2nd Set Flashcards

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Buttress

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Strengthen, support

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Alibi

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An excuse that someone was not at a crime scene

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Delineation

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Demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining

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Evacuate

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Vacate

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Idiosyncrasy

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A personal peculiarity; something unique to a person

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Libertarian

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Someone who oppresses tyranny

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Potent

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Powerful, compelling

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Ruminate

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Think over something

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Transcribe

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Copy

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Allay

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To lessen

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Byline

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A line that tells you the author of an article

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Demur

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Hesitate, refuse

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Exacerbate

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Make worse

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Ignominious

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Shameful

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Liniment

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Lotion

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Omnipotent

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All-powerful

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Ruse

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Trick

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Transgress

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Go astray

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Tractable

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Willing to learn

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Hangar

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Large building with extensive floor area

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Replete

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Well supplied

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Plausible

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Probable

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Enshroud

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Envelop completely

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Lachrymose

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Tearful

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Ogled

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Stare at obviously

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Tedium

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State of being tedious

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Languid

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Lazy

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Ponderous

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Dull, laborious

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Revere

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Respectful

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Temper

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Tendency to become angry

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Adulate

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Praise

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Torpid

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Mentally and physically inactive