Vocab Flashcards

(26 cards)

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Multilateral

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Involving more than two groups or countries; having many sides

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Slatternly

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Dirty

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Millennium

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100 years

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Unilateral

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Involving only one group or country; one-sided

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Genesis

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Origin; coming into being

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Hypercritical

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Excessively fault-finding; capticus

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Polygamist

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Married to more than two people at the same time

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Kleptomania

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One who has persistent neurotic impulse to steal, though not need

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Abscond

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Depart secretly and height, especially to avoid prosecution

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Monotonous

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Tiresome because of lack of variety

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Supernatural

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Beyond what is natural or observable; not explainable by the laws of nature

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Garrulous

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Talking too much about unimportant things;loquacious; talkative

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Decimate

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Destroy 10 or more precent ; a large portion

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Triumvirate

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Ruling body of three

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Bibliophile

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Lover of books

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Alias

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Feign

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Make a false show of; pretend; simulate

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Kudos

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Praise for achievement; glory; Famel

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Subterfuge

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Plan our trip to conceal one’s true objective

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Con

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Swindle, after first gaining the confidence of the victim; trick

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Claustrophobia

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Dread of being in closed or narrow spaces

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Cache

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Safe place for hiding and storing treasure

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Alfresco

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Subservient

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Useful in “under” or subordinate, capacity; excessively submissive

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Extraneous
Coming from the outside; not an essential part; irrelevant
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Brace
Two of a kind; pair