21+22 Flashcards

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advantageous

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providing an opportunity or favor to ones interest

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contemptible

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worthless, deserved to be treated as mean

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discourse

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a formal lengthy discussion of a subject

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hone

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to perfect/ make more effective

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insidious

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dangerous in a secret way

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intuitive

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capable of knowing without reason

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rebut

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to oppose by contrary proof

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ruinous

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destructive

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teem

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to be full of things / swarmed with

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torrent

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overwhelming amount

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aesthetic

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qualities of beauty

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dilate

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become wider / larger

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excursion

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a short journey/outing

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incomprehensible

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impossible to understand

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quarry

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a hunted animal or prey

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penance

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remorse for past conduct

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perpetual

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continuous

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phosphorescent

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glowing, luminous at temperatures below incandescence

19
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scuttle

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to run hurriedly with quick short steps

20
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thoroughfare

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a main road or public highway