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Unit 7-9 Flashcards

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Farewell

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Adieu

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An arrival; a coming into place or view

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Advent

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The highest point

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Apex

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To absorb fully

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Assimilate

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False, counterfeit

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Bogus

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Unreasonably high

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Exorbitant

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The time between

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Interim

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To flood, overflow

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Inundate

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To speak evil of, slander

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Malign

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To wander about

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Meander

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A large city

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Metropolis

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Very important

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Momentous

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Noisy; unruly, disorderly

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Obstreperous

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Thoughtful; melancholy

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Pensive

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Dangerous

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Perilous

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Of poor quality

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Shoddy

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Lively, full of life

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Sprightly

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Angry and bad-tempered

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Surly

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A long, angry speech

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Tirade

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An idle wanderer

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Vagrant

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A pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

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Assurance

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An institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety

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Asylum

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To comfort

The keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device

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Console

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To make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

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Dilate

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Refuse, waste products
Dross
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To lessen, diminish
Dwindle
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Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
Flippant
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Resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
Immunity
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To establish, set up Organization that promotes learning
Institute
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A debt; something disadvantageous
Liability
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Ridiculous, senseless
Preposterous
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Quarrelsome, fond of fighting
Pugnacious
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Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected by rabies
Rabid
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A kingdom; a region or field of study
Realm
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To make young again; to make like new
Rejuvenate
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To reward, pay, reimburse
Remunerate
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Meager, scant; scattered
Sparse
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Genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
Sterling
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A risk or daring undertaking To expose to danger; to dare
Venture
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To twist out of shape An abnormality
Warp
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Giving assistance or support A helper, aid
Auxiliary
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Frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Candid
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A small room or compartment
Cubicle
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Work that is hard and tiresome
Drudgery
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A representative or messenger (as of a government)
Envoy
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To elevate; to increase in intensity
Escalate
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A means to an end Advantageous, useful
Expedient
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To pretend
Feign
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A natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
Flair
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Causing sorrow or pain; serious
Grievous
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Composed of different kinds, diverse
Heterogeneous
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A vast number if people; a throng
Horde
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To force, drive forward
Impel
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Disbelieving, skeptical
Incredulous
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To write or engrvae; to enter a name on a list
Inscribe
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A speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
Monologue
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A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
Prognosis
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With harsh, grating sound A harsh sound
Rasping
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Offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Repugnant
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To sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way; A pail
Scuttle

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