deck 3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
APPRAISE
A
to assess the value or quality of something
2
Q
APPROXIMATE
A
close but not completely accurate
3
Q
AUGMENT
A
to increase
4
Q
AUSTERE
A
very plain, without decoration
5
Q
CATALYZE
A
to cause or speed up a reaction
6
Q
CATASTROPHIC
A
utterly disastrous
7
Q
CEASE
A
to stop, halt
8
Q
CIRCUMVENT
A
to find a way around; avoid
9
Q
CITE
A
to quote or reference from a work to support an argument
10
Q
COALESCE
A
to come together to form a single mass
11
Q
COARSENESS
A
roughness, harshness
12
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COLLABORATION
A
the act of working with another person or people
13
Q
COMMONPLACE
A
common, ordinary
14
Q
COMPRISE
A
to include, contain
15
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CONFINE
A
to restrict within a limited area
16
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CONFOUND
A
to utterly confuse, baffle
17
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CONSENSUS
A
general agreement
18
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CONSPICUOUS
A
clearly visible; noticeable
19
Q
CONSUMPTION
A
the process of eating or using up
20
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CONTINGENT
A
dependent upon; subject to
