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Vocabs Day 1 Flashcards

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Pretense

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A false or misleading show of something

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Negligent

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Careless;inattentive

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Alarcity

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Cheerful willingness;swiftness

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4
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Incredulous

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Disbelieving;skeptical

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5
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Advocate

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To speak in support of something

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Noisome

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Disgustingly offensive;foul

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Dogmatic

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Arrogantly asserting unproved principles

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Modest

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Limited in amount,extent,etc..

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Provincial

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Limited in perspective;unsophisticated

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Amnesty

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Governmental pardon

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Assail

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To attack;to assault

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12
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Paleontology

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The study of fossils of life forms of the past

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13
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Haughty

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Stuck-up;arrogant;snobbish

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Insular

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Narrow in outlook;provincial

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Veracious

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Honest;truthful

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Surmise

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To infer something by intuition or slender evidene; n.such am inference

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Rustic

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Adj. of or living in the coutry

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Emblematic

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Symbolic;representitive of more

19
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Harrowing

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Very distressig;painful

20
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Allocate

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To set apart for a special purpose;designate

21
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Harmonious

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In agreemet

22
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Listless

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Having no interest in wht is going on about one;languid; spiritless

23
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Dupe

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To deceive;to trick;n. a person rasily tricked

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Inclined

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Disposed;willing

25
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Omen

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An indication of the future

26
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Inherent

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Included as an essential part;intrinsic

27
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Pensive

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Thinking deeply or seriously,often of sad things

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Affirmation

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A confident declaration of birth

29
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Quarry

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A hunted bird or animal;prey

30
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Chaste

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Adj;pure; not engaging in sexual activity

31
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Flighty

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Unstable or easily excited

32
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Fervid

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Extremely emotional;passionate

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