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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5
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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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13
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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

22
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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

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to bewilder; to confuse, mystify

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disembodied

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not having a body

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protract

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prolong; lasting a long time; continuing longer than necessary or expected

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vulnerable

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easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally

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sedate

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slow and relaxed

30
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nonchalance

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indifference; lack of concern; composure

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temperate

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emotionally calm and controlled

32
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unfurling

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to cause to open

33
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liberality

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the quality of not being opposed to ideas or ways of behaving that are not traditional or widely accepted

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prelude

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introduction; forerunner

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cushion

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to soften or reduce the bad effect of

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cast

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to talk about or think of in a particular way

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cluster

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to come together to form a group

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reciprocate

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to do for or to someone who has done something similar for or to you

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reserved

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not openly expressing feelings or opinions

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impressionable

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easy to influence

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interpersonal

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relating to or involving relations between people

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glean

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to gather or to collect in a gradual way

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compelling

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very interesting; able to capture and hold your attention

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odious

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causing hatred or strong dislike

45
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rest

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lay/put to rest

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preoccupy

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to be thought about or worried about by very often or constantly

47
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informed

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having information

48
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egalitarian

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aiming for equal wealth, status, etc., for all people

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hearsay

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something heard from another person; something that you have been told

50
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adjunct

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something added on or attached