Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 1 (20) Flashcards
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Alternate
A
Offering a choice
substitute, alternative
1
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Acquit
A
Free from an accusation, declare innocent
Absolve, exonerate
2
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Condone
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treat as trivial, harmless, or unimportant
look, excuse
3
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congested
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filled to excess
clogged, or overcrowded
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crucial
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the highest importance
decisive, critical
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drowsy
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half asleep
sleepy, lethargic
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encumber
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weigh down
burden, tax
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impair
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make worse
weaken, deminish
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insane
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lacking of sane
silly, foolish
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infraction
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breaking a law
violation, breach
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nominal
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very small
trifling, insignificant
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objective
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something towards which efforts are directed
goal, purpose
12
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offend
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hurt the feelings of
insult provoke
13
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rectify
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set right
correct amend
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remorseful
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full of remorse ( as sense of deep and painful remorse)
contrite,penitent
