Word List 38 Flashcards
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Trek
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Travel; Journey
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Optimist
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Person who looks on the good side
3
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Advent
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Arrival
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Indubitable
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Unable to be doubted; Unquestionable
5
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Marred
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Damaged; Disfigured
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Replica
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Copy
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Bombardment
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Attack with missiles
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Quietude
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Tranquility
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Horde
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Crowd; Swarm; Agglomeration
10
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Guile
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Deceit; Duplicity; Wiliness; Cunning
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Actuate
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Motivate
12
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Doleful
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Sorrowful
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Hazy
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Slightly obscure
14
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Inalienable
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Not to be taken away; Nontransferable
15
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Calligraphy
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Beautiful writing; Excellent penmanship
16
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Torso
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Trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; Human trunk
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Propulsive
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Driving forward
18
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Bate
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Let down; Restrain
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Torrent
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Rushing stream; Flood
20
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Usurp
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Seize another’s power or rank
21
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Therapeutic
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Curative
22
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Mundane
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Worldly as opposed to spiritual; Everyday
23
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Inception
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Start; Beginning
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Beseech
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Beg; Plead with
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Equanimity
Calmness of temperament; Composure
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Gist
Essence
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Deadlock
Standstill; Stalemate
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Substantial
Ample; Solid; Essential
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Replenish
Fill up again
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Pedestrian
Ordinary; Unimaginative
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Canvass
Determine votes
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Unconscionable
Unscrupulous; Excessive
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Array
Clothe; Adorn
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Ameliorate
Improve
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Unaccountable
Inexplicable; Unreasonable or mysterious
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Tract
Region of land (often imprecisely described); Pamphlet
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Membrane
Thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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Gall
Bitterness; Nerve
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Morose
Ill-humored; Sullen; Melancholy
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Assessment
Evaluation; Judgment
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Dwarf
Cause to seem small
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Vogue
Popular fashion
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Annex
Attach; Take possession of
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Epithet
Word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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Caldron
Large kettle
