List 1 (second half) Flashcards

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illustrious

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famous

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ideology

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set of ideas typical of a social or political group

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impair

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to make worse

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imperceptible

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not able to be seen or heard

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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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incompetence

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inability to function properly

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incriminate

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to show proof of involvement in a crime

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indistinguishable

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identical

hard to tell apart

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inert

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inactive

lacking the power to move

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insight

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a sudden understanding

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integral

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important

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intervention

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interference

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intuition

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a hunch or feeling about something

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irreparable

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unfixable

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jack

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device for lifting something heavy

lumberjack

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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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labored

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done with great effort

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lavish

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extravagant

to give away In large amounts (verb)

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lofty

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very tall or high in the air
noble in thoughts or aims
acting with a superior attitude

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lull

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a quiet pause
to soothe
to gain someone’s trust

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luxuriant

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richly decorated

growing abundantly

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malice

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hatred

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matriculate

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to enter or to enroll (usually to 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

merit scholar mike colons

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microbe

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tiny, microscopic organism

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miser

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someone who hates to spend money

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multiplicity

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involving more than one

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negligence

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carelessness, oversight

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objective

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goal

neutral, impartial, without feelings

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oscillate

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to move back and forth

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painstaking

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very careful

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partisan

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supporter of an idea or a cause

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pedestrian

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one who travels by foot

commonplace, ordinary, banal, un imaginative

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petty

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of little importance

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pitiable

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worthy of sympathy

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poised

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ready

In control of ones emotions and behavior

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portfolio

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set of pictures or documents

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preconceived

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planned in advance

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predicament

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problem situation

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prescience

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foresight, ability to predict the future

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presume

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to take for granted

to believe without reason

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principled

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moral, ethical

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progressive

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moving forward

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quake

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to shake or tremble

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reclusive

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living alone

secluded

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recurrent

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repetitive

happening again

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regional

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of a particular geographic area

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reinstate

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to restore

to put back into former position

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remission

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temporary weakening of force

disease

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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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sever

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to seperate

to cut

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solidarity

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togetherness

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stained

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discolored

dis honored

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static

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not moving

not changing

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stroke

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a single deliberate movement or action

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subtle

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not easily seen

difficult to understand

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suppress

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to keep down by force

to keep secret

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tact

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ability to do or say the right thing

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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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terrestrial

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of the earth

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trawler

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fishing boat

crawfish

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troupe

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a group of performers

rhymes with group

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ultimate

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final

best

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unbounded

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without limits

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universal

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widespread

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uphold

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to enforce

to support

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utterance

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something spoken

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vacant

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empty

without expression

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vandal

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one who damages property

vandalize

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verbose

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using more words than necessary

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vulgar

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crude

lacking culture

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witticism

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clever remark

witty comment

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zany

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crazy