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Lesson 8 Flashcards

(15 cards)

1
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Adjacent

A

Near or next to;

Adjoining

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2
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Beset

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To surround or attack repeatedly

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3
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Cede

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To give up or transfer, especially by treaty or formal agreement

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4
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Circuitous

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Roundabout;

Indirect

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5
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Desultory

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Proceeding or carried out in an aimless or random way

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6
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Galvanize

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To excite or arouse action

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7
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Implement

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A tool or instrument

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8
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Inconsequential

A

Lacking importance or worth;
Unable to make an impact;
Trivial

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9
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Magnitude

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Greatness of size, power, or influence

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10
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Materialize

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To become real or actual

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11
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Muster

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A gathering, usually of military forces

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12
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Prohibitive

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Serving to retrain action or discourage use of

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13
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Reminisce

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To think or talk about one’s past

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14
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Vanguard

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The leading or forward position in a movement

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15
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Visionary

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A person who is given to ideas that are not currently realistic;
A dreamer

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