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WL9 Flashcards

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abstraction

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a general idea or term; an impractical idea; something unrealistic

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acquire

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to get, gain or develop

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affable

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pleasant and friendly in manner; easy to talk to ; AMIABLE

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affluence

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abundance of money, property; riches; wealth

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agitate

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to excite or trouble; to stir

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allusion

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any indirect reference to something else

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apathy

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lack of interest or enthusiasm

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assess

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to judge the quality or importance; to estimate the cost, value

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behold

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to see; to look at something or someone

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boorish

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coarse, rough or rude

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calculation

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computation; determining sth by mathematical or logical methods

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chiropractic

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a method of treating pain by manual adjustment of the spinal column

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clumsy

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unskillful with the hands or awkward and ungainly in movement

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confidential

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secret; not to be divulged

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conniving

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acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end

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cooperate

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to work together

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contour

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the distinctive outline

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frequent

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recurring at short intervals; habitual

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feasible

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capable of being done or achieved; probable; likely

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fierce

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violent and aggressive; intense; strong

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flue

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a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney; fishing net

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frank

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open and honest in speech or manner; candid

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furious

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violently or intensely angry

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furtive

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secretive; stealthy; sly

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genetics

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the scientific study of heredity

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genre

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a particular type or kind of literature, music or other artistic work

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genuine

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authentic, not artificial or fake

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geriatrics

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the branch of medicine concerned with the care of the elderly

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hazardous

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very risky; dangerous; depending on chance; uncertain

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hoard

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to store or gather

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insult

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to speak rudely or offensively

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interloper

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meone who meddles in or interferes with other people’s affairs

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intrepid

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bold and daring; fearless; brave

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intriguing

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disturbingly provocative; curious or amusing

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lavish

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spending or giving generously

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mason

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one who builds or works with stone or brick

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medley

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a mixture or miscellany

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mirage

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anything illusory or imaginary

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miser

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any ungenerous person

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myriad

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an exceedingly great number

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naive

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simple, innocent or unsophisticated; trusting; credulous

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negligent

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careless or offhand

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null

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legally invalid; with no significance or value

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obstetrics

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the branch of medicine and surgery that deals with pregnancy

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orator

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a public speaker, a person who delivers a speech

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orthopedics

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the medical science concerned with deformities of the spine and joints

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outrage

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great anger or resentment

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paucity

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smallness of quantity; fewness; a scarcity or lack; dearth

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pediatrics

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the branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of children

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penalty

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a punishment

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phonetics

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the branch of linguistics that deals with speech sounds

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pigment

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a colored substance

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plead

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to appeal earnestly

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procrastinate

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to put off doing something that should be done straight away

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profusion

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abundance; lavish spending; extravagance

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propagate

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to multiply; to spread or popularize

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rash

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over-hasty; reckless

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resolution

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a firm decision; determination

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salve

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anything that comforts, consoles or soothes

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scarce

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not often found; rare; not often found; rare

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scoundrel

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an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain

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secure

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to make safe/free from danger

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semantics

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the study of meaning; The meaning or the interpretation

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signify

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to suggest or mean; to indicate or declare

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skein

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a tangle; a confused bundle of

66
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somber

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gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted

67
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stagnant

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not moving or developing; dull and inactive

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stationary

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not moving; still; fixed; not changing

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stumble

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to make a slip, mistake; lose one’s balance, or nearly fall

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successor

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a person who follows, and take the place of another

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tangled

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snarled, interlaced, or mixed up; very complicated, intricate

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taunt

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to tease, say unpleasant things to or jeer

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tenacity

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persistent determination

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tendency

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likelihood; a general course, trend or drift

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tattered

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ragged or torn

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therapeutics

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the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment and cure of diseases

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thwart

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to prevent or hinder

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therapeutics

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the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment and cure of diseases

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timorous

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very timid; frightened

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transcribe

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to make a written copy

81
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transition

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a change or passage from one condition, state

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transparent

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able to be seen

83
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transplant

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to replant; To transfer from one place to another

84
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twilight

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the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets

85
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unforeseen

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not felt or realized beforehand; unexpected

86
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unique

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of which there is only one; unusual; excellent

87
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variability

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the quality, state, or degree of being variable or changeable

88
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veteran

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a person who is (old and) experienced

89
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vex

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to annoy or irritate someone

90
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vigilance

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the state of being watchful or observant

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vital

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relating to or essential for life

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waive

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to refrain from insisting upon something; to voluntarily give; to abandon

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