Lesson 1 Flashcards

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facile

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easy to do

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magnanimous

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generous

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Sacrilegious

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Irreverent

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Volition

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Wish,will; Desire

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Benediction

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blessing ; Expression of good wishes

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Multitude

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Many; CROWD

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Circumspect

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Cautious; thoughtful

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Rector

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Clergyman

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Imperturbable

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Calm, even - tempered

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Undulated

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Wavy

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Elocution

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Art of effective public speaking

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Implicate

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Involve

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Turbulent

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Violent; moving rapidly

2 disorder/ commotion / unrest

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Benevolence

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*Kindness

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Loquacious

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*Wordy

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Magnitude

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Size, extent, or importance of something

  1. A number that shows brightness if a star
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Abundant

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*Plentiful

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Duplicity

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Spectacle

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Demonstration

  1. Remarkable/ impressive public performance
    3 regrettable public display
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Benefit

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An advantage; help; aid

(V) you will benefit from ….

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Colloquial

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  1. appropriate to the spoken language; informal

2. conversational

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Multinational

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Involving more than 2 countries

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Direct

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1.Be in charge of; supervise;
Give guidance/ instruction
2. Proceed w/o interruption in a straight course
3. candid
4. Straight
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Abound

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  1. Great in number or amount; prevalent
  2. Used with in or with

Ie: a city that abounds with art museums

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Complex
1 consisting of interwoven parts 2 difficult to understand; intricate; complicated 3 a building a group of buildings used for a single purpose
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Sacrament
A rite to be a means if grace Catholic Church has 7
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Voluntary
Done of one's own free will
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Rectify
Set right; correct
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Magniloquent
Lofty & extravagant in speech (pompous/ boastful)
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Sacrifice
1. The thing surrendered or devoted 2. Surrender or give up for sake of something else 3. Baseball (cause an advance of base runner by sacrifice)
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Turbid
Not clear; clouded; opaque;obscured (Turbid waters near the waterfall) 2. Thick/ dense (smoke or clouds) 3. confused; muddled; disturbed
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Desecrate
To treat with sacrilege; profane
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Perspicacious
Having keen mental perception & understanding; discerning | Adjective
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Volunteer
Performs a service willingly & without pay
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Factory
Building/ group of bldgs used to manufacture goods
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Turbulent
State of agitation; disturbed 2disorder Violence & aggression (Turbulent young soldiers)