30 Challenge Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

A

mysterious

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2
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the state of being away from a place or person

A

absence

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3
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buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.

A

acquire

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4
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a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics

A

category

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5
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(of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage.

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deceive

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6
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the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.

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discipline

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7
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a daughter of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

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niece

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8
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sound that is directed through two or more speakers so that it seems to surround the listener and to come from more than one source; stereophonic sound.

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stereo

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9
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a soft leather slipper or shoe, strictly one without a separate heel, having the sole turned up on all sides and sewn to the upper in a simple gathered seam, in a style originating among North American Indians.

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moccasin

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10
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an upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.

A

column

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11
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there is never a single person there

A

no one

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12
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a huge explosive

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missile

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13
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a number between 80 and 100

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ninety

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14
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an army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.

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colonel

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15
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take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.

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supersede

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16
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belonging to or associated with which person.

17
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it’s a piece of jewelry

18
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new to a skill or something

19
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it is what makes you hungry

20
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asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set.