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Vocab List 1- TSL Flashcards

1
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To become less intense, Verb

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Abate

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2
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Having the tendency to vanish, Adjective

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Evanescent

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3
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To be unpromising/unlucky, adjective

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Inauspicious

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4
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An established favoritism/preference, Noun

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Predilection

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5
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Incompatible, Disagreeable, Adjective

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Repugnant

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6
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Turbulent/stormy emotion, Adjective

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Tempestuous

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7
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A sudden impulsive shift in mood or behavior, Noun

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Caprice

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8
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To speak/write at great length/detail OR to wander freely, verb

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Expatiate

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9
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Mysterious, adjective

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Inscrutable

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10
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Pure, clean, Adjective

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Pristine

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11
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To have keen judgement or discernment, Noun

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Sagacity

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12
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Book, Noun

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Tome

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13
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Lack of something, thus making it valuable, Noun

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Dearth

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14
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To be related to/kin, Adjective

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Filial

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15
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Commendable, Adjective

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Laudable

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16
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Direct ancestor in family line, Noun

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Progenitor

17
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Relief/aid, Noun

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Succor

18
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Belligerent, aggressively self-assertive, Adjective

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Truculent

19
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The power to produce an effect to something, Noun

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Efficacy

20
Q

Deep personal humiliation and disgrace, Noun

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Ignominy

21
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Foreshadowing evil/bad omen, Adjective

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Omnious

22
Q

To have the appearance of intending/alluding to something, Verb

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Purport

23
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Excessive, adjective

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Superfluous

24
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Respectable/Impressive, adjective

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Venerable

25
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A period/event/time marked by an event beginning a new period/event/time, Noun

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Epoch

26
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Pardoned from punishment, Noun

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Impunity

27
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To need immediate attention/obedience or putting an end to a right of action, debate, etc,. Adjective

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Peremptory

28
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To wholly overwhelm and reduce to passiveness, Verb

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Quell

29
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Object thought to have magical powers, Noun

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Talisman

30
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To utter slander/abuse against/to lower in importance, Verb

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Vilified

English 11H (12 decks)

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