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21 Flashcards

1
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impale

A

pierce

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inalienable

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not to be taken away; nontransferable

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3
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urbane

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suave; refined; elegant

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voracious

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having an insatiable appetite; ravenous

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5
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acme

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top; pinnacle

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amnesty

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pardon

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asperity

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sharpness (of temper)

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bent

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determined; natural talent of inclination

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9
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cadaver

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corpse

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circumscribe

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limit; confine

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conformity

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harmony; agreement

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12
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corporeal

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bodily; material

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13
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deference

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courteous regard for another’s which

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diabolical

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devilish

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15
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dissident

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dissenting; rebellious

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elusive

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evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

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equivocal

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ambiguous; intentionally misleading

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18
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extenuate

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weaken; mitigate

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19
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fissure

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crevice

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fulcrum

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support on which a lever rests

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21
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gyrate

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to rotate rapidly, to spin to wind or coil

22
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impalpable

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imperceptible; intangible

23
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inane

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silly; senseless

24
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infamy

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evil reputation; extreme disgrace

25
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intransigence

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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

26
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laconic

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brief and to the point

27
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lustrous

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shining

28
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mettle

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courage; spirit

29
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myopic

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nearsighted; lacking foresight

30
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octogenarian

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between the ages of 80 and 90 years old

31
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palliate

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lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses

32
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peripheral

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marginal; outer

33
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platitude

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stereotyped expression, commonplace, a cliche, a dull or trite remark

34
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premonition

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forewarning

35
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protege

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person receiving protection and support from a patron

36
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ramification

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branching out; subdivision

37
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rejoinder

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retort; comeback; reply

38
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reticent

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characteristically silent or quiet

39
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saturnine

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gloomy

40
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slovenly

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untidy; careless in work habits

41
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stigmatize

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brand; mark as wicked

42
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surfeit

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satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything

43
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thespian

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pertaining to drama

44
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tundra

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rolling; treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America

45
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usurp

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seize another’s power or rank

46
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vortex

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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorable plunged

47
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acoustics

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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

48
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amorous

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moved my sexual love; loving

49
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aspire

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seek to attain; long for

50
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bequeath

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leave to someone by a will; hand down

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