03/12/2015 morning Flashcards

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divinity

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1 the state or quality of being divine:
Christ's divinity.
▪ [count noun] a divine being; a god or goddess:
busts of Roman divinities.
▪ (the Divinity) God.
2 the study of religion; theology:
a doctor of divinity.
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adopt

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to take on: when you adopt someone you take them on when you adopt a new method you take it on

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mercy

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  1. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one’s power; clemency.
  2. A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.
  3. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.
  4. Alleviation of distress; relief: Taking in the refugees was an act of mercy.
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rogue

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someone

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fertile

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1 (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops:
the fertile coastal plain.
▪ producing many new and inventive ideas:
her fertile imagination.
▪ (of a situation) encouraging a particular activity or feeling:
conditions at the time provided fertile ground for revolutionary movements.
2 (of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed.
▪ (of a seed or egg) capable of becoming a new individual.

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barren

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not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
unproductive; unfruitful: barren land.
without capacity to interest or attract: a barren period in American architecture.
mentally unproductive; dull; stupid.
not producing results; fruitless: a barren effort.
destitute; bereft; lacking (usually followed by of ): barren of tender feelings.

Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.

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fatal

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causing death:
a fatal accident.
▪ leading to failure or disaster:
there were three fatal flaws in the strategy.

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