vocab 4/4 Flashcards
(15 cards)
1
Q
Despoil
A
To strip of belongings or worth
2
Q
Educe
A
to conclude from given facts, work out through reasoning
3
Q
Equable
A
steady, not varying
4
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happenstance
A
a circumstance due to change
5
Q
insular
A
resistance to new or diff ideas, relating to island
6
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Mayhem
A
chaos, deliberate and willful infliction
7
Q
Parlous
A
fraught with uncertainty, risk or danger
8
Q
Pellucid
A
extremely clear
9
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propinquity
A
a closeness in a position
10
Q
Rapacious
A
taking without restraint, greedy
11
Q
Schism
A
a division in a group
12
Q
sublimate
A
to redirect one’s impulses to a more acceptable one
13
Q
Talisman
A
an object believed to have magical powers
14
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Terrestrial
A
relating to earth inhabitants
15
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preclude
A
to make impossible
