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9e. Vocabulary - Beyond Key Terms 1 Flashcards

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alloy (verb)

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to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior; unalloyed means pure

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appropriate (verb)

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to take for one’s own use; to confiscate

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arrest, arresting (verb)/(adj.)

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to suspend; to engage; holding one’s attention: as in an arresting portrait

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august (adj.)

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majestic, venerable

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bent (noun)

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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency

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broach (verb)

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to bring up; to announce; to begin to talk about

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brook (verb)

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to tolerate; to endure; to countenance

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cardinal (adj.)

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major, as in cardinal sin

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chauvinist (noun)

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a blindly devoted patriot

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color (verb)

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to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss, or affect (usually the first)

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consequential (adj.)

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pompous, self-important (primary definitions are logically following; important)

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damp (verb)

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to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound

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die (noun)

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a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop

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essay (verb)

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to test or try; to attempt; to experiment

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exact (verb)

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to demand; to call for; to require; to take

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fell (verb)

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to cause to fall by striking

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fell (adj.)

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inhumanly cruel

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flag (adj.)

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to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline

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flip (adj.)

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sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remark

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ford (verb)

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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

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grouse (verb)

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to complain or grumble

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guy (noun)/(verb)

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a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide; to steady or reinforce using a guy: think guide. (verb form: guyed, guying)

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intimate (verb)

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to imply, suggest, or insinuate

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list (verb)

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to tilt or lean to one side

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lumber (verb)

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to move heavily and clumsily

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meet (adj.)

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fitting, proper

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milk (verb)

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to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of

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mince (verb)

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to pronounce or speak affectedly; to euphemize, to speak too carefully. Also, to take tiny steps; to tiptoe

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nice (adj.)

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exacting, fastidious, extremely precise

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occult (adj.)

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hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension

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pedestrian (adj.)

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commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian

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pied (adj.)

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multicolored, usually in blotches

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pine (verb)

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to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn

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plastic (adj.)

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moldable, pliable, not rigid

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pluck (noun)

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courage, spunk, fortitude

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prize (verb)

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to pry, to press or force with a lever; something taken by force, spoils

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rail (verb)

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to complain about bitterly

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rent (verb)/(noun)

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torn (past tense of rend ); an opening or tear caused by such

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quail (verb)

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to lose courage; to turn frightened

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qualify (verb)

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to limit

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sap (verb)

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to enervate or weaken the vitality of

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sap (noun)

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a fool or nitwit

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scurvy (adj.)

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contemptible, despicable

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singular (adj.)

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exceptional, unusual, odd

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stand (noun)

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a group of trees

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steep (verb)

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to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep

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strut (noun)

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the supporting structural cross-part of a wing

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table (verb)

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to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration

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tender (verb)

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to proffer or offer

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waffle (verb)

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to equivocate; to change one’s position

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wag (noun)

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wit, joker

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