Barron's 13 Flashcards

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literati

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well-educated people who are interested in literature.

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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denizen

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an inhabitant; a regular visitor

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introspective

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observing one’s own thoughts and feelings

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5
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homeostasis

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automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself

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inherent

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firmly established by nature or habit

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avuncular

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like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

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bard

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poet

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convex

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curved outward

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vaunt

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to boast about or praise (something), especially excessively; to drag

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emaciated

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thin and wasted because of illness or lack of foods

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sidereal

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relating to the stars

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13
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succor

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relief, help in time of distress or want

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14
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etymology

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origin an history of a word

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discrete

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constituing a separate thing; distinct

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discrepancy

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an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

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coagulate

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thicken; congeal (especially blood)

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sinuous

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intricate, complex

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expiate

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to atone for, to compensate

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sanction

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to approve, ratify, permit