Vocabulary Flashcards (VW1, unit 1, synonyms)

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commandeer

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take over, requisition, expropriate, seize

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diffuse

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rambling, verbose, prolix; to disperse

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circumspect

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cautious, wary, prudent, careful, guarded

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predispose

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to incline, make susceptible to

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efface

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to blot out, erase, expunge, obliterate

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spurious

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false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus

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admonish

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to caution, warn, scold, call on the carpet

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unbridled

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uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked

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cumbersome

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unwieldy, clumsy to handle; ponderous

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brigand

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a robber, bandit,  highwayman, outlaw