Lessons 13-15 Flashcards

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Define:

dignitary

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n. a very important or famous person, usually
associated with a high position in government
Syn. notable

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Define:

crucial

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adj. of great importance; extremely necessary

adv. crucially Syn. critical

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Define:

elude

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v. to escape in a tricky way
adj. elusive Syn. evade
n. elusiveness

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Define:

Evident

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adj. easy to see, usually because of some proof
adv. evidently Syn. apparent
n. evidence

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Define:

exhaust

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v. to use completely; to expend all energy; very thorough
adv. exhaustively
adj. exhaustive Syn. deplete
adj. exhausting adj. exhausted
n. exhaustion

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Define:

extensive

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adj. large in area or number
adv. extensively
v. extend* *to offer; to make longer.
n. extension** ** an extending; an additional partSyn. comprehensive

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Define:

extremely

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adv. very; to the very end, the highest extent
adj. extreme Syn. highly
adj. extremist n. extreme n. extremist

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8
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Define:

face

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v. to be in the presence of an oppose

Syn. confront

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Define:

Facet

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n. element or component

adj. faceted Syn. aspect

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10
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Define:

hero

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n. a person remembered for an act of
adv. heroically goodness or bravery
adj. heroic Syn. idol
n. heroine (female) n. heroics

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Define:

inaccessible

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adj. something that cannot be reached or communicated with

n. inaccessibility adv. inaccessibly Syn. remote

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12
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Define:

obviously

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adv. in a clear, easy to understand way

adj. obvious Syn. evidently

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13
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Define:

Predictably

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adv. in a way that foretells future events
adj. predictable Syn. expectedly
v. predict n. prediction

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14
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Define:

Solve

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v. to find the answer
n. solution
Syn. resolve

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Define:

Suitable

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adj. appropriate, correct; convenient
adv. suitably Syn. appropriate
v. suit

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16
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Define:

ample

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adj. more than enough

adv. amply Syn. sufficient

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17
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Define:

arid

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adj. having little rain or water

Syn. dry

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18
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Define:

avoid

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v. to miss or keep away from

adj. avoidable Syn. avert

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19
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Define:

defy

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v. to show little fear or regard for rules or established norms; to challenge
adv. defyingly
adj. defying Syn. resist

20
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Define:

enact

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v. to pass a law

adj. enacted Syn. Legislate

21
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Define:

even

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adj. regular, smooth; in equal parts

adv. evenly Syn. Equitable

22
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Define:

feign

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v. to pretend, make believe

adj. feigned Syn. simulate

23
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Define:

fertile

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adj. able to produce abundantly
v. fertilize Syn. Rich
n. fertility
n. fertilizer

24
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Define:

freshly

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adv. caught or produced not long ago
adj. fresh Syn. recently
v. freshen n. freshness

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# Define: function
n. the normal purpose of something adv. functionally Syn. Role adj. functional v. function
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# Define: fundamental
adj. a primary or basic element | adv. fundamentally Syn. essential
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# Define: indiscriminate
adj. not chosen carefully; unplanned | adv. indiscriminately Syn. arbitrary
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# Define: selective
adj. carefully chosen adv. selectively Syn. discriminating adj. select v. select n. selection n. selectivity
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# Define: spacious
adj. having a lot of room adj. spaciously Syn. expansive n. space n. spaciousness
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# Define: withstand
v. to fight without surrender; to persist | Syn. survive
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# Define: durable
adj. something that lasts a long time n. durability* * time during which something lasts n. duration Syn. sturdy
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# Define: favor
v. to prefer adv. favorably * advantageous adj. favorable adj. favorite Syn. support n. favor
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# Define: gain
n. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase the amount of something adj. gainful n. gain Syn. attain
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# Define: generate
v. to produce adj. generated Syn. create n. generation n. generator
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# Define: halt
v. to stop or discontinue adv. haltingly Syn. stop adj. halting n. halt
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# Define: handle
v. to deal with or control | n. handle Syn. manage
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# Define: harbor
v. to give protection; not to express a desire or | opinion, usually bad Syn. shelter
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# Define: harmful
adj. something that causes pain or damage adv. harmfully Syn. unhealthy v. hair n. harm
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# Define: insignificant
adj. not important; of little value adv. insignificantly Syn. Meaningless n. insignificance
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# Define: mysterious
adj. not easily understood or figured out adv. mysteriously Syn. baffling n. mystery n. mysteriousness =
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# Define: perilous
adj. threatening or risky; harmful adv. perilously Syn. Dangerous n. peril
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# Define: postpone
v. reschedule at a later time; put off | n. postponement Syn. delay
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# Define: promote
v. to encourage or advertise; to elevate in rank or grade n. promoter n. promotion Syn. boost
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# Define: reject
v. to refuse Syn. refuse | n. rejection
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# Define: substantial
adj. important; strongly made; of value adv. substantial Syn. significant adj. substantive