New Words 13 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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Importune

A

Ask urgently
I continued to importune my mom so I could go out

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2
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Incontrovertible

A

Undeniable
When I’m outside and it’s raining it’s incontrovertible that I’m not going to get wet

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3
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Surreptitious

A

stealthy, accomplished by secret

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4
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Haven

A

Place of safety

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5
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Subjugate

A

Conquer

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6
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Ultimate

A

Final

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7
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Eventuate

A

To result finally

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8
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Emit

A

To give off

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9
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Subterranean

A

Underground

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10
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Viable

A

Practicable, workable

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11
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Premise

A

Grounds for a conclusion

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12
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Jeopardize

A

Endanger
if I don’t study for my test I can jeopardize my grades

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13
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Incredulous

A

Skeptical

When my best friend told me she was moving, I was incredulous

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14
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Permeate

A

To spread through

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15
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Propitious

A

Favorable

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16
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Surmise

A

Guess
I can only surmise that my dog did poop in the floor

17
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Curtail

A

To cut short

They curtail my working hours because there are not many tourists

18
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Repress

A

To put down
I repress my feel of crying because my dad is going to say that I’m too dramatic

19
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Cryptic

A

Puzzling
My dad sometimes say things that are too cryptic

20
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Inchoate

A

In an early stage