Words Flashcards

(42 cards)

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Gut

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  1. To empty or hollow out
  2. Stomach
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Expeditiously

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Quickly and efficiently

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Discretely

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Separately; distinctly

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Agnostic

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Believing that we have no way to know about god

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Animism

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Believing that trees, wind, etc have souls

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Ecclesiastical

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Relating to church

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Exalt

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To praise or honour

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Decrepit

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Weakened or worn out due to age, illness or excessive use

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Prognosis

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An educated guess of how something will develop

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Augment

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To make bigger or better by adding to

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Divination

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For telling future by finding patterns in physical objects

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Invoke

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To call on for support

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Self-perpetuating

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Having the power to renew oneself for an indefinite period of time

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Assimilate

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To consume or incorporate; to become similar

Not all of the overseas students could assimilate into the rigidly controlled school

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Vestige

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A visible trace that something once existed

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Ingenuity

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Cleverness

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De facto

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Truly doing a job, even if not officially

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Discriminate

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To choose carefully among options

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Notion

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Paradigm

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A pattern or model; a set of assumptions

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Prejudiced

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Causing to judge prematurely and unfairly

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Erudite

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Highly educated

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Parochial

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Restricted in outlook

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Rigour

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Strictness; difficult situations that come from following rules strictly

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Roster
A list, especially of names
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Secular
State of being unrelated or neutral in regards to religion
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In the trenches
In the middle of the hardest fighting or work
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Milieu
Environment
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Orwellian
Frightening and over controlled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life
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Per capita
Per person
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Affluence
Wealth and the style of life that goes with it
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Impoverish
To make a person poor
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Proprietor
Owner
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Enterprising
Resourceful Creative in thinking of ways to make money
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Industrious
Willing to work hard
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Entrepreneurial
Able to create business opportunities from a wide variety of circumstances
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Haggle
To argue back and forth about the price Bargain
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Intrepid
Fearless
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Fostered
Encouraged
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Disdain
The feeling that somebody or something is not good enough to be respected
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Pragmatic
Practical
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Apprehend
To capture