Vocabulary Portfolio

MEANING written works,
especially those
considered of superior
or lasting artistic merit.

letters SYNONYMS

humanities
compositions

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MEANING A thing that is
borrowed, especially
a sum of money that
is expected to be paid
back with interest.

credit SYNONYMS
floater
mortgage VOCABULARY
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MEANING the power of
apparently influencing
the course of events by
using mysterious or
supernatural forces.

sorcery SYNONYMS

witchcraft
enchantment

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MEANING A government
department, normally
headed by a minister.

office SYNONYMS
bureau
section VOCABULARY
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MEANING concerned with the
principles of right and
wrong behavior and
the goodness or
badness of human
character.

noble SYNONYMS
virtuous
honorable VOCABULARY
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MEANING the essential or
characteristic customs
and conventions of a
community.

traditions SYNONYMS
usages
praxis VOCABULARY
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MEANING a person born in
a specified place.

primitive SYNONYMS
indigenous
homegrown

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MEANING try to reach an
agreement or
compromise by
discussion with others.

haggle SYNONYMS
mediate
conciliate VOCABULARY
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MEANING A person who
applies for a job
or is nominated
for election.

applicant SYNONYMS
aspirant
runner VOCABULARY
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MEANING A fertile spot in a
desert, where water
is found.

stank SYNONYMS
geyser
puddle VOCABULARY
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MEANING compliance with an
order, request, or
law or submission to
another's authority.

meekness SYNONYMS

conformity
acquiescence

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MEANING get, acquire, or
secure (something).

win SYNONYMS
earn
derive VOCABULARY
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MEANING a view or judgment
formed about
something, not
necessarily based on
fact or knowledge.

belief SYNONYMS
judgment
conception VOCABULARY
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MEANING conceitedly assertive
and dogmatic in one's
opinions.

arrogant SYNONYMS
inflexible
pontifical VOCABULARY
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MEANING a set of circumstances
that makes it possible
to do something.

chance SYNONYMS
occasion
moment VOCABULARY
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MEANING make a choice from a
range of possibilities.

choose SYNONYMS
select
pick VOCABULARY
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MEANING

to a foreign country.

abroad SYNONYMS
foreign
afield VOCABULARY
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MEANING the act, state, or
right of possessing
something.

holding SYNONYMS

possession
proprietorship

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MEANING a person who believes
that war and violence
are unjustifiable.

dove SYNONYMS
pacifier
peacemaker

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MEANING the highest legislature,
consisting of the
sovereign, the house
of lords, and the
house of commons.

senate SYNONYMS
congress
legislature VOCABULARY
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MEANING A piece of land
projecting into
water from a
larger land mass.

tongue SYNONYMS
headland
promontory

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MEANING relating to the body as
opposed to the mind.

bodily SYNONYMS
fleshly
corporeal VOCABULARY
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MEANING An area of fairly
level high ground.

mesa SYNONYMS
hump
altiplano VOCABULARY
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MEANING a course or principle of
action adopted or
proposed by a
government, party,
business, or individual.

notions SYNONYMS
strategy
approach VOCABULARY
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MEANING

Head of catholic church.

nuncio SYNONYMS
pontiff
ablegate VOCABULARY
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MEANING all the inhabitants of a
particular town, area,
or country.

people SYNONYMS
society
citizenry VOCABULARY
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MEANING

perhaps.

feasibly SYNONYMS
happen
maybe VOCABULARY
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MEANING the state of being
extremely poor.

hardship SYNONYMS
deprivation
Bankruptcy VOCABULARY
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MEANING dealing with things
sensibly and realistically
in a way that is based
on practical rather than
theoretical
considerations.

realistic SYNONYMS
sensible
practical VOCABULARY
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MEANING An extensive area
of relatively flat
grassland with
few, if any, trees.

plain SYNONYMS
moor
pampas VOCABULARY
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MEANING a teacher of the
highest rank in a
college or university.

prof SYNONYMS
chair
academic VOCABULARY
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MEANING further the progress of
(something, especially
a cause, venture, or
aim); support or
actively encourage.

encourage SYNONYMS
advance
assist VOCABULARY
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MEANING follow (someone or
something) in order to
catch or attack them.

seek SYNONYMS
follow
run after VOCABULARY
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MEANING a statement or action
expressing disapproval
of or objection to
something.

objection SYNONYMS
complaint
fulmination

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MEANING a statement or
assertion that makes
another less absolute.

limitation SYNONYMS

stipulation
modification

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MEANING a group or set of
people or things
with a common
feature or features.

type SYNONYMS
group
species VOCABULARY
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MEANING a person who is
prejudiced against or
antagonistic toward
people on the basis of
their membership in
a particular racial

xenophobe SYNONYMS
chauvinist
intolerant VOCABULARY
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MEANING consider or regard
in a specified way.

think SYNONYMS
deem
consider VOCABULARY
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MEANING consider or think of

(someone or something)
in a specified way.

think of SYNONYMS
consider
contemplate

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MEANING a government,
especially an
authoritarian one.

reign SYNONYMS

control
management

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MEANING relating to or

believing in a religion.

pious SYNONYMS
godly
devout VOCABULARY
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MEANING a stock or supply of
money, materials, staff,
and other assets that
can be drawn on by a
person in order to
function effectively.

hoard SYNONYMS
assets
wealth VOCABULARY
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MEANING a feeling of deep
admiration for
someone or something
elicited by their
abilities, qualities, or
achievements.

esteem SYNONYMS
regard
approval VOCABULARY
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MEANING a forcible overthrow
of a government or
social order, in favor
of a new system.

riot SYNONYMS
revolt
insurrection

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