2101-2150 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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feat

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an act or achievement that shows courage, strength, or skill

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metamorphosis

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a major change in the appearance or character of someone or something

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salve

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to make less painful

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nondescript

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not easily described; typical and uninteresting

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5
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ward off

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to avoid being hit by

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fabricate

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to create or make up in order to trick people

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recompense

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compensation for loss, injury, etc.

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magnate

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person of prominence or influence; a person who has great wealth and power in particular business or industry

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provisional

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tentative; temporary

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complacency

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self-satisfaction; smugness

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reassuring

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making someone feel less afraid, upset, or doubtful

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abstain

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refrain

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resilience

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the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens

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liable

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legally responsible for something

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delectable

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very pleasant to taste or smell; delicious

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prodigious

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amazing or wonderful; very impressive

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subterfuge

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deceitful stratagem; trick; pretense

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18
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proceeding

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a legal action

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overriding

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more important than anything else

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fidget

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to move or act in a nervous or restless way

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metaphor

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word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

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weather (v)

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endure the effects of weather or other forces

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tribulation

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unhappiness, pain, or suffering

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rebut

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refute evidence or argument, to contradict, to prove to be false

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elated
ver happy and excited
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jaded
fatigued by overwork; exhausted
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culinary
used in or relating to cooking
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cursive
flowing, running
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unfeasible
capable of being done, effected, or accomplished
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overly
to an excessive danger; too
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spontaneous
done or said in a natural and often sudden way and without a lot of thought or planning
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disinterest
lack of interest
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dissolute
used to describe someone whose way of living is considered morally wrong
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inept
lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent
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avalanche
a sudden great amount of something
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traverse
go through or across
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shambles
wreck; mess
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oust
expel; drive out
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coarse
having a rough quality
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sacrosanct
too important and respected to be changed, criticized, etc.
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rife with
full of
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corporeal
bodily; material
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circuitous
roundabout
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tribute
something that you say, give, or do to show respect or affection for someone
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mire
entangle; stick in swampy ground
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replicate
to repeat or copy exactly
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pillar
a basic fact, idea, or principle of something
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redress
remedy; compensation
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fluster
to make or become nervous or upset
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indigenous
native