LEVEL 2 Flashcards
KMS. (39 cards)
1
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syndicate
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group of ppl carrying out a project
2
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underscore
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emphasis/call attention to
3
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purport
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meaning of something
4
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herald
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messenger
5
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acquit
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convict
6
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patronize
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frequent place/store
7
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refurbish
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renovate
8
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bristle (3 meanings)
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- get mad
- hair
- filled with
9
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impart
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pass on/convey
10
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latent
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potential, dormant
11
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curtail
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reduce, cut
12
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contrive
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manage/devise
13
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vanity
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pride
14
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burgeon
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thrive, prosper
15
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liken
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similar
16
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espouse
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adopt, embrace
17
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vernacular
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dialect
18
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brook
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put on/endure
19
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ecelectic
A
deriving ideas from a broad range of sources
20
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blockbuster
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unusually successful hit
21
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varnish
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polish/wax
22
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idiosyncratic*
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distinctive
23
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galvanize
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shock, startle, motivate
24
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vindicate
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justify, warrant, clear of blame/suspicion
25
heady
exhilarating
26
detract
reduce/lessen
27
perogative
privilege, right
28
circumvent
sidestep, bypass
29
subversive
revolutionary, rebel
30
proxy
substitute, placeholder
31
preliminary
introductory, prepratory
32
equivocal
ambiguous
33
apostle
one sent on a mission
34
tenuous
having little substance/strength
35
irreproachable
free of guilt
36
unequivocal
leaving no doubt
37
insuperable
impossible to overcome
38
ineluctable
incapable of being evaded
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comprehensively
of a large scope
