Chapters 11 and 12 Flashcards

1
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transgress

A

To go beyond or over set limits; to break a rule.

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2
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transitive

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Describing an action carried from subject to verb to object; needing a direct object to complete the meaning of the verb.

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3
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transitory

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Lasting for only a short while.

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4
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translucent

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Permitting light to pass through, but not transparent.

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5
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ambience

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Environment; the surrounding atmosphere.

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6
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obituary

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Notice of a death with biographical information.

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7
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transient

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  1. Passing quickly; transitory.

2. Staying only a short time.

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8
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aberration

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Straying away from what is normal or accepted

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9
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erratic

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Irregular or inconsistent in movement, habit, quality or ideas.

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10
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episode

A

An incident in a person’s life or in a story or play.

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11
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exodus

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  1. Mass departure or emigration.

2. The departure of the Israelites from Egypt with their leader Moses. (used as Exodus)

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12
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itinerant

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adj. Traveling from place to place, especially to perform some duty or work; transient.
n. A person who travels from place to place.

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13
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itinerary

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  1. A route of travel.

2. A plan or record of a journey.

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14
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advent

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  1. Arrival or coming into being.

2. (Advent) The period beginning four weeks before Christmas; the birth of Christ.

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15
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circumvent

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  1. To avoid; to evade by cleverness.

2. To avoid by passing around.

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16
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convene

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To assemble, especially for a meeting.

17
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intervene

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  1. To occur between events or periods.
  2. To come between, thereby easing a situation.
  3. To interfere or to interrupt.
18
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telepathy

A

Communication from one mind to another without speech, writing or other sensory means.

19
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deviate

A

To turn aside from a course, norm, pattern or subject.

20
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devious

A
  1. Winding, roundabout.

2. Underhanded; deceptive.

21
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impervious

A
  1. Not penetrable by light rays, moisture, etc.

2. Incapable of being influenced or affected.

22
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TRANS

A

L. across

23
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EO, IRE, IVI, ITUM

A

L. to go

24
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ERRO, ERRARE, ERRAVI, ERRATUM

A

L. to wander, to stray

25
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HODOS

A

G. journey

26
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ITER, ITINERIS

A

L. journey

27
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VENIO, VENIRE, VENI, VENTUM

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L. to come

28
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TELE

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G. at a distance

29
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VIA

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L. way, street, road, journey