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61-90 Flashcards

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Capacious

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Having a lot of space inside; roomy

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Allay

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To diminish or put at rest; put away; quiet someone’s fears.

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Diurnal

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Daily; of or during the day

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Extricate

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To free from constraint or difficulty; release from entanglement

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Ignominious

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Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

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Mitigate

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Make less severe, serious or painful; assuage

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Palpitate

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To beat rapidly, strongly, irregularly; to pulsate

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Phlegmatic

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Too calm; apathetic; sluggish

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Propitious

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Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable

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Prostrate

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To lay oneself flat on the ground facing downward in reverence or submission

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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly but without protest

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Amity

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A peaceful friendship

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Arduous

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Difficult; laborous

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Gestalt

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Unified rule that cannot be broken

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Inundate

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Overwhelm someone with people or things to be dealt with

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Perjury

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The offense of willfully telling an untruth under oath

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Perspicuity

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Clear; plain to the understanding due to precise explanation

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Preposterous

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Utterly absurd or ridiculous

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Trepidation

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A feeling of fear or agitation over something that may happen.

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Voluble

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Speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently; talkative

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Admonish

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Warn or caution someone

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Aplomb

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Self confidence; poise

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Barrage

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Bombardment; A concentrated outpouring of questions or blows; A concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area

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Cognizant

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Having knowledge or being aware of

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Collusion

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Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others

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Hegemony

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Leadership or dominance (one country or social group over another)

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Nebulous

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Vague; indistinct

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Paradigm

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A typical example of something; a model

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Unctuous

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Smug; insincere

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Urbane

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Suave; courteous ; refined in matter; smug

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