#2 Flashcards

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Impair

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To make worse

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Illustrious

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Famous

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Imperceptible

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Not able to be seen or heard

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Impose

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To force on others

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Impulse

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Sudden urge

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Incapacitated

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Lacking physical or legal powers

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Incriminate

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To show proof of involvement in crime

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Inert

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Lacking the power to move; inactive

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Integral

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Important

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Jack

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Device for lifting something heavy

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Judicious

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Wise

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Kernel

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The central or important part

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Lull

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1- (n) a quiet pause
2- (v) to soothe
3- (v) to gain someone’s trust

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Luxuriant

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1- richly decorated

2- growing abundantly

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Matriculate

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To enter or to enroll (usually to a college)

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Medley

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Group of songs strung together

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Meritorious

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Having value; deserving praise

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Miser

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A person who hates to spend money

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Negligence

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Carelessness; oversight

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Oscillate

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To move back and forth

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Partisan

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Supporter of an idea or cause

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Reputability

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Being well thought of; respectability

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Saccharine

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Overly sweet; falsely kind

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Solidarity

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Togetherness

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Spontaneity

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Suddenness; impulsive

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Subtle

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Not easily seen; difficult to understand

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Tact

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Ability to do or say the right thing at the right time

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Tangent

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Sudden change of topic

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Temperament

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Mood, character

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Trawler

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Fishing boat

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Troupe

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A group of performers

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Unbounded

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Without limits

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Utterance

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Something spoken

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Verbose

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Using more words than necessary

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Weary

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Tired

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Witticism

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Clever remark; witty comment

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Zany

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Crazy