Vocab #25 Flashcards

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Revere

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(V) to respect highly; to honor

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Ethereal

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(Adj) heavenly; as light and insubstantial as gas or ether

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Soporific

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(Adj) extremely sleepy; very boring

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Spawn

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(V) to bring forth; to produce a large number

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Surrogate

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(N) a substitute

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Terse

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(Adj) using no unnecessary words

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Usurp

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(V) to seize wrongfully

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Volatile

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(Adj) highly unstable; quick to evaporate; explosive

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Petulant

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(Adj) rude; cranky; ill-tempered

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Paradigm

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(N) a model or example

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