Units 10-12 Test

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To ______ a law means to repeal or do away with it, often requiring a formal process.

abrogate

The ______ qualities of a painting refer to its beauty and artistic appeal, considered independently of its practical function.

aesthetic

______ lighting created a calm and relaxing atmosphere in the spa.

Ambient

The manager looked at the proposal ______, suspecting hidden costs and unrealistic projections.

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The ______ in her voice revealed her irritation at the constant interruptions during the meeting.

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Repeated washing can ______ the color of the fabric, making it fade over time.

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The doctor prescribed a ______ cream to soothe the skin irritation.

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They decided to ______ the antique furniture to restore its original luster.

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A ______ of powerful figures plotted to overthrow the government.

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It is not constructive to ______ at minor imperfections in the design when the overall concept is innovative.

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The ______ claimed to have a miraculous cure for baldness but was soon exposed as a fraud.

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The ______ of events leading to the war involved political tensions, economic competition, and nationalist sentiments.

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Stress is often ______ with a lack of sleep, creating a cycle that can be difficult to break.

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Her theory about dark matter remains a ______ until more evidence can be gathered.

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The plague ______ the city, leaving very few survivors in its wake.

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The original factory became ______ after the new automated facility opened.

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The aroma of freshly baked bread made my mouth water in anticipation of a ______ treat.

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He tended to ______ his own achievements, often attributing his success to luck.

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The old traditions fell into ______ as the new generation embraced modern technology.

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The construction site left behind ______ of bricks, wood, and other building materials.

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Flashcards

Abrogar

Revocar o annullar formalmente un lege o accordo.

Esthetic

Concernente le appreciation del beltate o bon gusto.

Ambiente

Circundante e creante un atmosphera, usualmente parlante de sono o lumine.

Askance

Con un regardo lateral de desconfianza o disprobar.

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Asperitate

Asperitate o severitate de maniera.

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Attenuar

Reducer le fortia, valor, o effecto de qualcosa.

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Benigne

Gentile, placide, o favorable; non maligne.

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Brunir

Polir per friction.

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Cabal

Un gruppo secrete o faction.

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Cavillar

Facer objectiones o reservationes trivial e non necessari.

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Charlatan

Un persona que pretende haber plus habilitates o cognoscentia que illos possede.

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Concatenation

Un serie de cosas interligate o connectite in un catena.

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Concomitante

Accompaniante o occurrente simultaneemente.

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Conjectura

Un opinion o conclusion formate super le base de information incomplete.

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Decimar

Dimer o reducer drasticamente le numero de qualcosa.

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Defuncte

Non plus in uso o functionante.

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Delectabile

Extrememente gustose o attractive.

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Deprecar

Exprimer disaprobo de; disappreciar.

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Desuetude

Un stato de non uso.

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Detritus

Residuos o fragmentos disgregate.

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Study Notes

  • Abrogate: Revocar formalmente o anular un lege, accordo, o costume.
  • Aesthetic: Concernente le appreciation de beltate o bon gusto.
  • Ambient: Completemente circumfusive; creante un atmosphera special.
  • Askance: Con un attitude de disapprobation o suspicio.
  • Asperity: Duritate de tono o maniera.
  • Attenuate: Reducer le fortia, valor, o effecto de.
  • Benign: Gentle e benigne.
  • Burnish: Polir qualcosa per friction.
  • Cabal: Un gruppo secrete de individuos conspirante.
  • Cavil: Facer objectiones trivial o unnecessary.
  • Charlatan: Un persona fingente haber cognoscimentos o habilitates.
  • Concatenation: Un serie de cosas interligate.
  • Concomitant: Naturalmente accompanante o associate.
  • Conjecture: Opinion o conclusion basate super information incomplete.
  • Decimate: Occider, destruer, o remover un grande proportion de.
  • Defunct: Non plus functionante o existente.
  • Delectable: Altemente agradabile o deliciose.
  • Deprecate: Exprimer disapprobation de.
  • Desuetude: Un stato de disuso.
  • Detritus: Materia residual o debris de qualcunque typo.
  • Discomfit: Causar a alicuno sentir se inquiete o embarassate.
  • Ebullient: Plen de energia, enthusiasm, e allegria.
  • Eclectic: Derivante ideas, stilos, o gusto de un ample e diverse gamma de fontes.
  • Emanate: Originar o esser emittite de.
  • Espouse: Adoptar o supportar un causa, credentia, o modo de vita.
  • Fetish: Un objecto que evoca desiro sexual marcate.
  • Flaccid: Molle e pender laxemente.
  • Foible: Un debilitate minor in character o comportamento.
  • Forgo: Renunciar o abstener se de (qualcosa agradabile).
  • Fraught: Causante o afficite per anxietate o stress.
  • Gregarious: Agradante de compagnia; social.
  • Hapless: Infortunose.
  • Impeccable: In accordo con le plus alte standardes; sin falta.
  • Impecunious: Habente poc moneta; indigente.
  • Importune: Demandar con insistentia o persistentia.
  • Inexorable: Impossibile de stoppar o prevenir.
  • Interpolate: Inserer qualcosa inter elementos existente.
  • Inure: Acquistar resistentia al effectos de qualcosa indurate.
  • Irreparable: Impossibile de reparar o rectificar.
  • Laconic: Usante poc parolas.
  • Languish: Devenir debile o languide.
  • Luminous: Eminente lumine.
  • Mendacious: Non veridic; proclive a mentir.
  • Moribund: Al puncto de morte.
  • Nadir: Le puncto le plus basse.
  • Necromancer: Un persona qui practica necromantia (communication con le mortos).
  • Obsequious: Obediente o servile a un grado excessive.
  • Obtuse: Stupid o lente de comprender.
  • Omnipresent: Presente in omne locos simultaneemente.
  • Onerous: Involvente un carga o difficultate grande.
  • Oscillate: Mover se avanti e retro a intervallos regular.
  • Penitent: Sentiente o exprimiente regrete pro haber facite qualcosa mal.
  • Peremptory: Insistente sur obedientia immediate.
  • Perfunctory: Realisate sin interesse o effortio real.
  • Plaintive: Sonante tristemente e lamentosemente.
  • Rebuff: Refusar alicuno bluntemente.
  • Reconnoiter: Explorar pro obtener information.
  • Requite: Retribuer (un favor o injuria).
  • Rife: Commun o frequente.
  • Rudiments: Le principios prime de un subjecto.
  • Sequester: Isolar o occultar alicuno.
  • Shambles: Un stato de complete disordine.
  • Sporadic: Occurente a intervallos irregular.
  • Tantamount: Equivalente in effecto.
  • Unregenerate: Non reformate o rehabilitate.
  • Winnow: Siftar pro remover componentes indeseabile.

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