Flash Card 7

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prolific

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plentiful

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teemed

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be full of

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dismal

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causing a mood of gloom

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4
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testimony

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a formal written or spoken statement

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5
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fastidious

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very attentive to detail

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6
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endeavor

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try hard to do or achieve something

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7
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penetrate

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go into or through

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8
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intrepid

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fearless

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9
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magnanimity

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being kind and generous

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10
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perspicacity

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the ability to understand things quickly and make accurate judgments

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11
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eloquence

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fluent or persuasive speaking or writing

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12
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hierarchical

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arranged in order of rank

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13
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bureaucratic

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involving complicated rules and procedures which can cause long delays

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14
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dispersing

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spread over a wide area

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15
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prominence

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the state of being important, famous

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continental

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belonging to a continent

17
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fortify

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to make something stronger in order to protect

18
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anguish

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severe mental or physical pain

19
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demolish

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pull or knock down

20
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vigor

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physical strength

21
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consecrate

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make holy or to dedicate to a higher purpose

22
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annihilation

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complete destruction; obliteration

23
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exalt

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think very highly of; raise to a higher rank

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solidarity

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agreement between; support for the members of a group

25
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envision

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imagine as a future possibility; visualize

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inanimate

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not alive

27
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prerequisite

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necessary condition

28
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entrant

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new member

29
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eccentric

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unconventional and slightly strange

30
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lament

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passionate expression of grief