List 1 (second half) Flashcards

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illustrious

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famous

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ideology

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set of ideas typical of a social or political group

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impair

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to make worse

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imperceptible

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not able to be seen or heard

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impulse

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sudden urge

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incapacitated

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lacking physical or legal powers

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incompetence

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inability to function properly

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incriminate

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to show proof of involvement in a crime

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indistinguishable

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identical

hard to tell apart

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inert

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inactive

lacking the power to move

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insight

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a sudden understanding

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integral

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important

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intervention

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interference

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intuition

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a hunch or feeling about something

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irreparable

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unfixable

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jack

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device for lifting something heavy

lumberjack

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judicious

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wise

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kernel

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the central or important part

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labored

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done with great effort

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lavish

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extravagant

to give away In large amounts (verb)

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lofty

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very tall or high in the air
noble in thoughts or aims
acting with a superior attitude

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lull

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a quiet pause
to soothe
to gain someone’s trust

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luxuriant

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richly decorated

growing abundantly

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malice

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hatred

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matriculate
to enter or to enroll (usually to college)
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medley
group of songs strung together
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meritorious
having value deserving praise merit scholar mike colons
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microbe
tiny, microscopic organism
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miser
someone who hates to spend money
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multiplicity
involving more than one
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negligence
carelessness, oversight
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objective
goal | neutral, impartial, without feelings
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oscillate
to move back and forth
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painstaking
very careful
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partisan
supporter of an idea or a cause
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pedestrian
one who travels by foot | commonplace, ordinary, banal, un imaginative
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petty
of little importance
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pitiable
worthy of sympathy
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poised
ready | In control of ones emotions and behavior
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portfolio
set of pictures or documents
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preconceived
planned in advance
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predicament
problem situation
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prescience
foresight, ability to predict the future
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presume
to take for granted | to believe without reason
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principled
moral, ethical
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progressive
moving forward
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quake
to shake or tremble
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reclusive
living alone | secluded
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recurrent
repetitive | happening again
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regional
of a particular geographic area
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reinstate
to restore | to put back into former position
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remission
temporary weakening of force disease
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reputability
being well thought of, respectability
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saccharine
overly sweet, falsely kind
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sever
to seperate | to cut
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solidarity
togetherness
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stained
discolored | dis honored
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static
not moving | not changing
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stroke
a single deliberate movement or action
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subtle
not easily seen | difficult to understand
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suppress
to keep down by force | to keep secret
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tact
ability to do or say the right thing
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tangent
sudden change of topic
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temperament
mood, character
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terrestrial
of the earth
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trawler
fishing boat crawfish
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troupe
a group of performers rhymes with group
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ultimate
final | best
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unbounded
without limits
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universal
widespread
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uphold
to enforce | to support
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utterance
something spoken
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vacant
empty | without expression
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vandal
one who damages property vandalize
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verbose
using more words than necessary
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vulgar
crude | lacking culture
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witticism
clever remark | witty comment
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zany
crazy