5-24-13 Flashcards

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Intrinsic

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essential WATER IS INTRINSIC FOR LIFE

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Inundate

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to overwhelm THE STUDENTS WERE INUNDATED WITH HOMEWORK

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insipid

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sickeningly bland, lacking flavor THE MOVIE WAS INSIPIDLY SENTIMENTAL

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instigate

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to provoke THE LION WAS INSTIGATED TO ATTACK

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insurgence

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uprising THE INSURGENCE IN SYRIA LEFT MANY PEOPLE DEAD

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intercede

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to mediate between two persons THE MAN INTERCEDED IN THE FIGHT BETWEEN 2 BROTHERS

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iota

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an insignificant amount THERE IS NOT AN IOTA OF TRUTH IN HER GOSSIP

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ire

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wrath WE FEAR MR. CHASE’S IRE.

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jargon

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unintelligible or highly technical speech. THE TECHY JARGON WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND

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jocular

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inclined to joke THE JOCULAR MALE WAS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION

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