2451-2500 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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evanescence

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fleeting; vanishing; ephemeral or transitory; lasting a very short time

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fertile

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producing a large amount of something

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impassioned

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showing or feeling very strong emotions

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anterior

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situated in front

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harness

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to use for a particular purpose

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taboo

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improper or unacceptable

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repudiate

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to refuse to accept or support; to reject

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convocation

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a large formal meeting of people

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dole out

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to give to people

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archetypal

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a perfect example of something

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begrudge

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resent

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dismiss

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put away from consideration; reject; to decide not to think about or consider

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erudition

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impressive knowledge that is learned by studying

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mobilize

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to bring together for action

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harried

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bothered by many problems or worries; very worried or anxious

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spur

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to encourage to do or achieve something

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pecuniary

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pertaining to money

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enthrall

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to hold the attention of by being very exciting, interesting, or beautiful

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aesthetic

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of or relating to art or beauty

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converge

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to move toward one point and join together; to come together and meet

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concur

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provocative

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causing discussion, thought, argument, etc.

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rebuff

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to refuse in a rude way

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peer (v)

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to look closely or carefully especially because something or someone is difficult to see

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palliate
lessen the violence of; alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
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lament
grieve; express sorrow
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facilitate
to make easier; to help cause
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undisclosed
not made known to the public; not named or identified
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sinuous
having many twists and turns
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sloth
laziness; sluggishness; lethargy; idleness; a lazy person
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lucid
very clear and easy to understand; able to think clearly
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discourse
verbal communication; talk; conversation
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countermand
cancel; revoke
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insurmountable
overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable
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faculty
one of the powers of your mind or body
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relinquish
to give up; to give to another person or group
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overt
open to view; open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret
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preeminent
more important, skillful, or successful than others; better than others
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disaffected
discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority
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dictate
to say or state with authority or power
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studious
very serious about studying, reading, learning, etc.
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criticism
the activity of making careful judgments about the good and bad qualities of book,s movies, etc.
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allegory
story in which character are used as symbols; fable
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concerted
mutually agreed on; done together
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humble
not proud; not thinking of yourself as better than other people
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disintegrating
to break apart into many small parts or pieces
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slumber
sleep
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scrupulous
conscientious; extremely thorough; very careful about doing something correctly
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cull
to select or choose from a group
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distort
to change so that it is no longer true or accurate