Vocabulary Flashcards

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compensate

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(verb): to make up for; to repay for services

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salvage

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(verb): to save from ruin; (noun): property that has been saved from ruin

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altercation

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(noun): an angry argument

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breach

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(noun): an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (verb): to create an opening, break through

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illegible

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(adjective): difficult or impossible to read

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lucrative

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(adjective): bringing in money; profitable

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erratic

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(adjective): not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinary or expected; undependable

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surmount

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(verb): to overcome, rise above

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efface

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(verb): to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

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deadlock

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(noun): a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces; (verb): bringing to a standstill