21-35 Flashcards

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Capitulate

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To surrender; cease resisting

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Nihilsm

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Disbelief in religion or moral principles

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Pecuniary

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Financial; monetary; fiscal

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Quiescent

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Not aroused; inactive; tranquil; still

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Penurious

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Stingy; miserly; poverty stricken; needy

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Pragmatic

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Concerned with practical values; sensible; basic

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Ordure

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Crap; filth; excrement

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Nefarious

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Abominable; wicked in extreme; vicious; evil

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Copious

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Abundant plentiful

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Formidable

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Arousing fear or dread; difficult to overcome

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Precursor

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Predecessor; forerunner; warning

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Nirvana

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In buddhism, the state of perfect blessedness; heaven; paradise; rapture, bliss

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Quandary

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Doubt; uncertainty; state of perplexity or difficulty; dilemma

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Platitude

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A trite remark; a cliche; a phrase that no longer carries any meaning

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Noctambulist

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One who walks in their sleep

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