26 Flashcards

(17 cards)

1
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constrain

A

to limit

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2
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curtail

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to cut short

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3
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displace

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  • displacement
  • replacement
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4
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supplant

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replace sb/sth

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5
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culminate

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to reach final/highest point

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6
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eschew

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to deliberately avoid/ reject

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7
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abstain

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to chose not to deliberately

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8
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desist

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to stop an action

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9
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relegate

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to assign or send to lower

relegation!

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10
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consign

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assign

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11
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abate

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a bait
to gradually decrease

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12
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regress

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to get worse

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13
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degrade

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to lower the quality

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14
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expend

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to use up

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15
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outmoded

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old, not acceptable or used

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16
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archaic

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very old / outdated

17
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succumb

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suck ‘em
to give in or yield to pressure