English 3 midterm Flashcards by Yuneli Castaneda | Brainscape

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Fatalistic

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Believe

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Numismatist

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Coin collector

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Licentious

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Morally unrestrained (immoral

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Paucity

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Insufficiency

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Obtrude

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To Force oneself into a situation

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Pensive

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Dreamily thoughtful

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Alienate

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Turnaway feelings or affections

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Elated

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In high spirits

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Epigram

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witty saying expression

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Amalgamate

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To combine

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Demented

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Mentally ill

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Hone

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To sharpen

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Beleaguer

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Annoy cause problems

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Gorge

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To eat or swallow greedily

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Antiquated

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No longer useful

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Opiate

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Narcoli to sleep

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Caricatures

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In exaggerated portrayal of one’s features

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Dally

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To waste time

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Felonious

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Criminal

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Ambidextrous

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Equally skillful with either hand

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Chauvinist

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having a fanatical devotion to a country gender or religion

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Egalitarian

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Promoting equal rights for all people

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Berserk

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The state of violent or destructive

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Ostentatious

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Mark fire con spacious showy or pretentious display

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Delude

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To mislead

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Elude

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Hey scape notice to get away

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Inactive

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Unproductive

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Blight

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Anything that destroys

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Obsequy

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Funeral

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Denizen

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An occupant

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Fealty

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Loyalty

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Laggard

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Slow person

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Gambit

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Maneuver or action to gain