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35-42 Flashcards

1
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vague

A

not definite; not clear; not distinct

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elevate

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raise; lift up

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finance

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money matters/ to provide money for

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4
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LOTTERY

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A SCHEME FOR DISTRIBUTING PRIZES BY LOT OR CHANCE

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OBTAIN

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GET/ BE IN USE

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SOAR

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fly upward or at a great height; aspire

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DISCARD

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THROW ASIDE

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EVENT

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happening; important happening; result or outcome; one item in a program of sports

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STATIONARY

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having a fixed station or place; standing still; not moving; not changing in size, number or activity

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SUBSEQUENT

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later; following; coming after

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RELATE

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tell; give an account of; connect in thought or meaning

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12
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CINEMA

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MOVING PICTURE

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HASTY

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quick; hurried; not well thought out

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14
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SCORCH

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burn slightly; dry up; criticize sharply

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PROMPT

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quick; on time; done at once; to cause (someone) to do something; remind (someone) of the words or actions needed

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TEMPEST

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violent* storm with much wind;a violent disturbance

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SOOTHE

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quiet; calm; comfort a. With an embrace

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SYMPATHETIC

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having or showing kind feelings toward others; approving; enjoying the same things and getting along well together

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19
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REDEEM

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buy back; pay off; carry out; set free; make up for

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20
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RESUME

A

begin again; go on; take again

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21
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HARMONY

A

situation of getting on well together or going well together; sweet or
musical sound

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REFRAIN

A

situation of getting on well together or going well together; sweet or
musical sound

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23
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ILLEGAL

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NOT LAWFUL

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NARCOTIC

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drug that produces drowsiness, sleep, dullness, or an insensible condition, and lessens pain by dulling the nerves

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HEIR

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person who has a right to someone’s property after that one dies; person who inherits anything

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DWINDLE

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become smaller and smaller; shrink

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MAJESTIC

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grand; noble; dignified; kingly

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person who betrays his or her country, a friend, duty, etc.

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TRAITOR

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29
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SURPLUS

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amount over and above what is needed; excess, extra

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DELIBERATE

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to consider carefully; intended; done on purpose; slow and careful, as though allowing time to decide what to do

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VANDAL

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person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or damages beautiful things

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32
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DROUGHT

A

long period of dry weather; lack of rain; lack of water; dryness

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ABIDE

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accept and follow out; remain faithful to; dwell; endure

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34
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unite; make or form into one

A

UNIFY

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35
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SUMMIT

A

highest point; top

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36
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HEED

A

give careful attention to; take notice of; careful attention

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37
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DRENCH

A

wet thoroughly; soak

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38
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BIOGRAPHY

A

the written story of a person’s life; the part of literature that consists of biographies

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39
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WOBBLE

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move unsteadily from side to side

40
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SWARM

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group of insects flying or moving about together; crowd or great number; to fly or move about in great numbers

41
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TUMULT

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noise; uproar; violent* disturbance or disorder

42
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go down on one’s knees; remain on the knees

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KNEEL

43
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DEJECTED

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in low spirits; sad

44
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OBEDIENT

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doing what one is told.; willing to obey

45
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VERDICT

A

decision of a jury; judgment

46
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CHARITY

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generous giving to the poor; institutions for helping the sick, the poor, or the helpless; kindness in judging people’s faults

47
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cruel or unjust ruler; cruel master; absolute ruler

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TYRANT

48
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RECEDE

A

go back; move back; slope backward; withdraw

49
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UNEARTH

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dig up; discover; find out

50
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COINCIDE

A

` occupy the same place in space; occupy the same time; correspond exactly; agree

51
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CANCEL

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cross out; mark so that it cannot be used; wipe out; call off `

52
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LEGIBLE

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able to be read; easy to read; plain and clear

53
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person who owes something to another

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DEBTOR

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DEPART

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go away; leave; turn away (from); change; die

55
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PLACARD

A

a notice to be posted in a public place; poster

56
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spreading by contact, easily spreading from
one to another `

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CONTAGIOUS

57
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SCALD

A

pour boiling liquid over; burn with hot liquid or steam; heat almost to the boiling point

58
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TRANSPARENT

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EASILY SEEN THROUGH/ CLEAR

59
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CUSTOMARY

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USUAL

60
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persons prepared for religious work; clergymen as a
group

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CLERGY

61
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EPIDEMIC

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an outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly* so that many people have it at the same time; widespread

62
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MAGNIFY

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cause to look larger than it really is; make too much of; go beyond the truth in telling

63
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a person who treats ailments by massage and manipulation of the vertebrae and other forms of therapy on the theory* that disease results from interference with the normal functioning of the nervous system

A

chiropractor

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NEGATIVE

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saying no; minus; showing the lights and shadows reversed

65
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JEOPARDIZE

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RISK; ENDANGER

66
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VENTILATE

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change the air in; purify by fresh air; discuss openly

67
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anything that gets in the way or hinders; impediment; obstruction

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OBSTACLE

68
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ORAL

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spoken; using speech; of the mouth

69
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MUNICIPAL

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of a city or state; having something to do in the affairs of a city or town

70
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VITAL

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having to do with life; necessary to life; causing death, failure or ruin; lively

71
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PENSION

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regular payment that is not wages; to make such a payment

72
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OBESITY

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EXTREME FATNESS

73
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REHABILITATE

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restore to good condition; make over in a new form; restore to former standing, rank, reputation, etc.

74
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WASP

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an insect with a slender* body and powerful sting

75
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a great number; a crowd

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MULTITUDE

76
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name as a candidate for office; appoint to an
office

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NOMINATE

77
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POTENTIAL

A

possibility* as opposed to actuality; capability of coming into being or action

78
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MORGUE

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place where bodies of unknown persons found dead are kept; the reference library of a newspaper office

79
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VERTICAL

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straight up and down with reference to the horizon, for example, a vertical line

80
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PAROLE

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word of honor; conditional freedom; to free (a prisoner) under certain conditions

81
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PREOCCUPIED

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took up all the attention

82
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UPHOLSTERY

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coverings and cushions for furniture

83
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INDIFFERENCE

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lack of interest, care, or attention

84
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COMPLACENT

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pleased with oneself; self-satisifed

85
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MAINTAIN

A

keep; keep up; carry on; uphold; support; declare to be true

86
Q

WRATH

A

very great anger; rage

87
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SNUB

A

treat coldly, scornfully, or with contempt; cold treatment

88
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ENDURE

A

last; keep on; undergo; bear; stand

89
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EXPOSE

A

lay open; uncover; leave unprotected; show openly

90
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LEGEND

A

story coming from the past, which many people have believed; what is written on a coin or below a picture

91
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PONDER

A

consider carefully

92
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resign

A

give up; yield; submit

93
Q

piece of paper used in voting; the whole number of votes cast; the method of secret voting; to vote or decide by using ballots

A

BALLOT

94
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AMEND

A

change for the better; correct; change

95
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WHARF

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`platform built on the shore or out from the shore beside which ships can load or unload

96
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DRASTIC

A

acting with force or violence*

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