01 Flashcards

1
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Arbiter

A

One who settles a dispute

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Criterion

A

Factor or quality used to judge something

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3
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Dabble

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To take a mild interest in something

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4
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Complacent

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Smug

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5
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Connoisseur

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Expert

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6
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Confectioner

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Maker of candy

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7
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Egoist

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One who pays much attention to the self

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8
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Emotive

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Emotional

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9
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Equilibrium

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Balance

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10
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Endow

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To give talent, quality, or money to someone or something

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11
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Glutton

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One who eats too much

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12
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Hangar

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Shelter for airplanes

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13
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Guzzle

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To drink quickly

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14
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Jack

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Device for lifting something heavy

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15
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Kernel

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The central or important part

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16
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Lethargic

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Lazy

17
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Malice

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Hatred

18
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Miser

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A person who hates to spend money

19
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Oscillate

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To move back and forth

20
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Painstaking

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Very careful

21
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Meritorious

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Having value

22
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Predicament

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Problem

23
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Prescience

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Ability to predict the future; foresight.

24
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Sever

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To cut

25
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Tangent

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A sudden change of topic

26
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Zany

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Crazy

27
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Witticism

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Witty/Clever remark