Flash Card 2 Flashcards by Chaeeun Oh | Brainscape

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contest

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oppose as wrong

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trival

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little value

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garner

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gather; collect

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spawn

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produce a large number of

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compulsion

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being forced to do something

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contend

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struggle to overcome

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surmount

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overcome

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deficiency

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a lack; flaw

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obsolete

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out of date

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burdensome

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difficult to carry out; onerous

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distort

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give a misleading impression

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scarce

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insufficient

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conflate

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combine into one

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aerial

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happening in the air

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benign

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gentle and kindly

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catastrophic

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causing sudden great damage

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circumvent

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find a way arround

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complementary

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accord with something; harmonzing

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comprise

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consist of

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confined

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cramped; restricted

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conjecture

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an opinion formed based on incomplete information; guess

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contrive

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bring about

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corollary

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something that results from something else

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deceptive

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misleading

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delegate

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assign; pass on

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delve

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search through; dig

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deviate

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depart from an established course; digress

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disconcerting

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causing one to feel unsettled

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dormant

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temporarily inactive

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dulcet

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sweet and soothing

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edifice

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a large building

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elusive

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difficult to find, catch, or achieve

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epitomize

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be a perfect example of.

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equanimity

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calmness;composure

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exalt

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speak very highly of

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exquisite

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intense; acute

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fabricate

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produce something false

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fluctuate

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rise and fall irregularly; vary

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forge

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creating something strong; successful

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fortify

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secure

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grapple

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wrestle

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haphazard

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lack of order or planning

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hinder

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block; obstruct

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imitate

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follow as a model

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imminent

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about to happen

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impartial

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unbiased

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impenetrable

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impassible

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imperceptible

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so small that it is unnoticeable

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imposing

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impressive in appearance

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improvise

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create or perform spontaneously

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inauguration

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introduction of a system; initiation

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inexplicable

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unable to be explained

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inherent

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existing as a permanent, essential part of something

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innocuous

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not harmful or offensive

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interjected

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say something abruptly

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interminable

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endless

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intertribal

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existing between different tribes

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intricate

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very complicated or detailed

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intuitive

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based on feelings rather than facts or proofq

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iridescent

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shimmering