9 Flashcards
(35 cards)
1
Q
Buoyant
A
light-hearted
2
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Surmise
A
to make an inference
3
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Redress
A
to compensate for
4
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Wan
A
someone who is unwell
5
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Symbiotic
A
dependent organisms
6
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Dissent
A
to disagree
7
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Vestige
A
a trace left behind by something
8
Q
Expedite
A
to accelerate
9
Q
Anomalous
A
abnormal
10
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Manacle
A
handcuffs
11
Q
Lugubrious
A
mournful
12
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Avuncular
A
someone kind and patient
13
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Nomenclature
A
the system of naming things
14
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Ardent
A
passionate
15
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Joule
A
work for a watt of power per second
16
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Precipitation
A
water falling to earth
17
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Foreman
A
someone who controls workers
18
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Illusory
A
illusion
19
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Equivocal
A
open to many interpretations
20
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Prosaic
A
lacking imagination
21
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Peddle
A
to sell or offer
22
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Recluse
A
someone living in solitude
23
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Junction
A
joining things together
24
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Edifice
A
system of belief
25
Proscribe
to forbid (by law)
26
Levy
impose
27
Affinity
natural liking
28
Patents
license
29
Stymie
to hinder
30
Maxim
a short statement
31
Perspire
to sweat
32
Abberation
not normal
33
Quotidian
found in everyday events
34
Magnanimous
nobility of spirit
35
Moribund
at the verge of death
