Vocabs To Use More Often Flashcards

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To Amend

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To change a law or documents, statement, etc, slightly in order to correct a mistake, or to improve it

He asked to see the amended version

The law has been amended to read as follows

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Prerequisites

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The main prerequisites for a healthy economy are controlled by consumer spending and low unemployment

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Stipulation

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Definition a clear and definite statement that something must be done or about how it must be done

We agreed to sign the contract, the only stipulation being that it would run for at least five years

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Query

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A question, especially one asking for information, or expressing a doubt about something

If you have any query about your insurance policy, contact our helpline

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Alternate

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Alternate days

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

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Susceptible

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Very likely to be influenced, armed, or affected by something

Some of these plants are more
Susceptible to frost damage than others

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Presumption

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The acceptance of SOMETHING as true, although it is not known for certain

However, there is some degree of reasoning behind it

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Assumption

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A thing that is accepted as true, or as certain to happen, without proof

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Disinterested and uninterested

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Disinterested is not biased and it also means impartial.uninterested means not interested.

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Distinction

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Award, or Differentiation between two things, difference

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Edifice

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Building, structure

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To buttress

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Untermauern unterstützen

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Superstitious

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Abergläubisch

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Incisive

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Prägnant, entscheidend

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Substandard

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Less than normal, beneath the standard

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Circumvent

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Umgehen, überlisten

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Deity

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God

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Momentous

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Important

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Preposterous

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Ridiculous

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Dubious

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Doubtful

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Contemporary

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Modern, actual

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Benign

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Harmless

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Profitable

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Bringing in much money

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Acute pain

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Sharp pain

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Legitimate
Authentic
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Defy
Disobey
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Endorse
Support
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Indelible
Permanent
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Sophisticated
Complex
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Postulate
Hypothesize
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Erode
Wear down
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Excavating
Digging
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Appendages
Limbs, extremities (wings, legs, arms, tail,…)
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Arid
Dry
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Adverse
Unfavorable
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Striking
Dramatic
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Entice
Attract
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Encroachment
Invasion
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Avert
Avoid
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Exceedingly
Highly
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Meticulous
Careful
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Perilous
Dangerous
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Paramount
Predominant, cardinal, outstanding
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Intrepid
Brave
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Persecuted
Oppressed, tyrannized, subjugated
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Compassionate
Caring, kind, charitable
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Affluence
Prosperity, exuberance, opulence
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Repeal
Annulment, cancellation, nullification
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Appalled
Disgusted, nauseated, sickened
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Avarice
Greed, acquisitiveness, covetousness, rapacity
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Compelling
Gripping, enthralling, captivating
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Tentative
Unsettled, not final, provisory
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Consolidating
Collection, assortment
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Insinuate
Andeuten, unterstellen
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Paramount
Very important
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Renowned
Popular, celebrated
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Compassionate
Considerate, thoughtful
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To pose
To show, to offer, to display
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Outright
Very, quite
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To Harbor
To possess, to have
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Evidently
Obviously, undoubtedly, undeniably,
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Endeavor
Undertaking, unterfangen
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Chase off
Scare off, deter, drive away, frighten away
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Indispensable
Vital, essential
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Affluent
Wealthy
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Hazardous
Harmful
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Conducive
Beneficial, propitious
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Renowned
Distinguished
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Prosperous
Thriving
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Conventional
Traditional
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Picturesque
Beautiful, scenic
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Exorbitant
Unreasonably high
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Inquisitive
Curious
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Accountable
Responsible
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Oblivious
Blind to, ignorant to
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Subsequent to
After …
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Advantageous
Beneficial, favorable,
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Anticipate
Expect hopefully
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Tedious
Long an tiring, monotonous, tiresome, laborious,
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Paramount
Of the greatest importance, cardinal, principal, predominant, uppermost
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Encompass
Contain, incorporate, constitute
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Indispensable
Essential, critical, required
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Infancy
In the starting points, in its beginning X is still in its infancy
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Ailment
Illness