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Vocab day 11-12 Flashcards

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agile

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able to move quickly and easily

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agitate

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to stir up public opinion of or against an issue

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agitation

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disturbed state of mind or feeling

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agnostic

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a person who believes that nothing can be known about the existence of god or of anything except material things

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beneficence

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kindness; generosity

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clairvoyant

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a person who has the supposed power of seeing in the mind either future events or things that exist or happen out of sight

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clamor

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to demand something in a loud or angry way; loud, confused noise, especially or shouting

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clandestine

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done secret by

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clergy

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people who have been ordained as priests

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clout

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power or influence; heavy blow with the hand or a hard object

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derision

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scorn

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derisory

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so ridiculously small that it needs no serious consideration

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derivative

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something which has been developed or obtained from; not new or original

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derive

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to get something from something

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empathy

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ability to imagine and share another person’s feelings, experience, etc.

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empirical

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based on observation or experiment, not on theory

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enamored

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fond of something

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fugacious

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short lived

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gibberish

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nonsense

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incapacitate

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to make someone unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what they intended to do

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incarnate

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represented in human form

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incarnation

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an instance of being alive on earth in a particular form

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incendiary

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causing or capable of causing strife or anger

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incense

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to make extremely angry; to enrage

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incessant
never ceasing; continual
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loiter
to move slowly without an obvious reason
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loquacious
talkative
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meek
unable or unwilling to assert oneself
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melee
a noise confusing fight between the people in a crowd
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mellifluous
flowing and sweet
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noisome
very unpleasant way
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obtrusive
noticeable in an unpleasant way
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obtuse
stupid and slow to understand
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phlegmatic
staying calm even when upsetting or exciting things happen
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picayune
anything trifling,, small, or trivial; having little value or significance
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picturesque
visually pleasing
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piety
worshipful devotion to and veneration of god or family
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pilfer
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value
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pinnacle
highest point
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quizzical
seeming to ask a question without saying anything
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reiterate
to say again
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rejuvenate
to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth
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relapse
to go back to the original condition
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shoddy
badly and carelessly made, using low quality materials
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shun
to keep away from
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sierra
long range of mountains with steep slopes and rugged outline
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simulate
to put on an appearance of
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simultaneous
happening or done at the same time
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temerity
a willingness to do something that shocks or upsets other people
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temperate
characterized by moderation or self-control
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agnosticism
belief that nothing can be known about the existence of god or of anything except material things
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akin
related or like something
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alacrity
prompt and eager readiness
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alibi
formal statement or evidence that a person was in another place at the time of the crime
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benign
kind; gentle
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berate
to scold sharply
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cloying
finding unpleasant because it is too sweet or too sentimental
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coagulation
change from a liquid into a solid
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coalesce
to grow together or unite so as to form one group or system
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coalition
the joining of two or more political parties, usually to form a government; act of uniting into one body or group
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coddle
to treat with great care and tenderness
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derogate
to cause something to seem inferior
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descendant
a person who is related to somebody who lived a long time ago
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desecrate
to spoil something holy, or use it for purposes which are not holy
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desiccate
to remove all the moisture from food to preserve it
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encompass
to include or comprise something
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encompassing
including or comprising
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encroach
to spread and take over more and more of some place; to intrude\
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gibe
jeer; to jeer
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incidence
the frequency with which something happens or the range over which it occurs
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incidental
less important than other things or not a major part of
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incisive
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp
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incite
to bring about or cause a disruptive action
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inclination
a tendency toward; preference; liking
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inclined
tending or wanting to do something
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melodious
containing a pleasing melody
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melodramatic
treating a situation more seriously that it really is
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nonchalance
state of being nonchalant
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occlusion
the closing of an office, etc.
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pilfer
to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value
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pinnacle
high point
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piquant
having a pleasant sharp or spicy taste
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pique
to make someone interested or curious
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pithy
short, direct and full of meaning
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plagiarize
to use another person's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own
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quotidian
ordinary, everyday
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relegate
to put someone into a lower or less important rank or position
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relentless
without mercy or compassion; without stopping or slackening
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relinquish
to give up
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sinecure
position that requires no work or responsibility
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skeptic
a person who doubts that a claim or a statement is true
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skepticism
great doubt about weather something is true or useful
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skimp
to use or provide less than enough
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tempestuous
full of strong and intense emotions
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temporize
to delay making a decision or stating your opinion
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valor
bravery, especially in war
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vapid
dull, or uninteresting
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viable
able to work as intended or able to succeed; capable of developing and surviving independently
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vibrant
full of live and energy
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vicarious
experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

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