Vocab Cards Units 4-6

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abscond

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VERB
to run off and hide
Synonyms:bolt

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access

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NOUN
approach or admittance to places,persons,things;an increase
Synonyms:admittance
Antonyms:exclusion

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anarchy

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NOUN
lack of government and law;confusion
Synonyms:chaos
Antonyms:order

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arduous

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ADJECTIVE
hard to do;requiring too much effort
Synonyms:hard
Antonyms:easy

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auspicious

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ADJECTIVE
favorable;fortunate
Synonyms:fortunate
Antonyms:sinister

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biased

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ADJECTIVE
favoring one side unduly;prejudced
Synonyms:unfair
Antonyms:fair

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daunt

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VERB
to overcome with fear;intimidate
Synonyms:dismay
Antonyms:encourage

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disentangle

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VERB
to free from tangles or complications
Synonyms:untangle
Antonyms:tangle

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fated

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ADJECTIVE
determined in advance by destiny or fortune
Synonyms:destined
Antonyms:chance

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hoodwink

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VERB
to mislead by a trick;deceive
Synonyms:dupe
Antonyms:disabuse

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inanimate

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ADJECTIVE
not having life,without energy or spirit
Synonyms:lifeless
Antonyms:alive

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incinerate

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VERB
to burn to ashes
Synonyms:cremate

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intrepid

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ADJECTIVE
very brave,fearless
Synonyms:daring
Antonyms:timid

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larceny

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NOUN
theft
Synonyms:stealing

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pliant

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ADJECTIVE
bending readily;easily influenced
Synonyms:flexible
Antonyms:inflexible

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pompous

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ADJECTIVE
overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
Synonyms:pretentious
Antonyms:plain

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precipice

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NOUN
a very steep cliff;the brink or edge of disaster
Synonyms:cliff
Antonyms:gorge

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rectify

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VERY
to make right;correct
Synonyms:remedy
Antonyms:bungle

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reprieve

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NOUN
a temperorary relief or delay
Synonyms:postpone
Antonyms:proceed

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revile

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VERB
to attack with words,call bad names
Synonyms:denounce
Antonyms:praise

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accomplice

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NOUN
a person who takes part in a crime
Synonyms:confederate

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annihilate

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VERB
to destroy completely
Synonyms:demolish
Antonyms:encourage

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arbitrary

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ADJECTIVE
un reasonable;basde on one's wishes or wims without reguard for reason or fairness
Synonyms:autocratic
Antonyms:reasoned

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brazen

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ADJECTIVE
shameless;impudent
Synonyms:bold
Antonyms:resprctful

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catalyst

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NOUN
a substance that causes change in behavior
Synonyms:stimulus

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exodus

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NOUN
a large-scale departure or flight
Synonyms:escapt
Antonyms:entrance

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facilitate

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VERB
to make easier;to assisst
Synonyms:ease
Antonyms:hinder

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incorrigible

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ADJECTIVE
not able to be corrected;beyond control
Synonyms:incurable
Antonyms:curable

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latent

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ADJECTIVE
hidden,present but not realised
Synonyms:dormant
Antonyms:evident

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militant

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NOUN
an activist
Synonyms:truculent
Antonyms:passive

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morose

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ADJECTIVE
having a gloomy or sullen manner;not friendly or sociably
Synonyms:doleful
Antonyms:cheerful

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opaque

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ADJECTIVE
not letting light through;not clear or lucid
Synonyms:cloudy
Antonyms:clear

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paramount

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ADJECTIVE
chief in importance, above all others
Synonyms:supreme
Antonyms:secondary

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prattle

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NOUN
baby talk;babble
Synonyms:babble

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rebut

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VERB
to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion
Synonyms:disprove
Antonyms:confirm

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repriimand

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VERB
to scold;find fault with
Synonyms:reproach
Antonyms:praise

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servitude

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NOUN
slavery,forced labor
Synonyms:bondage
Antonyms:freedom

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slapdash

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ADJECTIVE
careless and hasty
Synonyms:sloppy
Antonyms:thorough

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stagnant

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ADJECTIVE
not running or flowing;foul from standing still;innactive
Synonyms:still
Antonyms:fresh

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succumb

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VERB
to give way to a supperior force;yeild
Synonyms:expire
Antonyms:conquer

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atone

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VERB
to make up for
Synonyms:expiate

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bondage

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NOUN
slavery;any state of being bound or held down
Synonyms:captivity
Antonyms:freedom

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credible

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ADJECTIVE
believable
Synonyms:plausable
Antonyms:implausable

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defray

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VERB
to pay for
Synonyms:settle

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diligent

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ADJECTIVE
hardworking,industrious;not lazy
Synonyms:industrious
Antonyms:lazy

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doleful

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ADJECTIVE
sad;dreary
Synonyms:sorrowful
Antonyms:cheerful

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ghastly

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ADJECTIVE
frightful,horrible;deathly pale
Synonyms:gruesome
Antonyms:pleasant

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hamper

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VERB
to hold back
Synonyms:impede
Antonyms:ease

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hew

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VERB
to shape or cut down with an ax;to hold to
Synonyms:chop

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impoverished

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ADJECTIVE
poor,in a state of poverty
Synonyms:poor
Antonyms:rich

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incessant

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ADJECTIVE
never stopping;going all the time
Synonyms:constant
Antonyms:occasional

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intricate

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ADJECTIVE
complicated;difficult to understand
Synonyms:complex
Antonyms:simple

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lucid

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ADJECTIVE
easy to understand;clear
Synonyms:clear
Antonyms:muddy

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posthumous

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ADJECTIVE
occuring or published after death
Synonyms:postmortem
Antonyms:prenatal

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prim

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ADJECTIVE
overly neat,precise,proper or formal
Synonyms:fussy
Antonyms:sloppy

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sardonic

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ADJECTIVE
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
Synonyms:mordant
Antonyms:mild

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superfluous

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ADJECTIVE
exceeding what is sufficient or required
Synonyms:surplus
Antonyms:necessary

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supplant

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VERB
to take the place of;supersede
Synonyms:replace

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taunt

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VERB
to jeer at;mock
Synonyms:mock
Antonyms:applaud

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tenacious

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ADJECTIVE
holding together firmly;persistent
Synonyms:stubborn
Antonyms:lax