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midterm vocab Flashcards

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marked by honour courtesy and courage, knightly

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chivalrous

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to go aborad
to make a start
to invest

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embark

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to comfort, relief, console

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solace

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intended to decieve or entrap,

sly, treacherpus

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insidious

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cautiously, with great care

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warily

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wealthy, luxurious

ample, grandiose

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opulent

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free from error

absolutely dependable

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infallible

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growing without check

running wild

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rampant

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causing a sharp sensation

stringing, biting

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pungent

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spiteful

showing ill will

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malevolent

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forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point

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cogent

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neglectful in performance of ones duty, carelessness

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remiss

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easily done superficial ready fluent easily shown but not sincerely felt

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facile

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sincere real without pretence

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unfeigned

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deprived of, made unhappy through a loss

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bereft

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to erase, obliterate,destroy

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expunge

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ironic, sarcastic, ironic to what was expected to what actually happened

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ironic

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able to use both hands equally well

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ambidextrous

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to starr with open mouth, to open mouth wide

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gape

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a langing for something past, homesickness, good positive memory

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nostalgia

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danger

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jeopardy

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a wry face, frown kinda

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grimace

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extreamly careful, particular about details

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meticulous

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to think about in a dreamy way, ponder

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museD

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an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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precedent

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a death especially of a person in a high position

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demise

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stormy, harsh, severe in attitude or action

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inclement

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a temporary stay

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sojourn

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to move toward one point , approach nearer together

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converged

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cool and confident, unconcerned

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nonchalant

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dignified, majestic

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stately

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knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding

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omniscient

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to yield to, to assume an office or dignity

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accede

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bending easily, service

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supple

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to give or pass as an inheritance

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bequeath

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strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

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uncanny

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exact, careful, attending to details, having high moral standards. principles

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scrupulous

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to find out

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ascertain

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unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others

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altruistic

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shy, lacking self confidence

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diffident

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mercy, mildness, humaneness, moderateness

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clemency

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to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

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brandish

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