Set2 PracticeA Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
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suburb
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neighborhood, community
2
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encountered
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met, faced
3
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nuisance
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annoyance, bother
4
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striking
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remarkable, noticeable
5
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offspring
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children, descendants
6
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breed
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reproduce, generate
7
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rear
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raise, nurture
8
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perceived
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sensed, noticed
9
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coarse
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rough, crude
10
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intricate
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complex, detailed
11
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convey
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communicate, express
12
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geographical
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regional, spatial
13
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decipher
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to find meaning of sth, understanding
14
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astonished
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amazed, surprised
15
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scattered
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spread, dispersed
16
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thrive
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grow, develop, be successful
17
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slander
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defame, insult
18
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compelling
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forcing, persuading
19
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stakeholders
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investors, parties
20
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skeptical
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doubtful, uncertain
21
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grudgingly
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reluctantly, unwillingly
22
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concedes
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admits, acknowledges
23
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merely
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only, just
24
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affluent
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wealthy, prosperous
25
squanders
wastes, misuses
26
outdated
old-fashioned, obsolete
27
procedures
methods, processes
28
brushed off
ignored, dismissed
29
on the brink of -
almost doing of -
30
mutiny
to rise against, refuse to obey
31
jeopardize
endanger, threaten
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gloss over
ignore, skim over
