Vocabulary Word List Flashcards
(51 cards)
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Converge
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To meet at a point
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Allure
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Attract
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Obsolete
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Outdated
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Nostalgic
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Sentimental yearning for past periods
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Adverse
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Unfavorable
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Specter
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Ghost
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Conjecture
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Guess
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Wary
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Cautious
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Perpetual
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Everlasting
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Abate
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Reduce
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Homage
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Special honor or respect shown publicly
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Girder
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A large steel beam used for building bridges and buildings
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Embolden
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Give someone the courage to do something.
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Pacify
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Calm down
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Hone
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Sharpen
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Boulevard
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Wide street in town or city
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Reverent
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Feel or show deep respect
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Chicanery
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Deception to achieve a legal purpose
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Tedious
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Too long
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Perforate
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Pierce
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Prestige
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Status
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Gimmick
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Devious trick; device
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Drudgery
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Hard work
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Adversary
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Opponent
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Qualm
Doubt
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Prospector
In search of gold
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Fickle
Not permanent
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Pessimist
Always on the negative side
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Ardent
Very passionate
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Fanatic
Ardent; passionate
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Herald
Announce
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Shun
Avoid
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Taboo
Not permitted
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Permissible
Permitted
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Dispensable
Not useful
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Despondent
Being in very low spirits; sad
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Hypocrisy
Claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which's own behavior does not confirm
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Calcareous
Chalky
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Equivocation
Use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth
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Assert
A state of fact or belief forcefully or confidently
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Emulate
Copy
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Ponderous
Slow and clumsy because of great weight
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Blithe
Casual and cheerful indifference
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Loath
Reluctant
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Bleak
Lacking vegetation; inhospitable; charmless
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Placate
Soothe
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Docile
Obedient
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Verge
Threshold; almost at the end
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Recede
Go or move back
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Arduous
Tough
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