Module 1 Flashcards
1
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admonish
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to warn or advise (before) or scold (after)
2
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augment
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to increase, make larger by adding something
3
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buttress
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provide support, reinforce (in architecture)
4
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castigate
A
reprimand severely
5
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disparage
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belittle, treat as having little worth
6
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elucidate
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make clear, explain
7
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eschew
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deliberately avoid, reject
8
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extrapolate
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extend one piece of info in a broader sense
9
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juxtapose
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to place two things together for obvious contrast
10
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mitigate
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make less severe, reduce the effects of
11
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mollify
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soothe, lesson the anger of
12
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negate
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invalidate, cancel the impact pf
13
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obfuscate
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confuse, to cloud, present with a lack of clarity
14
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obviate
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eliminate the need for something, make unnecessary
15
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placate
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pacify, calm, reduce the anger of
