Vocabulary Flashcards by Tiffany Advincula | Brainscape

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Obscure

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Shadow, cloud, screen

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Luminous

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Lighted, glowing, radiant

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Compel

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Enforce, constrain

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Indecent

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Shocking, shameless

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Benevolent

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Kindliness, charitable

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Ample

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Large, adequate

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Pertinent

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Appropriate, suitable

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Pilfer

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To steal (robber)

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Divulge

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Disclose,confess, impart

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Foresight

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Carefulness, economy

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Adhere

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Stick fast, stay attached (adhesive)

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Relinquish

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To give up

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Indifference

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Unconcern, nonchalance

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Inadequate

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Lacking, scanty, short

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Immoral

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Corrupt, sinful, shameless

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Belittle

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Less important, lower

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Magnify

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Blow up, expand

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Inept

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Clumsy, ungraceful

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Recluse

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Secluded, solitary

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Omit

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Leave out

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Remit

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Make payment

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Assert

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Declare, affirm

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Elaborate

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Decorated, showy, flassy

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Primitive

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Elementary, first

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Meek

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Unassuming, plain, mild

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Impair

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Spoil, injure, hurt

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Disclose

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Reveal, make known

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Biased

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Bent, leaning, preference

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Stingy

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Miserly, close, greedy

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Proponent

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Advocate, companion, defender

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Disparaging

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To discredit

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Convalescence

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Regain strength or health

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Impish

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Mischievous

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Meager

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Scanty, bare, insufficient

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Rectify

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Correct

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Superlative

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Superior

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Clientele

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Audience, business

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Diverse

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Different, assorted, distinct

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Dissimilar

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Not similar, different

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Subdue

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To conquer, overcome

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Retentive

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Absorbent

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Squander

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Spend lavishly, throw away

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Dissipate

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Spread, diffuse

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Multitude

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Many

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Idealistic

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Dreaming, idealized, unrealistic

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Prejudiced

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Blind, closed-minded, influenced

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Impartial

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Detached, disinterested dispassionate

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Relic

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Antique, keepsake memorial

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Dexterous

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Able, active, clever

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Insight

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Comprehension,observation

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Prestige

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Authority, control

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Disdain

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Arrogance, despisement