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2014 preliminaries Flashcards

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assiduous

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clairvoyance

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ecotourism

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farcical

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loris

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Magellan

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metatarsal

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profundity

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ritenuto

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sargasso

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tamborito

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voilà

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abrogate

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annul or repeal

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Beaucoup

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a lot of apple pie

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calumny

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slander

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eccentric

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deviates from common usage in a whimsical way

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inscrutable

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not readily comprehensible

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manifold

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diversity or variety

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oblique

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slanting in direction or position

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phlebotomy

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drawing blood from a vein

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rongeur

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a surgeon

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sybaritic

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opulent luxury

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Trenchant

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sharply perceptive

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vicissitude

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a change of luck

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honorific

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imparts glory or esteem

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effrontery

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flagrant, offensive boldness

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tepidity

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lukewarmness

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educand

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student

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autodidact

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self-taught

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overwrought

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agitated

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registrar

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keeping academic records

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Nomenclature

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names

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Hippology

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horses

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marimba

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xylophone

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hackneyed

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trite

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gaudery

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ostentatious

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satyr

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an ancient Greek deity

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portentous

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foreshadowing a coming
event

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perambulator

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to transport an infant

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umbrage

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resentment

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McCoy

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a real or genuine article

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tribunal

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court

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supervenient

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occurring unexpectedly

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conferee

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is publicly granted
something

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lambently

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in a light or brilliant manner

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puerilely

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immaturely

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gubernatorial

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a governor

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venatorial

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is related to or used in
hunting

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Retinol

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vitamin A

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argot

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particular slang

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Bohemian

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art

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denizen

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a person living in a certain

region

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approbatory

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commendation

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Zirconium

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a metallic element

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ranine

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frogs

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Chia

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plant

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rancorous

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full of hatred and ill will

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calligram?

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a figure formed by the
letters of a word

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necrotic

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produces death in living
tissue

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fulcrum

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lever

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diglot

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uses two languages

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vestibule

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between the outer door and
the interior of a building

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rictus

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a gaping grin

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grapheme

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an X

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fumulus

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a thin, veillike cloud

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imperate?

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command or govern

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coiffure

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a hairstyle

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sirenian

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a manatee

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apparatus

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an appliance

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anglified

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adapted to English usage

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luminance

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emission of light

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speciosity

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the quality of being superficially but not actually
correct

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yeanling

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lamb

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eclampsia

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a severe pregnancy
complication

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iniquity

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wickedness

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macular

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is spotted

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Trignometry

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a branch of mathematics dealing with sides and angles

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fatuity

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foolishness

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quittance

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a discharge from debt

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unregenerate

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obstinate

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graticule

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a cartographer

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transposable

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interchanged

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altercation

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an angry dispute

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caldera

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volcanic crater

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Striation

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marked with narrow lines or
bands

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loupe

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a jeweler

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nubilous

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cloudy or misty

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pulmonate

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has lungs

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xenocentric

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prefers a culture other than his own

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tributary

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a river feeding into a larger river

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malinger

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to pretend to be sick to get
out of working

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hominivorous

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eats people

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malicious

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done in order to inflict harm

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