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
- 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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*Deceit
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Spectacle
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Demonstration
- 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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- 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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- Great in number or amount; prevalent
- 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)