201-250 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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- a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death
A
attrition
2
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- made by combining different substances
- not natural
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synthetically
3
Q
- morally good behavior or character
- a good and moral quality
A
virtue
4
Q
- acting like a mosquito
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mosquitoey
5
Q
- a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson
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parable
6
Q
- any of an order of reptiles that includes the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and related extinct forms
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crocodilian
7
Q
- a colorless gas or liquid that has a strong smell and taste and that is used especially in cleaning products
A
ammonia
8
Q
- a journey to a special or unusual place
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pilgrimage
9
Q
- the ability to make friendly again <reconcile></reconcile>
- ability to settle by agreement, adjust <reconcile></reconcile>
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reconcilable
10
Q
- a period of time when something (such as an activity or program) is stopped
A
hiatus
11
Q
- a small knife with a thin, sharp blade that is used in surgery
A
scalpel
12
Q
- a deep-seated rock
A
plutonite
13
Q
- a specialist doctor who study and treat cancer and tumors
A
oncologist
14
Q
- the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime
A
acquittal
15
Q
- not forming a necessary part
- irrelevant
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extraneous
16
Q
- to make (someone) very afraid
- to slowly change (something, such as wood) into stone or a substance like stone over a very long period of time
A
petrify
17
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- a puppet that is moved by pulling strings or wires that are attached to its body
A
marionette
18
Q
- an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore who lives in the earth and usually guards treasure
A
gnome
19
Q
- an ancient weapon used for throwing large rocks
A
catapult
20
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- whatever remains after a part is taken, set apart, or lost or after the completion of a process
A
residue
21
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- a feeling that something is going to happen
A
premonition
22
Q
- having or showing good judgment
A
judicious
23
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- a long list of complaints, problems, etc.
A
litany
24
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- something that causes pollution
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pollutant
25
* a medicine that helps stop thick fluid from building up in your nose, throat, or chest when you have a cold or similar illness
decongestant
26
* a difficult test or challenge
* a place or situation that forces people to change or make difficult decisions
crucible
27
* a type of leather
nubuck
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* something (such as food) that keeps someone or something alive
sustenance
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* the quality or state of being opaque
opacity
30
* a fear of being in open or public places
agoraphobia
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* something (such as an image, a sound, or a smell) that seems real but does not really exist and that is usually caused by mental illness or the effect of a drug
hallucination
32
* difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with
onerous
33
* a device that measures and records the movement of the earth during an earthquake
seismograph
34
* the last small part that remains of something that existed before
vestige
35
* the purest form of something
* the most perfect type or example
quintessence
36
* free from fault or error
impeccable
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* to become liquid
liquesce
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* a table game resembling soccer in which the ball is moved by turning rods to which small figures of players are attached
foosball
39
* to measure (something) in an exact and precise way
calibrate
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* medical : painful swelling of the tissues inside the sinuses
sinusitis
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* daringly original or creative
Promethean
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* one (as a priest) that officiates at a religious rite
officiant
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* impossible to recover or get back
irretrievably
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* the part of a stage that is in front of the curtain
proscenium
45
* of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism (medical : a disease that causes stiffness and pain in the muscles and swelling and pain in the joints)
rheumatic
46
* medical : a disease in which the skin becomes red, swollen, and sore
dermatitis
47
* a substance used in refrigeration
refrigerant
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* a remedy for all ills or difficulties, cure-all
panacea
49
* of or relating to the Christian church or clergy
ecclesiastical
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* extremely cold
gelid
