Flashcards in Unit 14 Deck (70)
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to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like
amplify
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a temporary peace, halt in fighting
armistice
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haughty, too convinced of one's own importance
arrogant
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gentle, soothing, mild
bland
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lacking interest or taste
bland
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to deny interest in or connection with
disclaim
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to give up all claim to
disclaim
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a distinct period of time, age
epoch
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to drift apart or become unfriendly
estrange
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to cause such a separation
estrange
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to remove or keep at a distance
estrange
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to please, satisfy
gratify
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to indulge or humor
gratify
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exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless
infinite
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an incalculable number, the concept of infinity
infinite
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a name for God
infinite
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easily made angry, hot tempered
irascible
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a person's relatives
kindred
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a family relationship
kindred
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related by blood
kindred
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like, similar
kindred
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innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience
naive
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a decorative recess in a wall
niche
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a suitable place or position for a person or thing
niche
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to blot our completely, destroy utterly
obliterate
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appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky
ramshackle
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to search or examine thoroughly
ransack
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to rob, plunder
ransack
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unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something
rote
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based on a mechanical routine
rote
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able to meet one's financial obligations
solvent
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having the power to dissolve other solutions
solvent
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a liquid used to dissolve other substances
solvent
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something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens
solvent
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long and tiresome
tedious
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a person who sells something
vendor
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s for amplify
increase, augment, fill out, supplement
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s for armistice
cease fire
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s for arrogant
high handed, overbearing, presumptuous
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s for bland
dull, insipid
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s for disclaim
disavow, repudiate
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s for estrange
part company, alienate
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s for gratify
delight
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s for infinite
unlimited, boundless
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s for irascible
irritable, quarrelsome, cantankerous
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s for kindred
kin, relations
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s for naive
green, wet behind the ears
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s for niche
nook, alcove
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s for obliterate
wipe out, erase, efface
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s for ramshackle
rickety, unsteady, run down, dilapidated
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s for ransack
rummage, scour
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s for solvent
financially sound, in the black
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s for tedious
boring, monotonous
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s for vendor
peddler, hawker, dealer
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a for amplify
lessen, diminish, abbreviate, shorten
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a for arrogant
meek, humble, modest, unassuming
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a for bland
harsh, irritating, pungent, spicy, piquant
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a for disclaim
admit, avow, confess
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a for estrange
bring together, reunite, reconcile
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a for gratify
disappoint, dissatisfy, frustrate, thwart
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a for infinite
limited, restricted, measurable
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a for irascible
even tempered
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a for kindred
unlike, dissimilar, contrasting
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a for naive
sophisticated, knowing, urbane, suave, blase
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a for obliterate
foster, promote, create
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a for ramshackle
well built, well maintained, shipshape, trim
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a for ransack
spot check
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a for solvent
bankrupt, in the red
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a for tedious
stimulating, interesting, short and sweet
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