Unit 1 Word/Synonyms Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
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apparel
A
(n.) attire, garments; (v.) deck out
2
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besiege
A
blockade, encircle, pressure, hound
3
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compress
A
(v.) condense, shrink, shorten
4
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denounce
A
criticize, censure
5
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dispatch
A
(v.) slay; (n.) report, communication
6
Q
douse
A
submerge, soak, duck, immerse
7
Q
expressly
A
clearly, pointedly, explicitly
8
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famished
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hungry, starving, ravenous
9
Q
forsake
A
desert, disown
10
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gainful
A
moneymaking, paying
11
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immense
A
vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic
12
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inept
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clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent
13
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ingenious
A
imaginative, inventive, resourceful
14
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instantaneous
A
prompt, quick, speedy
15
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irk
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bother, irritate, vex
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
A
bonehead, dunce, clod, lout
19
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recede
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retreat, go back, back up, ebb
20
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repast
A
victuals
