Lesson 15 Flashcards

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Remove

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Take something away it off from the position occupied
Take off
Change ones home or place of residence by moving
Eliminate of get rid of
Dismiss from a job or office
Be distant from
Be very different from
Separated by a particular number of steps of descent

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Reincarnation

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The rebirth of a soul in a new body
A person or animal in Whom a particular soul is believed to have been reborn
A new version of something from the past

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Ordinary

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With no special or distinctive features, normal

(Esp of a judge or bishop) exercising authority by virtue of office and not by delegation

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Propriety

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The state of quality of confirming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals
The details or rules of behavior conventionally considered to be correct
The condition of being right, appropriate, or fitting

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Science

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The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study if the structure and behavior or the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
A particular area if this
A systematically organized body of knowledge on a particular subject
Knowledge of any kind

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Detriment

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The state if being harmed or damaged

A cause of harm or damage

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Monster

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An imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening
An inhumanly cruel or wicked person
Often a person, typically a child, who is rude or badly behaved
Of a thing or animal that is excessively or dauntingly large
A congenitally malformed or mutant animal or plant

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Monocle

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A single eyeglass, kept in position by the muscles around the eye

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Impulsive

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Acting or done without forethought

Acting as an impulse

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Insult

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v. Speak or treat with disrespect or scornful
n. A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or action.
a thing so worthless or contemptible as to be offensive
An event or occurrence that causes damage to a tissue or organ

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Subterranean

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Existing, occurring, or done under the earth’s surface

Secret, concealed

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Vitamin

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Any of a group of organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body

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Vivacious

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Lively

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Prescience

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Foreknowledge

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Carnality

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Worldly, materially

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Terrestrial

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Of the land

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Motif

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Recurrent theme

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Primordial

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Original, earliest

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Ocular

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Pertaining to the eye

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Appropriate

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Salient

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Remonstrate

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Contrition

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Repulse

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Drive back, repel

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Omniscient
Knowing everything
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Vivisection
The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research (used only by ppl who are opposed to such work) Ruthlessly sharp and detailed criticism or analysis
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Mediterranean
adj. Of or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea, the countries bordering it, or their inhabitants Of a persons complexion thematically dark, as is common in some Mediterranean countries n. The Mediterranean Sea or the countries bordering it A native country bordering on the Mediterranien
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Carnivore
An animal that feeds on flesh | Zoology a mammal of the order Carnivora
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Binoculars
An optical instrument with a lense for each eye, used for viewing distant objects
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Exordium
The beginning or introductory part, esp of a Discourse or treatise
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Compulsive
Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, esp. one that is against ones conscious sides Acting as a result of am it restive irge Irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling
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Terrain
A stretch of land esp with regard to its physical features | fault-bounded area or region with a distinctive stratigraphy, structure, and geological history
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Carnage
The killing of a large number of people
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Assailant
A person who physically attacks another
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Mobile
Able to move or be moved freely or easily Accommodated in a vehicle so as to travel around and serve various places Equipped and prepared to move quickly to any place it is needed Of or relating to cellular phones, handheld computers, and similair technology Able or willing to move easily or freely between occupations, places of residence, or social classes
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Trite
Overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness