Lesommns 9 & 10 Flashcards

1
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Calm, pleasant

A

Halcyon

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2
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Hallow

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To make holy, holy

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3
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To make holy, holy

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Hallow

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4
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Harbinger

A

An omen or sign

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5
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An omen or sign

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Harbinger

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6
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Harlequin

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A clown

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7
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A clown

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Harlequin

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8
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Hector

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To bully, to pester

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9
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To bully, to pester

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Hector

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10
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Hedonism

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Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses

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11
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Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses

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Hedonism

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12
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Hegira

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Flight, escape

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13
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Flight, escape

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Hegira

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14
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Hermetic

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Tightly sealed

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15
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Tightly sealed

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Hermetic

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16
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Heterogeneous

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Different, dissimilar

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17
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Different, dissimilar

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Heterogeneous

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18
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Hiatus

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A pause or gap

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19
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A pause or gap

A

Hiatus

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20
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Hoi polloi

A

Common people, the masses

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21
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Common people, the masses

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Hoi polloi

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22
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Hospice

A

A shelter

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23
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A shelter

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Hospice

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24
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Hubris

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Excessive pride or self-confidence

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25
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Excessive pride or self-confidence

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Hubris

26
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Hybrid

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Anything of mixed origin, mixed assorted

27
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Anything of mixed origin, mixed assorted

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Hybrid

28
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Idiosyncrasy

A

A peculiar personality trait

29
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A peculiar personality trait

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Idiosyncrasy

30
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Idolatry

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Excessive or blind adoration, worship of an object

31
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Excessive or blind adoration, worship of an object

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Idolatry

32
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Ignoble

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Dishonorable, shameful

33
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Dishonorable, shameful

A

Ignoble

34
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Imminent

A

Likely to happen, threatening

35
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Likely to happen, threatening

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Imminent

36
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Immolate

A

To kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

37
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To kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

A

Immolate

38
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Immutable

A

Unchangeable, fixed

39
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Unchangeable, fixed

A

Immutable

40
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Impair

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To weaken, to cause to cause to become worse

41
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To weaken, to cause to become worse

A

Impair

42
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Impale

A

To pierce with a sharp stake through the body

43
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To pierce with a sharp stake through the body

A

Impale

44
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Impalpable

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Cannot be felt

45
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Cannot be felt

A

Impalpable

46
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Impecunious

A

Without money, penniless

47
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Without money, penniless

A

Impecunious

48
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Impediment

A

A barrier, obstruction

49
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A barrier, obstruction

A

Impediment

50
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Imperative

A

Extremely necessary, vitally important

51
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Extremely necessary, vitally important

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Imperative

52
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Imperious

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Domineering, haughty

53
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Domineering, haughty

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Imperious

54
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Impinge

A

To strike, to encroach

55
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To strike, to encroach

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Impinge

56
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Impious

A

Disrespectful towards God

57
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Disrespectful towards God

A

Impious

58
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Importune

A

To persistently ask, to beg

59
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To persistently ask, to beg

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Importune

60
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Halcyon

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Calm, pleasant