Chap7 Flashcards by choi Carly

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abide

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Tolerate, stand, put up with; dwell, inhabit

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Alternative

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Option, choice; different, alternate

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Annihilate

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Destroy, abolish, eradicate

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Barren

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Infertile, sterile, unproductive, arid

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Breakthrough

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Development, advance, discovery

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Collection

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Accumulation, assembly, gathering

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Complain

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Find fault, denounce, refute

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Contrive

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Bring about, manage, improvise, devise

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Depose

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Remove from office, oust, demote

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Displace

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Move, dislocate, shift

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Disrupt

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Disturb, interrupt, break into, interfere with

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Encroach

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Intrude, impinge, infringe, invade

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Endorse

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Approve, authorize, sign

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Exclusive

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Closed, limited, confined

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Execute

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Carry out, accomplish; put to death

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Exposure

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Disclosure, publicity, display, exhibition

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Fervor

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Ardor, enthusiasm, intensity

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Flexible

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Pliable, elastic, adaptable, adjustable

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Frantic

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Furious, distracted, frenzied

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Harness

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Equipment, gear; exploit, control

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Illuminate

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Light up, brighten; explain, clarify

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Impose

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Inflict, enforce; establish, fix

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Infrastructure

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Foundation, basement, basis

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Insolent

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Rude, bold, contemptuous, impudent

Isolate

Separate, cut off, segregate

Linger

Stay, hang around; lag, delay

Maneuver

Plan, ploy, exercise; deploy, manipulate

Mediate

Reflect, contemplate, deliberate

Necessity

Inevitably, need, essential

Nerve

Bravery, courage, impudence, audacity

Obscure

Vague, ambiguous, opaque; cover

Originate

Begin, arise, come from, derive

Pigment

Color, coloring, dye

Placid

Calm, composed, tranquil

Promote

Encourage, advance; raise; advertise

Propel

Drive, force, impel, mobilize

Reject

Decline, veto, turn down, refuse

Remedy

Cure, treatment; correct, fix

Rupture

Break, breach, burst; break, crack

Sacred

Holy, divine, blessed

Soar

Ascend, fly, rise, rocket

Solidify

Harden, consolidate, coagulate

Strain

Stretch, draw tight; stress, pressure

Subsist

Exist, live, remain alive

Suspense

Uncertainty, anxiety, apprehension

Twig

Branch, shoot, stick

Ubiquitous

Everywhere, ever-present, omnipresent

Verge

Border, boundary; approach, come near

Worth

Value, excellence, importance; valuable