IV2 - Improving Vocab Skills - Unit 2
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Concurrent
occurring at the same time
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Confiscate
to take possession of
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Constitute
form or compose
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Decipher
to make sense of, figure out
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Default
fail to pay up, to not do something required
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Hypothetical
imaginary, made up
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Nominal
enormous
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Predominate
main
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Prerequisite
a requirement
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Recession
an economic setback
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Degenerate
to worsen
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Implausible
having a quality that provokes disbelief
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Incoherent
without logical or meaningful connection; not understandable
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Intercede
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; to speak up/ plead for someone
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Intricate
having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
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Sanctuary
shelter; safety
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Scrutiny
a prolonged intense look; attention
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Sinister
evil
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Suffice
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
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Vulnerable
susceptible to attack
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Blatant
without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; unmistakeable
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Blight
something that hurts
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Contrive
to think up
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Garble
to scramble, jumble
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Gaunt
very thin
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Gloat
to be overly self satisfied
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Immaculate
free from stain or blemish
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Plagiarism
the stealing of ideas
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Qualm
guilt
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Retaliate
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; revenge
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Curtail
to shorten
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Devastate
to lay ruin to; upset greatly
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Digress
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention
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Incentive
a positive motivational influence; encouragement
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Incorporate
include or contain; combine or join together
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Indispensable
to be needed; essential
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Intermittent
stopping and starting at irregular intervals
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Rigor
work; hardship
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Squander
to waste
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Succumb
to be fatally overwhelmed; give up
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Alleviate
to ease
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Benefactor
financial supporter
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Covert
hidden; secret
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Cynic
someone who believes the worst
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Demise
death
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Infamous
having a bad reputation
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Intrinsic
belonging to a thing by its very nature; fundamental
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Revulsion
disgust; hatred
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Speculate
to guess
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Virile
having attractive male qualities
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