vocabularies 19-24 Flashcards
(60 cards)
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premeditate
A
to consider
2
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premonition
A
early warning of a future event
3
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prerogative
A
privilege
4
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prestige
A
person’s reputation
5
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proletarian
A
member of the working class
6
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protocol
A
diplomatic etiquette
7
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prototype
A
original work used as a model by others
8
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prudent
A
cautious
9
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pseudonym
A
false name to conceal true identity
10
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purchase
A
to buy
11
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quarry
A
victim of a hunt, pursuit, attack
12
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quench
A
to satisfy
13
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quietude
A
tranquility
14
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quiver
A
to shake
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quorum
A
number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
16
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rancor
A
anger
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random
A
occurring without reason
18
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rapport
A
harmony
19
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recapitulate
A
summarize
20
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recipient
A
the one that receives
21
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rectitude
A
moral virtue
22
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redundant
A
repetitious
23
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refrain
A
resist
24
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rehabilitate
A
restore to proper condition
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reimburse
repay
26
relic
something having interest because of its age
27
remission
forgiveness
28
repel
disgust
29
reprimand
reprove severely
30
restraint
self-control
31
simile
comparison of one thing with another
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sinewy
tough, firm
33
singular
unique
34
solace
comfort in sorrow
35
spasmodic
being sudden but brief, not organized
36
sporadic
occurring irregularly
37
stanza
division of a poem
38
stifle
hold back
39
succumb
to not be able to fight an attack
40
summit
highest point of a mountain
41
surveillance
watch kept over someone/something
42
swarm
large group of honeybees
43
taciturn
silent
44
tactile
relating to the sense of touch
45
tedious
boring
46
tentative
hesitant
47
tether
to tie with a rope
48
titanic
gigantic
49
tremulous
vibrating slightly
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turbulence
violent agitation
51
unanimity
complete agreement
52
unassuming
modest
53
underscore
to emphasize
54
validate
confirm
55
versatile
having many talents
56
vie
complete
57
visceral
emotional rather than intellectual
58
warrant
authorization for an officer to make an arrest
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writhe
twist and turn as in pain
60
zenith
point directly overhead in the sky
