Word List 31 Flashcards
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Expatriate
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Exile; Someone who has withdrawn from his native land
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Girth
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Distance around something; Circumfernce
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Rapt
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Absorbed; Enchanted
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Genteel
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Well-bred; Elegant
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Impetuous
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Violent; Hasty; Rash
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Pine
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Languish, decline; Long for, yearn
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Solvent
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Able to pay all debts
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Murky
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Dark and gloomy; Thick with fog; Vague
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Unfathomable
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Imcomprehensible; Impenetrable
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Nascent
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Incipient; Coming into being
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Medley
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Mixture
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Trappings
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Outward decorations; Ornaments
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Iniquious
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Wicked; Immoral; Unrighteous
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Discordant
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Not harmonious; Conflicting
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Placid
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Peaceful; Calm
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Microcosm
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Small world; The world in miniature
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Quarry
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Dig into
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Indices
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Signs; Indications
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Abjure
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Renounce upon oath
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Aquiline
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Curved, hooked
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Complementary
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Serving to complete something
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Homage
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Honor; Tribute
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Precipitous
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Steep; Overhasty
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Reiterate
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Repeat
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Skirmish
Minor fight
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Decrepit
Worn out b age
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Mirage
Unreal reflection; Optical illusion
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Entrepreneur
Businessman; Contractor
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Frgality
Thrift; Economy
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Pall
Grow tiresome
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Passport
Legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing him or her to travel abroad
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Abbreviate
Shorten
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Affected
Artificial; Pretended; Assumed in order to impress
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Exemplary
Serving as a model; Outstanding
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Supercilious
Arrogant; Condescending; Patronizing
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Transcendent
Surpassing; Exceeding ordinary limits; Superior
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Unctuous
Oily; Bland; Insincerely suave
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Dissection
Analysis; Cutting apart in order to examine
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Prototype
Original work as a model by others
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Delirium
Mental disorder marked by confusion
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Primordial
Existing at the beginning (of time); Rudimentary
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Subjective
Occurring or taking place within the subject; Unreal
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Prune
Cut away; Trim
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Justification
Good or just reason; Defense; Excuse
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Maim
Mutilate; Injure
