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10 11 & 12 Flashcards

1
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intolerant of denial or opposition insisting on immediate response to commands
offensively self-assured in opinion Assertion or manner

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Peremptory

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2
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lasting through a long indefinite time

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Perennial

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3
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Responsible for committing an act

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Perpetrate

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4
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to be thoroughly or attentively to examine thoroughly

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Peruse

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5
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A written statement summoning a person to give a testimony in court
to serve with a summons

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Subpoena

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6
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any tactic to which one resorts to avoid an issue ;escape a consequence, etc.

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Subterfuge

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7
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Keen perception of fine distinctions

skillfulness at deceiving others

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subtlety

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8
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More than enough necessary

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Superfluous

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9
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a watch kept over a person

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Surveillance

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10
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surpassing others of the same kind going Beyond ordinary limits

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Transcendent

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11
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to secure by impaling to make motionless as with the fascination or terror

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Transfix

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12
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Passing away quickly not permanent staying for a short time

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Transient

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13
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through thoroughly

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per-

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14
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under

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sub-

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15
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over above beyond

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sur- super-

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16
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across

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trans-

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17
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to hear

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AUDI

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18
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to close

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CLUD CLUS CLOS

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19
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death

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MORT

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20
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to serve to protect to save

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SERV

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21
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to use

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US UT

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22
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like pertaining to

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  • al an(1) ane
  • ar ary (1)
  • ent(2)
  • ic ical
  • id il ine ish
  • ory(1)
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23
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one who

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  • an(2)
  • ar ary (2)
  • ast
  • ian
  • ist
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24
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place where thing which

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-ory2-orium

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25
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of the lowest status the worst kind

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abject

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26
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Having keen discernment able to Use acquired knowledge to one’s own advantage

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Astute

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27
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Of a kind gentle disposition mild favorable

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Benign

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28
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Hardened any feelings or conscience insensitive

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callous

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29
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Able to hold much

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Capacious

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30
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grossly dull or stupid unrefined

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Crass

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31
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No longer existing

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Defunct

32
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done cautiously or stealthily sly

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furtive

33
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deserving or exciting hatred or repugnance

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Odious

34
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Pertaining to an evil omen threatening or foreshadowing evil

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Ominous

35
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displaying peevish impatience and irritation ill tempered

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Petulant

36
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Charming and polite typically insincere socially and gracious in an effortless way

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Suave

37
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Away from, from

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apo-

ab-

38
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Away down completely negative

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de-

39
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bad(ly) wrong(ly)

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mis(1)-

40
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hater hatred

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mis(2)-

41
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hidden secret

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CRYPT CRYPH KRYPT

42
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same

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HOMO

43
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to seek to assail

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PET PETIT

44
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to ask to seek

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QUIR QUISIT QUEST

45
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to roll to turn to wind

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VOLV VOLU

46
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state quality act of

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  • acy cy
  • age
  • ence ance ency ancy
  • ery ry
  • ety
  • ice
  • ism
  • ity
  • tion ion
  • tude
  • ty
47
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-ite

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one who pertaining to having the quality of

48
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-ize -ise

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to make to act to subject to

49
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-otic

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pertaining to having the quality of

50
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marked by promises of success or happiness

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auspicious

51
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not controlled by outside forces independent

Independent of the laws of another state or government

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autonomous

52
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potentially dishonest or immoral

uncertain

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dubious

53
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Given or obtained without cost or obligation free

Without warrant or justification

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Gratuitous

54
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Sociable friendly

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gregarious

55
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acting with sudden or rash energy or emotion moving with great force or violence

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Impetuous

56
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Possessing or characterized by its great skill and creating or devising skillfully or cleverly fashioned

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ingenious

57
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characterized by desire to injure another person proceeding from ill will or hatred

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malicious

58
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enormous or huge extraordinary

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prodigious

59
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disrespectful or irreverent toward anything sacred

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sacrilegious

60
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holding fast

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tenacious

61
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trembling

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tremulous

62
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away (from) from

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ab-

63
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under below

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hypo-

64
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not

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non-

65
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beside alongside

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para-

66
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blame fault

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CULP

67
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faith

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FID

68
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to join to marry

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JUG JUNCT JOIN

69
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mind soul

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PSYCH

70
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to draw tight

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STRING STRICT STRAIN

71
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discourse study

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-logy-ology

72
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having the quality of

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  • ous ose

- ate (3)

73
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to do to make etc.

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-fy

74
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one who pertaining to having the quality of

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-ite

75
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tending to having the quality of

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-ive (1)

76
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to make to act to subject to

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  • ize ise

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