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Lesson 4 Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

syn: satisfy
ant: displease

A

gratify

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syn: resident
ant: emigrant

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denizen

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3
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syn: avoid
ant: attract

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elude

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4
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A slow person, especially one who falls behind

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Laggard

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5
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Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation

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Blight

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Maneuver or action used to gain an advantage.

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Gambit

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syn: straggler
ant: leader

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laggard

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If the army should fail, then the soldiers would be lucky to have a proper ______ because the invaders did not plan to take prisoners.

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Obsequy

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9
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syn: affliction
ant: enhancement

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blight

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syn: tempt
ant: discourage

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entice

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syn: strategy
ant: blunder

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gambit

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12
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Obligated loyalty or faithfulness

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Fealty

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13
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As an incentive to fight well, the king promised to ______ each soldier with 20 acres of land after the battle.

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Gratify

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14
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A funeral right or ceremony

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Obsequy

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syn: idle
ant: productive

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fallow

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16
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To escape notice; to get away from

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Elude

17
Q

Speed would be the key to success; one ______ in the ranks could jeopardize the entire operation if the soldier were not in place at the right time.

A

Laggard

18
Q

To attract by offering reward or pleasure.

A

Entice

19
Q

syn: devotion
ant: disloyalty

A

fealty

20
Q

Overuse of the soil and an extended drought contributed to the ______ known in history as the Dust Bowl.

A

Blight

21
Q

In the years that followed the Dust Bowl, farmers stopped over-plowing fields because they knew that no one could ______ nature’s wrath.

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Elude

22
Q

The king knew that his plan for a surprise attack would be a(n) ___1___, that would test the ___2___ of his soldiers.

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1) Gambit
2) Fealty

23
Q

Industry ______ the unemployed farmers with promises of steady paychecks.

A

Entices

24
Q

To please

A

Gratify

25
Q

Inactive; unproductive

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Fallow

26
Q

An occupant; inhabitant

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Denizen

27
Q

In the Midwest, ___1___ fields lay barren for a decade, forcing many ___2___ of the community to give up their farms.

A

1) Fallow
2) Denizens

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