Scholarship Voc. Lesson 4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
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Adversary
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opponent; foe; enemy
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Adroit
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shrewd; resourceful; dexterous
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Avert
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prevent; forestall; obviate
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Cogent
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convincing; sound
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Demolish
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destroy; raze; smash
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Evaporate
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disappear; vanish
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Fiscal
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financial, monetary, pecuniary
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Hamper
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hinder, impede, obstruct
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Humid
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damp, moist, wet
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Inundate
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flood, deluge, overwhelm, swamp
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Mammoth
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gigantic, giant, huge, enormous
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Manifest
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evince, demonstrate, reveal
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Obnoxious
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reprehensible, objectionable, offensive
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‘Plight
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predicament, dilemma
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Replenish
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refill, renew, restore
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Reprimand
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condemnation, censure, reproof
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Rescind
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annul, cancel, repeal, abolish
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Reticent
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closed-mouthed, silent, taciturn, uncommunicative
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Revere
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venerate, worship, adore
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Sinister
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malevolent, ominous
