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201-250 Flashcards

1
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  • a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death
A

attrition

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2
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  • made by combining different substances
  • not natural
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synthetically

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3
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  • morally good behavior or character
  • a good and moral quality
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virtue

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4
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  • acting like a mosquito
A

mosquitoey

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5
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  • a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson
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parable

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6
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  • any of an order of reptiles that includes the crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and related extinct forms
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crocodilian

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7
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  • a colorless gas or liquid that has a strong smell and taste and that is used especially in cleaning products
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ammonia

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8
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  • a journey to a special or unusual place
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pilgrimage

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9
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  • the ability to make friendly again <reconcile></reconcile>
  • ability to settle by agreement, adjust <reconcile></reconcile>
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reconcilable

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10
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  • a period of time when something (such as an activity or program) is stopped
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hiatus

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11
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  • a small knife with a thin, sharp blade that is used in surgery
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scalpel

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12
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  • a deep-seated rock
A

plutonite

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13
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  • a specialist doctor who study and treat cancer and tumors
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oncologist

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14
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  • the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime
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acquittal

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15
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  • not forming a necessary part
  • irrelevant
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extraneous

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16
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  • to make (someone) very afraid
  • to slowly change (something, such as wood) into stone or a substance like stone over a very long period of time
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petrify

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17
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  • a puppet that is moved by pulling strings or wires that are attached to its body
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marionette

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18
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  • an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore who lives in the earth and usually guards treasure
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gnome

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19
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  • an ancient weapon used for throwing large rocks
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catapult

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20
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  • whatever remains after a part is taken, set apart, or lost or after the completion of a process
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residue

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21
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  • a feeling that something is going to happen
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premonition

22
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  • having or showing good judgment
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judicious

23
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  • a long list of complaints, problems, etc.
A

litany

24
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  • something that causes pollution
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pollutant

25
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  • a medicine that helps stop thick fluid from building up in your nose, throat, or chest when you have a cold or similar illness
A

decongestant

26
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  • a difficult test or challenge
  • a place or situation that forces people to change or make difficult decisions
A

crucible

27
Q
  • a type of leather
A

nubuck

28
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  • something (such as food) that keeps someone or something alive
A

sustenance

29
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  • the quality or state of being opaque
A

opacity

30
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  • a fear of being in open or public places
A

agoraphobia

31
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  • something (such as an image, a sound, or a smell) that seems real but does not really exist and that is usually caused by mental illness or the effect of a drug
A

hallucination

32
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  • difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with
A

onerous

33
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  • a device that measures and records the movement of the earth during an earthquake
A

seismograph

34
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  • the last small part that remains of something that existed before
A

vestige

35
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  • the purest form of something
  • the most perfect type or example
A

quintessence

36
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  • free from fault or error
A

impeccable

37
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  • to become liquid
A

liquesce

38
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  • a table game resembling soccer in which the ball is moved by turning rods to which small figures of players are attached
A

foosball

39
Q
  • to measure (something) in an exact and precise way
A

calibrate

40
Q
  • medical : painful swelling of the tissues inside the sinuses
A

sinusitis

41
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  • daringly original or creative
A

Promethean

42
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  • one (as a priest) that officiates at a religious rite
A

officiant

43
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  • impossible to recover or get back
A

irretrievably

44
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  • the part of a stage that is in front of the curtain
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proscenium

45
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  • of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism (medical : a disease that causes stiffness and pain in the muscles and swelling and pain in the joints)
A

rheumatic

46
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  • medical : a disease in which the skin becomes red, swollen, and sore
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dermatitis

47
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  • a substance used in refrigeration
A

refrigerant

48
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  • a remedy for all ills or difficulties, cure-all
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panacea

49
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  • of or relating to the Christian church or clergy
A

ecclesiastical

50
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  • extremely cold
A

gelid

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