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2nd 9 Weeks Exam Flashcards

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Virtuoso

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A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit

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Avenge

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Inflict harm in return for something bad someone else has done

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Impunity

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Punish without being punished

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Explicit

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Stated clearly and in detail

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Subside

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Become less intense, violent

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Preclude

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Prevent from happening

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Motley

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A particolored costume of a jester

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Accost

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Approach and adress a person boldly

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Connoisseur

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An expert judge in matter of taste

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Retribution

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Vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

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Absconded

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Escape

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Gesticulation

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Hand or bodily movement

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Crypt

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An underground room or tunnel

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Fetter

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A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner

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Implore

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Beg someone desperately to do something

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action

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Colossal

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Extremely large

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Dank

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Disagreeably damp

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Render

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Provide or give

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Discern

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Perceive or recognize

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Taint

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Undesirable quality or substancey

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Amenities

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Convenient features

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Opaque

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Not able to be seen through

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Indolent

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Wanting to avoid activity or exertion

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Palpable

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Able to be touched or felt

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Cower

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Crouch down in fear

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Placid

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Not easily upset or excited

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Tangible

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Touchable

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Zealous

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Having or showing zeal

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Venerable

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A great deal of respect

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Opiate

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Medicine

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Bland

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uninteresting

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Droll

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Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

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Condone

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To allow morally wrong behavior to continue

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Affable

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Friendly

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Mirage

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An optical illusion

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Loll

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Stand lazily

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Careen

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Turn the ship on its side for cleaning at caulking or repair

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Serene

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Calm and peaceful

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Skiff

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A shallow, flat bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern

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Motley

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A particolored costume of a jester

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Accost

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Approach and adress a person boldly

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Connoisseur

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An expert judge in matter of taste

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Absconded

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Escape

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Gesticulation

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Hand or bodily movement

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Crypt

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An underground room or tunnel

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Fetter

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A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner

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Implore

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Beg someone desperately to do something

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Obstinate

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Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action

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Colossal

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Extremely large

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Dank

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Disagreeably damp

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Render

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Provide or give

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Discern

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Perceive or recognize

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Taint

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A trace of a bad undesirable quality or substance

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Amenities

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Convenient features

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Opaque

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Not able to be seen through

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Indolent

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Wanting to avoid activity or exertion

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Palpable

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Able to be touched or felt

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Cower

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Crouch down in fear

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Placid

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Not easily upset or excited

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Tangible

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Touchable

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Zealous

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Having or showing zeal

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Venerable

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A great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character

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Opiate

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Medicine

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Bland

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Lacking strong features are characteristics and therefore an interesting

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Droll

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Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

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Condone

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To allow morally wrong behavior to continue

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Affable

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Friendly

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Mirage

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An optical illusion

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Loll

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Stand lazily

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Careen

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Turn the ship on its side for cleaning at caulking or repair

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Serene

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Calm and peaceful

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Skiff

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A shallow, flat bottomed open boat with sharp bow and square stern

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Blighted

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Spoil or harm

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Prim

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Stiffly formal and respectable

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Solder

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A low melting alloy, especially one based on a lead and tin

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Billow

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I large undulating mass of something

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Imminent

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About to happen

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Dogged

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Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

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Infallible

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Unable to make a mistake

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Iridescent

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Many colors

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Reiterate

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Say again

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Evanesce

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Pass out of sight

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Vortex

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A massive whirling fluid or air

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