Vocab Flashcards

For learning Mid-Term vocab (40 cards)

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to be greater, better, or stronger than

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Transcend

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2
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extremely passionate

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Zealous

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3
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to make easier or provide relief

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Alleviate

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4
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an indirect or passing reference

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Allusion

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5
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a large indefinite number

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Multitude

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6
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extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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Avarice

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7
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associate or partnership in crime or offense

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Complicit

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8
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noisy and lacking in restraint or a plea

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Solicit

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9
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to have rung or echoed with sound

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Reverberated

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10
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a person that announces to or signals the approach of another person or important thing

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Harbinger

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11
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serious and immediate danger

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Peril

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12
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to urgently demand or call people to attend

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Summon

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13
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of vital importance; crucial

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Imperative

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14
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accept and allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive to continue

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Condone

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15
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a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is the opposite of what is expected

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Irony

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16
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to have a vague awareness of

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Perceive

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17
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designed to impress or attract notice

18
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very sad or depressed

19
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to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate

20
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feeling great delight and interest

21
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hesitant or lacking confidence

22
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a feeling of intense dislike

23
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the quality of being poisonous or harmful

24
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absolutely necessary or important

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a feeling of intense dislike
Aversion
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a person who advocates for something
Proponent
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a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
Breach
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a secret or disguised way of writing; a code
Cipher
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language designed to have a persuasive effect
Rhetoric
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propriety in manners and conduct
Decorum
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able to return to its original shape quickly after being stretched; elastic
Resilient
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not willing to believe
Incredulous
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harsh or grim
Stark
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a courteous expression of esteem or regard
Deference
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a mistaken belief, usually based on an unsound argument
Fallacy
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to delay or prevent
Impede
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stopping and starting at irregular intervals
Intermittent
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cancel; withdraw
Revoke
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based on opinion rather than knowledge
Speculative
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in a secretive manner
Surreptitiously