301-350 Flashcards

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aspire

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seek to attain; long for aspiration

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monastic

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relating to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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vicarious

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acting as a substitute

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stem from

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to be caused by; to come from

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coup

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highly successful action or sudden attack

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marvel

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to feel great surprise, wonder, or admiration

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confidant

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trusted friend

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hoax

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an act that is meant to trick or deceive people

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lapse

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to stop for usually a brief time

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counterpart

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a thing that completes another; things very much alike

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predecessor

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person who had a job or position before someone else

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exodus

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departure

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omission

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something that has been omitted

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dabble

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to take part in an activity in a way that is not serious

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formulaic

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produced according to a formula; not new or original

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convalescence

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gradual return to health and strength

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artful

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sly; crafty

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desolate

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lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place

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injunction

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an order from a court of law that says something must be done or must not be done

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deny

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to say that something is not true

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implicate

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incriminate; show to be involved

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acronym

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a word created from the initials of other words

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subsequent

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happening or coming after something else

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varied

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having many forms or types; including many different things

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perplex
to bewilder; to confuse, mystify
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disembodied
not having a body
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protract
prolong; lasting a long time; continuing longer than necessary or expected
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vulnerable
easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally
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sedate
slow and relaxed
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nonchalance
indifference; lack of concern; composure
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temperate
emotionally calm and controlled
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unfurling
to cause to open
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liberality
the quality of not being opposed to ideas or ways of behaving that are not traditional or widely accepted
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prelude
introduction; forerunner
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cushion
to soften or reduce the bad effect of
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cast
to talk about or think of in a particular way
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cluster
to come together to form a group
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reciprocate
to do for or to someone who has done something similar for or to you
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reserved
not openly expressing feelings or opinions
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impressionable
easy to influence
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interpersonal
relating to or involving relations between people
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glean
to gather or to collect in a gradual way
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compelling
very interesting; able to capture and hold your attention
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odious
causing hatred or strong dislike
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rest
lay/put to rest
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preoccupy
to be thought about or worried about by very often or constantly
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informed
having information
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egalitarian
aiming for equal wealth, status, etc., for all people
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hearsay
something heard from another person; something that you have been told
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adjunct
something added on or attached