7 Flashcards

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archipelago

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large group of islands body of water containing large # of islands

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careen

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to rush headlong often with swerving or lurching motion to cause to lean or tip to one side

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3
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cavalier

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showing an off hand or carefree disregard arrogant

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4
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contiguous

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sharing a boundary being very close or in contact adjacent

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5
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correlate

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to connect related things to bring things into proper relations with one another

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6
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etymology

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the study of a word

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7
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frenetic

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widly excited frantic

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8
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kinetic

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relating to motion

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9
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presage

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to foretell to warn or indicate in advanced

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10
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pulverize

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to crush or grind into dust or powder to demolish

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11
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recondite

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difficult to understand abstruse

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12
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repulse

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to repel or drive back to reject in cool distant matter to disgust

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