Derivatives (Stages 24-29) Flashcards by Olivia Grossman

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colloquial

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informal conversation

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pontoon

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flat bottomed boat

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audacious

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taking surprising bold risks

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perfidious

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being faithless or disloyal

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transient

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passing especially quickly in a and out of existence

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passive

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acted on by an outside force, receptive to outside force

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incarceration

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confinement in jail or prison

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infestation

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the presence of an unusually large and troubling number of insects or animals

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riparian

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related to or located on a riverbank

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penal

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pertaining to or inflicting punishment

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immemorial

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of a time beyond memory or record

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oral

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spoken, not written; pertaining to the mouth

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lesion

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an injury or wound

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extraterrestrial

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beyond the limits of earth

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deposit

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lay down, put; place in safekeeping

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aperture

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an opening

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nomenclature

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a system of names

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instruction

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a knowledge given or taught

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commotion

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disturbance, uproar

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occupation

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business, employment; vocation

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collection

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an accumulation; things gathered

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delegation

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a group sent to act for others

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ablation

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surgical removal of a body part

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relation

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connection of persons by blood or marriage

accusation

charge of wrongdoing

domineering

imperious (order)

obnoxious

noxious (hurt)

shear

precipitous (headlong)

boring

tedious (it is tiring)

drafty

insidious (trap)

advent

an arrival

apparent

readily seen or understood, evident

ardent

glowing, passionate

decent

proper, fitting

innocent

free from guilt, pure

ventilate

to supply with fresh air

pallid

faint in color, wan

prefect

a person in charge of matters

bilingual

fluent in two languages

heredity

passed down from predecessors or ancestors

ire

anger

meticulous

extremely careful about details

assorted

consisting of various kinds

coronation

crowning ceremony

depopulate

to reduce the number of people

ferrous

containing iron

imperfection

flaw or defect

revival

restoration

servile

excessively submissive

translucent

allow light to pass through

viviparous

bearing live young

dolorous

sad, mournful

farrier

person who shoes horses

populous

full of people

audacious

bold, daring

lucidity

clarity of thought

circumvent

to go around