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Wordly Wise Flashcards

(18 cards)

1
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cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious

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adroit

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2
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to excite; stir up or set going; animate; rouse; inflame

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kindle

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3
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deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited

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desolate

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4
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a disorderly crowd; mob

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rabble

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5
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an especially holy place in a temple or church

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sanctuary

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6
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to coincide; occur at the same time

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concur

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7
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gruesome; horrible; revolting

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lurid

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8
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confused, dejected, frustrated

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discomfited

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9
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lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale

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trite

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10
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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations

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ambiguous

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11
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to make more certain; confirm

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corroborate

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12
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to relieve temporarily or to delay impending punishment

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reprieve

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13
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inscription on a tomb about the person buried inside or a brief writing or poem praising the deceased

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epitaph

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extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge

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colossal

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to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material

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swathe

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16
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steady

17
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to carry out; accomplish to perform - also to assassinate; murder

18
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an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful