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4 Flashcards

1
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implore

A

beg

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hoard

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stockpile; accumulate for future use

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gorge

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stuff oneself

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forte

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strong point or special talent

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5
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feign

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pretend

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exclaim

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cry out suddenly

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7
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ensemble

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group of (supporting) planters; organic unity; costume

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earthy

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unrefined; coarse

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disgruntle

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make discontented

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depravity

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extreme corruption; wickedness

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daunt

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intimidate; frighten

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12
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constraint

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compulsion; repression of feelings

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13
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complacency

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self-satisfaction; smugness

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14
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cessation

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stoppage

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15
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bracing

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invigorating; energizing; stimulating; healthy and fresh

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balk

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foil or thwart; shop short; refuse to go on

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17
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arable

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fit for growing crops

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allegory

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a symbolic story

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yield

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give in; surrender

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vicarious

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acting as a substitute; done by a deputy

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21
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ungainly

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awkward; clumsy; unwieldy

22
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tractable

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docile; easily managed

23
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tedium

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the condition of being dull or wearisome; monotony; boredom

24
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sporadic

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occuring irregularly

25
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serrated

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having a saw-toothed edge

26
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ruffian

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bully; scoundrel

27
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reprisal

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retaliation

28
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recidivism

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habitual return to crime

29
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putrid

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foul; rotten; decayed

30
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proletarian

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member of the working class; blue collar person

31
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potentate

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monarch; sovereign

32
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phraseology

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choice of words

33
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patriarch

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father and ruler of a family or tribe

34
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orgy

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wild, drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in a tendency

35
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nondescript

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indistinctive; ordinary

36
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mordant

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sharply caustic, as wit; sarcastic

37
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matriculate

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enroll (in college or graduate school)

38
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liquidation

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a closing of one’s business by collecting assets and settling all debts

39
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jaunt

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trip; short journey

40
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insightful

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discerning; perceptive

41
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indigenous

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native

42
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implicit

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understood but not stated

43
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histrioinic

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theatrical

44
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gorge

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small, steep-walled canyon

45
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forsake

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desert; abandon; renounce

46
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fecundity

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fertility; fruitfulness

47
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excise

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cut away; cut out

48
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ensconce

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settle comfortable

49
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dwindle

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shrink; reduce

50
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disfigure

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mar in beauty; spoil

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