chap9 Flashcards by choi Carly

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aesthetic

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Artistic, elegant, exquisite

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Announce

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Make known, proclaim, declare

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Anticipate

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Expect, await, foresee, look forward to

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Assess

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Judge, evaluate, estimate

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Caption

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Explanation, head, inscription

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Comprise

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Be composed of, consist of make up

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Compulsory

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Obligatory, mandatory, binding

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Continuous

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Constant, uninterrupted, prolonged

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Controversy

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Argument, debate, discussion

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Dangle

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Hang, swing, wave, trail

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Doctrine

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Teaching, dogma, principle

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Dominant

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Controlling, prevalent, authoritative

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Esteem

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Respect, credit; respect, admire

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Estimate

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Calculate, roughly, judge

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Fantasy

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Dream, imagination, fancy

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Flock

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Herd, crowd, collection

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Fluctuate

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Alternate, oscillate, hesitate

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Hearten

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Encourage, animate, assure

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Illustration

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Picture, example, instance

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Incise

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Carve, engrave, cut

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Integral

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Essential, basic; entire, undivided

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Interfere

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Intrude, intervene, intercede, meddle

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Locomotion

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Motion, movement

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Loom

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Appear, emerge, hover

Manifold

Numerous, copious, multiple, diverse

Microorganism

Microbe, bacterium

Nocturnal

Active during the night, nightly

Noticeable

Marked, obvious, evident

Obstinate

Stubborn, determined, dogged, unyielding

Outline

Summary, resume; silhouette; summerize

Ponder

Think, deliberate, cogitate

Pore

Hole, opening; study, examine

Procure

Obtain, acquire, come by, buy

Proponent

Advocate, backer, upholder

Recast

Alter, change, reshape, transform

Reciprocal

Mutual, complementary, give-and-take

Remainder

Residue, remnant, excess

Revolve

Rotate, circle, go round

Sanction

Permission, approval

Sever

Cut, detach, break off, dissociate

Solitude

Isolation, loneliness, privacy

Sophisticated

Cultured, refined, cultivated; complicated

Stride

Step, development

Succinct

Brief, compact, concise

Swift

Quick, fast, hurried, speedy

Transcend

Surpass, eclipse, exceed

Transition

Change, alternation, conversion

Unbearable

Intolerable, unendurable, insufferable

Vile

Wicked, corrupt, disgusting, foul

Virtual

Practical, essential, fundamental