Voc Flashcards

(37 cards)

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Blurring

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Obscure

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2
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Alleviate

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Reduce

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3
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Subaltern

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Of lower status

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4
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Obfuscate

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Blur obscure

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5
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Rheotoric

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Expression

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6
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Pitted against

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Compete against

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7
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Obnoxious

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Unpleasant

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8
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Scrupulous

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Carefully

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9
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Non partisan

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Not biased

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10
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Cistern

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Tank

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11
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Exacerbated

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Worsen

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12
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Elite

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Best

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13
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Polarisation

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Division into 2sharply contrasting groups or set of opinion

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14
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Precarious

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Hazardeous

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15
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Cursory

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Casual approach

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16
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Desultatory

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Casual approach

17
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Fatal

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Death causing

18
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Lob

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Direct insulting remark

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Gauge

20
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Discrepancy

21
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Ardous

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Requiring efforts

22
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Whiff

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Unpleasant smell

23
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Skull duggery

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Dishonest behaviour

24
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Clemency

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Botched up
Messed up
26
Bolster
Support or strengthen
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Incubus
A cause of difficulty or anxiety
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Abject
Unpleasant
29
Coalasce
Come together to form whole
30
Cataclysm
Tragedy
31
Discombobulate
Confuse
32
Privy
Secrets sharing
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Condone
Accept
34
Pulverize
Defeat utterly
35
Vampent
Lacking depth
36
Disapora
Dispersion of the people from original home land
37
Pelt
Run quickly