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7. Lessons 31-35 Flashcards

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abridge

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vb. SHORTEN. In order to shoe the film within the two-hour time slot, it was abridged.

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accessible

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adj. AVAILABLE; READY FOR USE. Mrs. Kramer is accessible to students who need extra help after school.

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antidote

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n. SOMETHING THAT RELIEVES OR PREVENTS; A REMEDY THAT COUNTERACTS THE EFFECTS OF POISON. Advil is an effective antidote for pain.

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aspire

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vb. TO WORK TOWARD OR HAVE A GOAL. If you aspire to play hockey for the school, you’d better practice your skating.

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autonomous

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adj. INDEPENDENT. Maggie blossomed when she left home and became autonomous.

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bolster

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vb. TO SUPPORT; TO STRENGTHEN. A healthy diet bolsters your body’s resistance to disease.

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candor

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n. HONESTY, SINCERITY. I know she expects candor from me, but if I told her the truth she’d be devastated.

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cynical

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adj. BELIEVING THAT ALL OTHERS ARE MOTIVATED BY SELF INTEREST. Jo, a cynic to the core, thinks everyone is up to no good.

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fastidious

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adj. VERY ATTENTIVE TO DETAIL; FUSSY METICULOUS. Martha is a fastidious homemaker; everything is neat and clean at her house.

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gratify

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vb. TO PLEASE OR INDULGE. Julia gratifies her sweet tooth with chocolate kisses and jelly beans.

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hamper

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vb. TO HINDER; TO PREVENT SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING. A sore knee hampered Jim’s rigorous training.

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hardy

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adj. HEALTHY AND STRONG; ROBUST. These plants are hardy. They’ll grow anywhere.

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homogeneous

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adj. OF THE SAME KIND; ALIKE; UNIFORM. The houses on my block are homogeneous. You can hardly tell them apart.

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integrity

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n. HOLDING FIRMLY TO VALUES, SUCH AS HONESTY; COMPLETENESS. The integrity of the building was damaged by the earth tremors.

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intrepid

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adj. FEARLESS; BRAVE. Intrepidly, Columbus sailed west, urging his men to show courage, too.

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linger

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vb. TO HANG AROUND; TO STAY. Daylight lingers in the sky past nine o’clock on summer evenings.

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lofty

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adj. VERY HIGH; TOWERING; GRAND OR NOBLE. Ethan has lofty goals. In fact, he expects to be president someday.

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mock

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vb. TO MAKE FUN OF; TO IMITATE. Mickey’s satirical letter to the editor mocked the silly new rules in the cafeteria.

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nurture

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vb. TO CARE FOR; TO NOURISH. Since childhood, Julia has nurtured the idea of becoming a movie star.

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opportunist

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n. A PERSON WHO SEEKS SELF-GAIN, EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS, WITHOUT REGARD TO VALUES OR MORAL PRINCIPLES. Always an opportunist, Mac saw Ellen’s break-up as a chance to ask her out.

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proximity

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n. NEARNESS IN TIME, LOCATION, RELATION. Because our house is in proximity to the airport, I hear planes all day long.

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querulous

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adj. WHINING; COMPLAINING. The baby gets querulous when she’s tired. Her crankiness means she needs a nap.

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recount

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vb. TO TELL A STORY. The attorney asked the witness to recount what he saw on the evening of May 3rd.

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rigor

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n. HARSHNESS; SEVERITY; STRICT ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS. Because the course lacks rigor, Holly is bored. She’d much prefer a more challenging class.

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saturate

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vb. TO WET OR SOAK COMPLETELY; TO TOTALLY FILL UP. The field is saturated. It’s too late to play on- game postponed.

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scrutinize

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vb. TO READ OR LOOK AT VERY CLOSELY AND CAREFULLY. With a red pen in hand, Mr. Harvey scrutinizes our writing, looking for mistakes in grammar usage.

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surpass

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vb. TO BE BETTER THAN; TO EXCEL. Mike ran the marathon not to win the race, but to surpass last year’s time.

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tentative

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adj. HESITANT; NOT DEFINITE. There’s a tentative agreement to settle the strike, but the workers must vote first.

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thrive

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vb. TO GROW STRONG; TO FLOURISH. Redwoods thrive along the California coast.

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tranquility

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n. PEACEFULNESS; CALMNESS. The water was so tranquil you could see your reflection in it.

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uniformity

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n. SAMENESS; REGULARITY. Because every day was uniformly sunny, Gary yearned for some rain.

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vilify

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vb. TO SLANDER OR DEFAME SOMEONE’S NAME OR REPUTATION. Jay Leno and the other late night comedians vilified the president for a slip of the tongue.

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whimsical

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adj. FANCIFUL; CHANGEABLE; MERCURIAL. Dave’s whimsical imagination enables him to tell the most amazing stories.

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aggregate

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n. A SUM TOTAL OR MIXTURE. Concrete consists of an aggregate of sand, gravel, Portland cement, and water.

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audacious

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adj. VERY BOLD. More audacious than wise, Marvin daringly told the assistant principal to mid his own business.

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aviary

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n. AN ENCLOSED SPACE FOR BIRDS. The new aviary in the zoo contains 200 different types of birds.

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complementary

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adj. SERVING TO COMPLETE ANOTHER. The couple’s talents complement each other. She raises vegetables and he cooks them.

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debunk

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vb. TO PROVE WRONG OR FALSE. Old wives tales are continuously debunked by modern research.

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discrepancy

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n. A DIFFERENCE OR INCONSISTENCY. A discrepancy in the suspect’s story led the detectives to conclude he was lying.

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eclectic

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adj. TAKEN FROM MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES. Mom prefers an eclectic assortment of furniture, regardless of its condition or style.

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excerpt

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n. A PORTION OF A TEXT OR MUSICAL PIECE THAT IS TAKEN, OR EXTRACTED, FROM THE WHOLE. The medley contains several excerpts from Broadway musical comedies.

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glacial

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adj. VERY COLD OR VERY SLOW MOVING . (In both cases like a glacier) Quentin built his house at a glacial pace; it took him 12 years.

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insuperable

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adj. UNABLE TO BE OVERCOME. Playing an insuperable team, we don’t stand a chance in Saturday’s game.

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lithe

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adj. NIMBLE AND FLEXIBLE; AGILE; SUPPLE. To be a ballerina, you must be lean and lithe.

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misanthrope

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n. SOMEONE WHO DISLIKES ALL PEOPLE. Hal has a misanthropic streak. He dislikes almost everyone.

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pitfall

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n. AN UNSEEN DANGER, RISK, OR DRAWBACK. The one pitfall in Doug’s excellent plan is that it may cost too much.

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raze

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vb. TO TEAR DOWN; TO DESTROY. The old Victorian house was razed to make room for a parking garage.

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replete

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adj. FILLED-UP; OVERFLOWING. Although the film is replete with violence , it got a “G” rating.

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respite

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n. PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; A LULL; A REPRIEVE. The rain took a respite at midday and permitted the children to do out and play.

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spurious

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adj. FALSE; COUNTERFEIT; LACKING LOGIC; SPECIOUS. In our earth science lab, we had to determine which fossils were genuine and which were spurious.

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vaporize

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vb. TO TURN TO VAPOR, FOAM, OR MIST. Who doesn’t know that water vaporizes when it starts to boil?

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