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Vocab: Workshop Flashcards

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Complicate

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To make hard to understand or do

Syn: confuse, muddle
Ant: simplify, clarify

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Courteous

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Considerate toward others

Syn: polite, respectful
Ant: rude, ill-mannered

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Discomfort

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A lack of ease or well-being

Syn: pain, distress
Ant: peace, calm

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Eliminate

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To get rid of or do away with

Syn: remove, omit, leave out
Ant: acquire, retain, preserve

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Grieve

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To cause to feel great sadness; to feel very sad

Syn: sadden, mourn
Ant: rejoice, celebrate

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Moral

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Having to do with what is right or wrong; being good and just

Syn: honorable, upright
Ant: wicked, wrong

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Scorch

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V: to burn on the surface; to dry out with heat

(n.) a slight burn

Syn: to singe, blacken

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Severe

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Of a serious nature; very strict and harsh; causing pain or
hardship

Syn: grave, stern, brutal
Ant: unimportant, mild

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Spectacle

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An unusual sight or public display

Syn: a scene, show, marvel

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Tragic

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Having to do with a serious story with a sad ending; very
unfortunate

Syn: dreadful, awful
Ant: amusing, funny, happy

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Trifle

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(n.) something of little importance; a small amount

(v.) to treat carelessly or playfully

Syn: a bit, knickknack; to fiddle, play
Ant: a lot

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Universal

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being everywhere; of, for, or shared by all

Syn: worldwide, broad
Ant: local, limited, narrow

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Assume

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To take upon oneself; to pretend to have or be; to take for granted

Syn: to accept, imagine, suppose
Ant: to reject, refuse

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Cram

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To stuff tightly; to fill tightly; to study
hard just before a test

Syn: to pack, crowd, jam
Ant: to empty, clear out

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Endanger

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To expose to injury or harm

Syn: to risk, threaten
Ant: to protect, defend, save

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Fare

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(v.) to get along

(n.) the cost of travel on public transportation; food and drink

Syn: to manage, succeed; a charge, fee, price; a menu

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Fertile

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Good for producing crops and plants; capable of growing

Syn: fruitful, productive, rich
Ant: barren, unproductive

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Furnish

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To supply with furniture; to supply with what is needed

Syn: to equip, provide, give
Ant: to take, withhold

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Mammoth

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(n.) a very large, long-tusked, shaggy-haired elephant, that is now extinct

(adj.) great in size

Syn: enormous, huge, gigantic, colossal
Ant: small, tiny

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Peer

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(n.) a person of the same age, rank, or ability; a British noble

(v.) to look closely at

Syn: an equal, colleague; to gaze, stare

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Rigid

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Not bending; very strict

Syn: stiff, inflexible, stern
Ant: elastic, flexible, loose

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Rowdy

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Rough and disorderly

Syn: wild, unruly, noisy
Ant: quiet, tame, gentle

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Safeguard

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(n.) something that protects

(v.) to protect against possible danger

Syn: a protection, defense; to guard
Ant: to endanger, threaten, risk

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Trespass

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(n.) an action that is wrong; unlawful entry onto someone’s property

(v.) to do wrong; to enter onto someone’s property without right

Syn: a sin, wrongdoing; an invasion; to offend, intrude

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Accumulate
To gather together, often in an increasing number SYN: to collect, hoard ANT: to disperse, lose, spend
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Compromise
(n.) an agreement in which each side gives up some demand (v.) to give up certain demands in order to settle an argument SYN: concession; to cooperate, settle ANT: confrontation; confront
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Desolate
Bleak and without any people; extremely unhappy SYN: deserted, isolated, miserable ANT: populous, happy
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Disregard
(v.) to pay no attention to (n.) the state of ignoring something SYN: to ignore, neglect; contempt, indifference ANT: to heed, attend; concern, attention
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Emphasis
The special importance or value given to something; stress given to a syllable or word in reading or speaking SYN: prominence, weight; accent, stress
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Friction
The rubbing of one object or surface against another; conflict SYN: rubbing, grating; discord, trouble ANT: agreement, peace
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Intervene
To come between things, points, events in order to make changes SYN: to interfere, intrude, meddle ANT: to avoid, ignore
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Irresistable
Too attractive and tempting to be resisted SYNONYMS: alluring, desirable, enticing ANTONYMS: avoidable, undesirable
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Majority
(n.) the greater number (adj.) something made up of the greater number SYNONYMS: bulk, mass, more ANTONYMS: minority
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Phenomenon
Something that can be taken in by the senses or mind; someone or something that is very unusual SYNONYMS: occurrence, spectacle, wonder, sensation, exception ANTONYMS: normality, regularity
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Profound
Very great or intense; requiring deep thought or understanding SYNONYMS: insightful, heartfelt, overpowering ANTONYMS: superficial, trivial, shallow
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Subside
To become less intense, violent, or severe SYNONYMS: to fall, lower, settle, decline ANTONYMS: to increase, grow, rise
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Advocate
(n.) a person who publicly supports a cause; a lawyer (v.) to be or speak in favor of SYNONYMS: (n.) defender, supporter; (v.) to recommend, support ANTONYMS: (n.) critic, enemy, opposition; (v.) to attack, criticize
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Anticipate
To think of ahead of time SYNONYMS: to expect, assume ANTONYM: to doubt
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Concept
A general idea SYNONYMS: idea, notion
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Contradict
To say the opposite of; disagree with SYNONYMS: to challenge, confront, deny, differ ANTONYMS: to accept, agree, confirm
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Extract
(v.) to remove or take out (n.) something drawn out of a natural substance, often used for flavoring SYNONYMS: (v.) to detach, disconnect, remove; (n.) excerpt
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Fundamental
(adj.) forming a foundation, basic (n.) a basic part, principle, fact, or skill SYNONYMS: (adj.) basic, essential, important; (n.) basis, foundation, rule ANTONYMS: (adj.) additional, extra, unnecessary; (n.) addition, extra
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Ignorance
A lack of knowledge or information SYNONYMS: dumbness, simplicity ANTONYMS: intelligence, brilliance, knowledge
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Internal
Of or located within something SYNONYMS: inner, inside, interior ANTONYMS: external, outer
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Preliminary
Coming before a main event or activity SYNONYMS: introductory, initial, ANTONYMS: conclusion, final, closing
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Premise
A statement upon which an argument or conclusion is based SYNONYMS: assumption, idea, foundation
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Retain
To continue to have; to hold or keep in SYNONYMS: to remember, contain, save ANTONYMS: to lose, release
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Significant
Having importance; notable SYNONYMS: important, considerable, noteworthy ANTONYMS: insignificant, trivial, unimportant, minimal

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