Semester 2 Final Flashcards by Mason Guiste

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Myrmecology

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The study of ants

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Credulous

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Tending to believe too readily

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Dauntless

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Can not be intimidated

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Derision

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Contempt or ridicule

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Enumerate

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To name one by one; specify

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Germination

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Sprouting as from a seed or spore

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Extortion

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Act of getting money by threats

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Debase

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To lower in character or value

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Gaffe

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A social blunder; mistake

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Accentuate

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To emphasize

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Accord

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Mutual agreement

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Adulation

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Praise and flattery

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Pittance

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Small amount of money

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Prudent

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Cautious and careful on conduct

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Ravenous

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Greedily or wildly hungry

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Shard

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A fragment or broken piece

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Impudence

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Bold or shameful behavior

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Lamentation

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An outward expression of grief

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Palpable

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Able to be touched or felt

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Martial

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Pertaining to war or military

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Querulous

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Complaining or fretting

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Zealous

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Full of interest or enthusiasm

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Progeny

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One’s offspring, children

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Solicit

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To try to obtain: to ask urgently

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Exhort

To urge with strong appeal

Demure

Reserved and modest

Droll

Funny in an odd way

Wreak

To inflict punishment on another

Ligneous

Of or resembling wood

Pathology

Study of the cause and nature of diseases

Chauvinism

Fanatical patriotism

Rebuff

To reject or criticize sharply

Congenital

Existing before or at birth

Mitigate

To make milder or less severe

Malign

To say evil things about

Vacuous

Having no content: lacking intelligence

Prosaic

Common; ordinary

Vindicate

To clear of blame or suspicion

Juxtapose

To place side by side

Ameliorate

To improve, make better

Expunge

To erase or remove

Tractable

Easily managed or controlled

Rampant

Wild and uncontrollable

Callous

Unfeeling or heartless

Aspiration

Strong desire or ambition

Enmity

Bitter attitude toward an enemy

Complacently

In a self-satisfied manner

Ephemeral

Lasting or existing a very short time

Contravene

To oppose or go against

Embellish

To add or improve

Reticent

Inclined to say little

Abhor

To regard with hate or disgust

Tempestuous

Very stormy and violent

Hamlet

A small village I the country

Valor

Bravery or great courage

Celestial

Of the sky or heavens

Diminutive

Very small or tiny

Careen

To lean to one side or sway sharply

Misconstrue

To take in the wrong way; misunderstand

Begrudge

To regard with disapproval