Becoming (Chapter 1) Flashcards by LUIS ENRIQUE MENDOZA CHOQUE

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Strive

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Work hard

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Sly

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Sarcastic

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Exasperation

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Annoyance

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Approval

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Acceptance, agreement

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Persistent

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Continual, not giving up

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Drift

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Move slowly on water or air

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Boost

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Increase, push up

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Blot out

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Cover up or hide

Blot _____ out

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In the midst of

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In the middle (of a process)

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Shift

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A change to new location

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Lure

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Attract

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Implacable

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Determined, impossible to distract

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Unwavering

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Unchanging, undoubting

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Vigilance (n)

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Guarding, watchfulness

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Deteriorate

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Break down, get worse

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Grind

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pressure, breaking into small pieces

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Partition

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A dividing wall

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Painstaking (adj)

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Carefully, with effort

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Ritual

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Tradition, custom

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Flimsy

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Thin, not substantial

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Wrath (n)

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Severe anger, fury

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Immaculate

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Completely clean

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Numb

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Without feeling

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Impeccable

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Perfect, immaculate

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Indulge

Give someone a gift or treat

Unscathed

Undamaged

Osmosis

Absorbing

Anchor

Keep in one place

Subtle

Slight, hard to notice

Infectious

Hard to resist

Scavenge

Take things that no one else wants

Rickety

Old and ready to fall apart, flimsy

Antidote

Cure for poison

Splurge

Spend extra money on a treat, indulge

Dominate

Control other people

Restriction

Limit, things you are not allowed to do

Fumble

Use your hands in a clumsy way

Correlation

Similarity, ralationship

Fiddle around with

Try to make something work (often negative)

Treason

Betraying your country

Concrete

Not abstract

Yield

Give in, be persuaded

Epic

Long and heroic

Seething

Boiling angry

Woes

Troubles, sadness

Intervene

Get involved

Sassy

Rude, disrespectful

Arcane

Tricky, hard to understand

Feisty

Having a strong spirit

Otherwordly

Exotic, strange, like another world

Devoted to

Willing to give love and attention

Immobile

Unable to walk or move around

Odds

Chances, likelihood

Neuron

Nerve cell

Dwell (up) on

Spend a lot of time worrying about

Block out

Not think about

Manifestation

Outward sign

Willing

Agree or be eager to do something

Blissful

Perfectly happy

Rigor

Great care, especiallyin learning or teaching

Flawless

Without a single mistake, immaculate, impeccable

Disparity

Inequality