Unit 1 Word/Synonyms Flashcards

1
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apparel

A

(n.) attire, garments; (v.) deck out

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2
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besiege

A

blockade, encircle, pressure, hound

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3
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compress

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(v.) condense, shrink, shorten

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4
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denounce

A

criticize, censure

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5
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dispatch

A

(v.) slay; (n.) report, communication

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6
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douse

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submerge, soak, duck, immerse

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7
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expressly

A

clearly, pointedly, explicitly

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8
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famished

A

hungry, starving, ravenous

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9
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forsake

A

desert, disown

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10
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gainful

A

moneymaking, paying

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11
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immense

A

vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic

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12
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inept

A

clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent

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13
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ingenious

A

imaginative, inventive, resourceful

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14
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instantaneous

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prompt, quick, speedy

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15
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irk

A

bother, irritate, vex

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16
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libel

A

(n.) slur; (v.) smear, defame

17
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misgiving

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worry, qualm, hesitation

18
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oaf

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bonehead, dunce, clod, lout

19
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recede

A

retreat, go back, back up, ebb

20
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repast

A

victuals