Semester 1 Final Flashcards
(138 cards)
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Advent
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The coming of Christ; the time of spiritual preparation before Christmas
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Abstract
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Difficult to understand, not related to anything obvious
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Ambidextrous
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Using both hands equally
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Antecedent
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Preceding an event, condition, or cause
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Biannual
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Happening twice a year
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Circumnavigate
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To go completely around
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Consort
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A close relationship with one or more people, organizations, etc.
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Contraband
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Illegal or prohibited
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Deplete
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To empty or lessen greatly
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Disburse
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To spread out according to a plan
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Duologue
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A dialogue specifically between two people
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Effervescent
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Characterized by bubbling or liveliness
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Extricate
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To remove from something else that is tightly connected, literally or figuratively
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Infer
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To figure out based on known information
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Inept
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Lacking skill or intelligence
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Interchange
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To switch places
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Intramural
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Within the limits of a community
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Millennium
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A period of 1,000 years, esp. The coming 1,000 year reign of Christ
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Multifaceted
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Having many sides
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Nonconformity
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Refusal to be similar or obedient to a particular expectation
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Omit
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To leave out
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Omniscient
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All-knowing
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Quadrant
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An area that is roughly an even quarter of the larger section from with it comes
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Persecute
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To cause to suffer, usually because of belief
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Postdiluvian
The era after the flood
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Preposition
A function word that indicates direction, locational relationship, etc.
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Prodigious
An impressive amount or skill
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Recompense
Paying what is owed
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Retrofit
To add on or update with newer parts
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Seclude
To keep someone or something from interacting with the rest
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Semicircle
A half circle
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Succumb
To yield to something else
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Soprano
The highest singing part
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Transcontinental
Across a continent
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Triangle
A polygon with three sides
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Ultrasound
A machine using sound waves above the range of human hearing to capture images of internal structures
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Conjunctivitis
Pink eye
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Acerbate
To annoy to the point of anger or irritability
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Equivocate
To use words with dual meanings, uncertain meanings in order to deceive
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Medieval
From the Middle Ages; outdated
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Agrarian
Related to field or farm life
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Agility
The ability to move quickly and gracefully
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Alienate
To do something that makes someone feel unwelcome or hostile
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Altercation
A loud, angry argument
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Exalt
To raise high, either by promotion or by glorification
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Preamble
The introduction or purpose statement, usually of an important document
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Amiable
Friendly or pleasant to all
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Animosity
Dislike verging in violence
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Per annum
In or for a year
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Apparition
A ghostly or inexplicable sight
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inept
lacking fitness or common sense
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aqueous
related to water
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arbitrary
up to personal opinion and not set rules or expectations
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arboretum
a place where trees and plants are grown for studying purposes
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arduous
difficult or strenuous
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artifice
clever skill, often seen as deceptive
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audit
a careful examination, usually of finances; to review a course without receiving a grade
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augment
to enhance
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aviary
a place for keeping birds
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beatific
related to the beatitudes; blissful
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antebellum
before the war
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benevolence
the tendency to do good or give generously
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bon voyage
farewell
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breviary
a book of prayers, hymn, etc. used throughout the day
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recidivism
tendency to fall back into bad habits or behavior
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incisor
the pointed "canine" teeth
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recant
to take back a statement usually of faith or strong opinion
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incipient
beginning to exist
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chapter
a main division of a book; a phase in one's life
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incarnate
having bodily and human nature
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cavernous
having cavities or caves or cave-like features
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recede
to move back or away
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eccentric
deviating from the norm
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centurion
a leader of a group of 100 Roman soldiers
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discern
to detect with any senses, including eyes or intuition
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civic
related to citizenship or cities
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clamor
a loud noise, often from multiple sources
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recluse
someone who prefers to keep to themselves and away from society
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clemency
an act of or tendency to grant mercy
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inclination
a natural tendency or preference toward something
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percolate
to cause liquid to pass through a substance
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cultivation
the act of preparing and raising crops; the state of being refined
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precocious
exceptionally advanced or mature in development
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cordial
deeply felt; warm regards
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excoriate
to judge harshly; harshly wear off skin
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coronation
the act of crowning or appointing
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corporeal
having bodily form
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credential
something giving confidence to one's abilities
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crescendo
a gradual increase
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incriminate
to charge with or prove guilty of a crime
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crusade
military efforts to rid the Holy Land of Muslims in 11th-13th centuries; a trip taken to heal
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culpable
deserving blame, guilty
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cumulative
made up of successive parts
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curate
a religious leader in charge of a flock
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concur
to agree with
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denture
a set of false teeth
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deify
to view or treat as a god
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dexterity
skill with hands or movement; mental skill
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abdicate
to formally renounce or give up
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dignitary
one who holds an honored position
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dirigible
able to be steered or directed
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doctrine
an idea or belief system that is taught and passed on through generations
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domineer
excessively control, in an overbearing way
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domesticity
skill in matters of the home
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condone
to approve of or allow something
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dormitory
a place for sleeping, usually for several people
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abduct
to take by force
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obdurate
stubborn about continuing to do the wrong thing
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aberration
the state of deviating from what is right, especially in morals
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fable
a fictional story used to express a truth or teach a lesson
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manufacture
to produce in a factory and/or using machinery; the products that gave have been produced in thus manner
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fallacious
not true or containing a lie
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confer
to discuss with the purpose of making a decision; to pass a title, position, degree, etc. on to someone
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ferric
containing iron
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fervor
extreme enthusiasm
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confidant
someone to whom secrets are told
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filial
related to sons or daughters; feelings or actions akin to such a relationship
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finite
having a definite limit or ending
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affirm
to agree with in a confident, positive way
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suffix
something added to the ending of a word to add to or change its meaning
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deflate
to release air to make smaller
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inflection
a change in pitch to indicate meaning
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confederacy
people joined together for a common purpose
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fortify
to strenghten
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infringement
the act of trespassing
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fraternal
relating to brothers
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centrifuge
a machine that uses centrifical force to separate substances
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fumitory
climbing herbs
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diffuse
to spread out
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genre
a category or name for the type
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belligerent
ready to put up a fight, angry, agressive
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conglomeration
a mixture or various things
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incognito
disguised, undercover, keeping your identity secret
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gradation
varying degrees of increase or decrease that change gradually
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granule
small grain or piece
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aggravate
to make worse or angry
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gregarious
an outgoing personality
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inhibit
to prevent or slow down drastically
