repair

Mend, fix, renovate, restore

Mute

Silent, dumb, speechless, lower

Onset

Beginning, inception, outbreak

Parcel

Package, bundle, pack; wrap, pack

Pierce

Penetrate, puncture, stab

Practical

Pragmatic, feasible, empirical

Prolific

Abundant, productive, fruitful, numerous

Range

Limits, bounds; categorize, array

Reasonable

Sensible, logical, moderate, low-cost

Reluctance

Unwillingness, aversion, disinclination

Scrutiny

Examination, investigation, exploration

So much for

Finished, not successful or helpful; forget

Speak of

Mention, talk about,; suggest

Sporadic

Intermittent, irregular, occasional

Startling

Astonishing, amazing, frightening

Subdue

Overcome, break, conquer, control

Terrestrial

Earthly, global, worldly

Velocity

Speed, pace, quickness

Victim

(Crime, disaster) sacrifice; casualty(war, accident)