Vocab 4 Flashcards

(15 cards)

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Adage

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An old saying that has come to be excepted as true

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Camaraderie

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Good Will and warm among friend

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3
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Extraneous

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Not necessary irrelevant

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3
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Contend

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  1. To struggle with.
  2. To maintain or assert.
  3. A point made in an argument.
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4
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Hubbub

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Noisy confusion, uproar

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5
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Meander

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To follow a winding course to wander aimlessly

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6
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Odoriferous

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Having or giving off a smell

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7
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Paraphernalia

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Personal belongings or equipment associated with a particular activity

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8
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Punctilious

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Careful of an attentive to detail, especially one’s relating to good manners and behavior

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9
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Recuperate

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To regain health or strength

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10
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Regale

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To entertain or delight

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11
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Sedentary

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Doing or requiring a lot of sitting

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12
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Spartan

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Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury

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13
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Temporal

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Relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or internal

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14
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Wry

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  1. turned or bent to one side in distaste or humor
  2. Amusing, an a quiet, sharp way.
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