2020 April Flashcards

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Adjudicate

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To judge

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Fealty

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Loyalty

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Agglomeration

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A collection

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Voluble

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(Of a person) talkative

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Paramour

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An illicit lover/ mistress

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Cull

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To collect/ choose/ select

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Brandish

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To wave (e.g., a weapon) in anger or excitement

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Iridescent

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The glowing, shifting, colourful quality of a rainbow

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Divest

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To rid oneself of an investment or business interest

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Emolument

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Salary/ pay check/ stipend

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Lodestar

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A guide

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Constable

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Police agent

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Anatole

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A masculine French name

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Fatuous

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Silly or pointless

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Coruscate

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To flash or sparkle

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Appetency

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A longing or desire

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Supine

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Flat in one’s back

Weak due to an inability to act

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Libor

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Abbreviation for:

London Inter-Bank Offer Rate

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Ochronosis

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A syndrome prevalent in connective tissues

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Pion

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A meson having a mass approximately 270x that of an electron

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Cherubic

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Possessing childlike innocence; angelic

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Etruscan

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Of or related to ancient Etruria, which was located in in present-day Tuscany

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Doughty

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Brace and persistent

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Alopecia

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Baldness