Unit 6 Flashcards

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To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window shop

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Browse

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Unnamed, without the name of a person involved; unknown; lacking individually or character

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Anonymous

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A person easily tricked or deceived

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Dupe

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To deceive

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Dupe

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Active, energetic, forceful

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Dynamic

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To root out, get rid of, destroy completely

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Eradicate

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To prevent form accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement

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Frustrate

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Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

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Grim

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Not capable of being copied or imitated

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Inimitable

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A temporary substitute for something else

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Makeshift

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Crude, flimsy, or temporary

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Makeshift

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In at or near the she of a margin; only barely good, large or important enough for the purpose

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Marginal

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Waiting to be settled; until

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Pending

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To order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes

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Prescribe

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Something seen in advance

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Preview

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To view beforehand

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Preview

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Standing out so as to be easily see; important, well known

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Prominent

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Odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

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Quaint

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Unwilling, holding back

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Reluctant

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To handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short or scanty

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Scrimp

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To trap, catch

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Snare

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A trap or entanglement

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Snare

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Greatest, highest, furthest

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Utmost

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The extreme limit

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Utmost

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Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence
Vengeance
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S for anonymous
Nameless
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S for browse
Skim, scan, dip into, graze
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S for dupe
Fool, mislead, hoodwink, delude
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S for dynamic
Vigorous, high-powered
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S for eradicate
Wipe out, uproot
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S for frustrate
Thwart, foil, baffle, disappoint
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S for grim
Dreadful, frightful, ferocious
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S for inimitable
Matchless, incomparable, unique
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S for makeshift
Stopgap, substitute
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S for marginal
Borderline, minimal, peripheral
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S for pending
Undecided, unsettled
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S for prescribe
Specify, appoint, recommend
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S for preview
Foretaste
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S for prominent
Conspicuous, noticeable
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S for quaint
Picturesque, peculiar, strange, curious
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S for reluctant
Hesitant, loath, disinclined
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S for scrimp
Economize
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S for snare
Pitfall, entrap
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S for utmost
Maximum, supreme, best
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S for vengeance
Revenge, retaliation, reprisal
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A for browse
Pore over, scrutinize
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A for dupe
Undeceive, disabuse
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A for dynamic
Lazy, lackadaisical, lethargic, sluggish
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A for eradicate
Implant, instill, foster, promote
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A for frustrate
Help, assist, abet
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A for grim
Mild, merciful, delightful
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A for makeshift
Permanent, durable, solid, sturdy
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A for marginal
Central, pivoted, focal
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A for pending
Settled, decided, resolved
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A for prominent
Inconspicuous, unnoticeable, obscure
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A for quaint
Familiar, commonplace, modern, contemporary
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A for reluctant
Willing, eager, inclined
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A for scrimp
Splurge
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A for snare
Liberate
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A for utmost
Least
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A for vengeance
Forgiveness, pardon