LA/Lit.- Unit 9 Vocab. Flashcards

1
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Changeable, shifting, fluctuating

A

Variable

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2
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Secondary, lower; and assistant, helper

A

Subordinate

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3
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The brink, edge; to approach

A

Verge

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4
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A flood to; to swamp, inundate

A

Deluge

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5
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Total; utterly, instantly

A

Outright

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6
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To frighten, bully, browbeat, hector

A

Intimidate

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7
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To free, untie, unshackle, release

A

Liberate

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8
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Round, plump, chubby, portly

A

Rotund

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9
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A collision, blow; the shock, effect

A

Impact

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10
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A date, appointment, assignation; to meet

A

Rendezvous

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11
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To you, deliver up, surrender, transfer

A

Cede

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12
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A shade, hue, tone; to die, color, stain

A

Tint

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13
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Voluntary, elective, discretionary

A

Optional

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14
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Lazy, unhurried, lethargic, leisurely

A

Sluggish

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15
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Light-headed, faint; frivolous, flighty

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Giddy

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16
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Reasonable, rational, sensible

A

Logical

17
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To retaliate, get even for, settle a score

A

Avenge

18
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Judgment, prudence, tact, discrimination

A

Discretion

19
Q

To distort, falsify, twist, exaggerate

A

Misrepresent

20
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To stroll, ramble, amble, promenade

A

Saunter