Week 3 Flashcards

1
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Rich

A

Wealthy, affluent

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2
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Popular

A

Well-liked

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3
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Harmful

A

Detrimental, adverse, hazardous

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4
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Famous

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Well-known, renowned, distinguished

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5
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Thriving

A

Prosperous

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6
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Traditional

A

Conventional

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7
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Typical

A

Characteristic

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8
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Fast

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Rapid

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9
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Easy

A

Effortless

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10
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Beautiful

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Scenic, picturesque

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11
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Expensive

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Pricey, costly

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12
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Unreasonably high

A

Exorbitant

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13
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Curious

A

Inquisitive

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14
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Convey

A

To communicate

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15
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Plummet

A

Decrease rapidly in value or amount

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16
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Substantially

A

considerably, essentially, extensively, heavily, largely, materially.

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17
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Big bucks

A

sarcastic slang for a lot of money

18
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Hard earned money

A

Money that you had work hard to get

19
Q

Hype

A

extravagant or intense promotion

20
Q

Surmise

A

To assume something without having evidence to confirm it

21
Q

Allocate

A

To put aside for a specific purpose

22
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Amateur

A

Someone who is inexperienced or not highly skilled in a particular area

23
Q

Ambiguous

A

Having several potential meanings; unclear and difficult to understand.

24
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Amend

A

To change for the better; to improve

25
Q

Ample

A

Plentiful

26
Q

Arbitrary

A

Based on a whim or random decision

27
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Wish

A

Sudden wish or idea, specially one that cannot be reasonably explained

28
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Arduous

A

Requiring a log of effort

29
Q

Augment

A

To increase or make larger

30
Q

Berate

A

To scold

31
Q

Brash

A

Rude and tactless

“The brash man always asked inappropiate questions”

32
Q

Cacophony

A

A harsh, unpleasant mixture of noise

33
Q

Coalesce you

A

To combine or grow together

“The people on the streets eventually coalesced into a group”

34
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Coerce

A

To force someone to do something against their will

35
Q

Cohesion

A

Uniting; becomin one

“Water molecules show strong cohesion when they stuck together”

36
Q

Collide

A

To hit one another with a forceful impact”

37
Q

Illiterate

A

Unable to read

38
Q

Indisputable

A

Not able to be challenged

39
Q

Knack

A

A special talent or skill

40
Q

Lag

A

To fall behind

“I stayed with the front group of runners for the first few miles, but after I began to lag”