6/20/14 Flashcards
1
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cherubim
A
A member of the second order of angels
2
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expedite
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to speed up the progress, hasten
3
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petulant
A
showing irritation over something that is of little importance
4
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pediment
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a gently sloping rock surface at the foot of a steep slope, as of a mountain, usually thinly covered with alluvium.
5
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subterfuge
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a way to evade a rule, escape a consequence, or hide something
6
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conjugate
A
to inflect a verb, take it through its tenses
7
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controvert
A
to argue against
8
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consecrate
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to make holy, sacred
9
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coronet
A
a small crown
10
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arbitrate
A
to submit to mediation
11
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harlequin
A
comical figure
12
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ordinate
A
the y axis of a coordinate
