Vocabulary Flashcards

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Ambivalent (adj.)

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something

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Animosity (n.)

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Strong hostility or unfriendliness

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Connotation (n.)

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An idea or feeling that the meaning of a word suggests or implies

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Demonstrate (v.)

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To prove something by showing examples of it; show how to do something

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Deficient (adj.)

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Not have enough of something (quality or an ingredient)

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Evaluate (v.)

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Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess

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Exacerbate (v.)

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Make a problem or bad situation worse

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Fluctuate (v.)

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Rise and fall irregularly in amount or number

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Incentive (n.)

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A thing that motivates or encourages one to do something

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Infuriate (v.)

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Make someone extremely angry or impatient