1-50 Flashcards

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bide

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to remain in a condition or state; to wait

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consent

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to approve;to agree

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3
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volition

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a conscious choice or decision

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4
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nascent

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coming into being; being born

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5
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amplify

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to make larger

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lurid

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causing shock or horror

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7
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own

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to admit

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collude

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to plot secretly

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tally

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to count

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disarray

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confusion

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tepid

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moderately warm

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12
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conjecture

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an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

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13
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pious

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exhibiting reverence

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abet

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to encourage, to assist

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15
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interloper

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one who interferes with the affairs of others

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subsequent

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happening afterward

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17
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surmise

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to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence

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jot

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to write briefly and hastly

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discern

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to perceive and understand so as to make distinctions

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20
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blight

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a plant disease

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21
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voluble

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talkative

22
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divine

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related to a god

23
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premonition

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a sense of a future event

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poverbial

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well-known b/c widely repeated

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grave

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serious; dignified

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indefatigable

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tireless

27
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deploy

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to station or assemble groups

28
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codify

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to organize something

29
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relent

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to become less severe

30
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loathe

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to dislike something greatly

31
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cubersome

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clumsy or difficult

32
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affected

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behaving in an artificial way

33
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skittish

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nervous

34
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colloquial

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appropriate to spoken; informal

35
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scenario

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an outline for a planned series of events

36
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drastic

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extreme; severe

37
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inept

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without skill

38
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multifarious

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having any different parts or forms

39
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efficacy

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the power to produce the desired effect

40
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dissonant

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harsh and disagreeable

41
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brusque

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abrupt and curt of manner

42
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ambiance

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enviroment

43
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voluminous

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having great size

44
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vanquish

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to defeat

45
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pilfer

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to steal a sall ao

46
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disdain

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a feeling of contempt

47
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reconcile

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to make friendly again

48
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banish

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to drive away

49
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vacillate

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to swing back and forth

50
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morose

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sour tempered and inclined to be silent