Vocab Flashcards

(25 cards)

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Predominately

A

For the most part

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Prominent

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Important or famous

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Monumental

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Great in importance, extent, or size

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4
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Depict

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Describe something in pictures, drawings, or words

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5
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Magnificent

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Impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant

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Ceramics

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Made by clay hardened by heat

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7
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Envied

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Jealous of someone

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8
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Principal

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Most important

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Spurs

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A thing that promotes or encourages someone

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Treacherous

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Unpredictable dangers usually in landscape

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Voyage

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Long travel by sea or space

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Retrospective

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Looking back or dealing with past events

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13
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Invoked

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Call on a spirit in prayer as a witness or for inspiration

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14
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Magistracies

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Elected officials

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Conscripted

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Enlist someone typically into the armed services

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16
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Companions

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A person or animal you spend a lot of time with

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Excerpt

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A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing

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Contentious

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Causing or likely to cause an argument

19
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Parcel

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A piece of land

20
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Negotiaition

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Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement

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Initiative

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The ability to assess and initiate things independently

22
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Interdependent

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Relying on someone or something

23
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Expeditions

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A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a common goal

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Inducement

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A thing that persuades someone to do something

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Incrementally
An increase or addition. esp one on a fixed scale