Lesson 12 Flashcards
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occur
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happen
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plentitude
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abundance
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suppress
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subdue
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credulous
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gullible; believing
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capacious
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spacious
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divine
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sacred; heavenly
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acumen
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mental keenness; insight
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enunciate
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pronounce words clearly
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voracity
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greediness
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rensonant
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echoing
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dissolute
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loose in morals ; immoral
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ascribe
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attribute
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acid
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- Chemical that unites w a base to form a salt
2. Sour; sharp; biting
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discredit
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- refuse to believe
- cast doubt on
- disgrace
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deity
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god or a goddess
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plenty
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enough
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subscribe
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- promise to give or pay
2. sign one’s name; agree
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sonar
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device used for establishing the location of submarines or other underwater objects (sound based)
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capture
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to take ; seize
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concourse
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crowd; place where crowds come
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announce
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proclaim
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compress
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squeeze together; wet cloth used for pressure
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solvent
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- able to pay all that one owes
2. usually a liquid that can dissolve other substances
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carnivore
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meat eater
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participate
to take part in
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manuscript
book or paper written by hand/typewriter
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plenipotentiary
diplomatic agent having full power/authority
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omnivore
eat plants and animals
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unison
1. agreement
2. agreement in pitch of two or more tones, voiceable
3 harmony
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conscription
compel by law to enlist in army/navy; draft
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dissonance
discord
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captivated
enchant, fascinate, capture/charm
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courier
messenger sent in haste
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divinity
of God/from God/heavenly/divine nature or quality ; religion
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incredible
beyond belief ; unbelievable
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acrimonious
stinging; bitter
