Vocabulary Flashcards

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justify

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Definition: give a good reason for an action

Synonym: confirm

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alternative

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Definition: representing a different option

Synonym: different

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certainty

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Definition: sure fact

Synonym: assurance

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discredit

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Definition: disbelieve, cast doubt on

Synonym: take down

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assumption

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Definition: something taken for granted

Synonym: given

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submerged

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Completely covered with liquid.

Synonym: underwater.

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forlorn

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Abandoned or deserted.

Example: She felt forlorn after losing her bracelet.

Synonym: sad.

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immense

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Very large.

Synonym: enormous.

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atmosphere

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The gas surrounding the earth; the air.

Synonym: air.

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mosaic

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Made of many small pieces of colored glass or stone.

Synonym: composite.