6-10 Flashcards

1
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mediate

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v - intervene between people in a dispute to bring about agreement or understanding

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2
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sophisticated

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adj - having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture

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3
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stringent

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adj - strict, precise, and exacting

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4
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pyromania

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n - an obsessive desire to set fire to things

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5
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germinate

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v - begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy

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6
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elucidate

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v - make something clear; explain

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7
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sedition

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n - the crime of creating a revolt, disturbance, or violence against a lawful authority

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8
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dignitary

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n - a person considered to be important because of high rank or office

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9
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mediocre

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adj - of only moderate quality; not very good

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10
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liberate

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adj - set someone free from a situation

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11
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gratitude

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n - the quality of being thankful

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12
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temporal

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adj - relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs OR relating to time

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13
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greg

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group

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14
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clud

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close

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15
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luc

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light

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16
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medi

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middle

17
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tempor

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time

18
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-ate

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cause

19
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mania

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madness

20
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-tion

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act or state

21
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liber

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free

22
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se

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apart

23
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pyro

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fire

24
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germ

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vital or related

25
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dign

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worthy

26
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grat

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pleasing

27
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-tude

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curr

28
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migr

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wander

29
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gamy

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marriage

30
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tang

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touch

31
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mar

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sea

32
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string

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bind

33
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rupt

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break

34
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soph

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wisdom