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Vocabulary Final Synonyms Flash Cards
synonyms of words on English final
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Language - English
9th Grade
06/05/2010

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apex
Definition
peak, summit, acme, crowning point
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arduous
Definition
hard, difficult , laborious, fatiguing
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bleak
Definition
grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren
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bogus
Definition
phony, fake, spurious
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brazen
Definition
saucy, bold
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circumspect
Definition
wary, prudent, guarded
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cleave
Definition
sever, halve, sunder, adhere, clasp
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commandeer
Definition
take over, requistion, expropriate
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compensate
Definition
pay back, reimburse, recompense
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console
Definition
soothe, solace, alleviate
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doleful
Definition
sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous
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dross
Definition
rubbish, trash, detritus, dregs, scum
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dubious
Definition
questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided
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efface
Definition
blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge
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embroil
Definition
entangle, ensnarl
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envoy
Definition
agent, ambassador, emissary, minister
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exonerate
Definition
absolve, acquit, vindicate, exculpate
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exploit
Definition
utilize, turn to advantage, misuse
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grievous
Definition
painful, heartrending, onerous, flagrant
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harangue
Definition
(v) rant, lecture;(n) tirade, diatribe
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harry
Definition
badger, pester, hound, pillage, ravage
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impel
Definition
urge, push, spur, propel, incite
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incorrigible
Definition
unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate
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influx
Definition
inpouring, inrush, invasion
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intrepid
Definition
valiant, courageous, audacious, daring
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invincible
Definition
uncouquerable, indomitable, insuperable
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irate
Definition
incensed, infuriated, enraged, livid
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jeer
Definition
laugh at, mock, taunt
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languid
Definition
lazy, sluggish, listless, slack, lethargic
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liability
Definition
handicap, difficulty, impediment, drawback
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lithe
Definition
supple, flexible, pliant, lissome
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lofty
Definition
elevated, towering, exalted, grand
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lucid
Definition
limpid, intelligible
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morose
Definition
morbid, doleful
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pauper
Definition
destitute person
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pliant
Definition
supple, flexible, elastic, plastic, lithe
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pugnacious
Definition
argumentative, combative, belligerent
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quarry
Definition
prey, game, victim, excavation, pit, mine
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rectify
Definition
remedy, set right
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relinquish
Definition
surrender, abandon
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reprimand
Definition
(v) reprove, repoach; (n) reproof
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rivulet
Definition
brook, creek, rill
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rustic
Definition
rough, unsophisticated, countrified
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shackle
Definition
(v) manacle, enslave; (n) handcuffs, bonds, irons
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shoddy
Definition
flimsy, cheap, tacky, imitative
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skeptical
Definition
dubious, suspicious, incredulous
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spurn
Definition
turn down, reject, decline, snub, repudiate
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stagnant
Definition
still, motionless, inert
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succumb
Definition
submit, die, expire
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terminate
Definition
conclude, finish, discontinue
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tirade
Definition
harangue, diatribe, tongue-lashing
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trite
Definition
banal, hackneyed, corny
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untenable
Definition
indefensible, insupportable, groundless
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venomous
Definition
nasty, malicious, virulent, malevolent
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vindicate
Definition
acquit, absolve, exonerate, advocate
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