703: day 6 Flashcards

1
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Sporadic

A

Occurring irregularly

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2
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Quietude

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Tranquilty; Calmness, Stillness, Quiet

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3
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Levity

A

Lightness ( mood)

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4
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Hiatus

A

Gap, Pause

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5
Q

Errant

A

Wandering

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6
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Aloft

A

Upward, High up, Far above the ground; in or into the air

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7
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Portly

A

Stately; Stout

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8
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Courier

A

messenger

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9
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Manipulate

A

To influence deviously; to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner

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10
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Balm

A

Something that relieves pain; Ointment, also a fragrance or sweet odor

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11
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Antithesis

A

The opposite

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12
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Rail

A

Scold;Rant; To Utter Bitter complaint or vehement denunciation

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13
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Odium

A

Repugnance; Dislike; Intense Hatred

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14
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Copious

A

Plentiful

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15
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Alliteration

A

Repetition of beginning sound in poetry

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16
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Codify

A

To arrange into a codr of laws

17
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Expostulation

A

A protest or objection

18
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Tensile

A

Capable of being stretched

19
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Rife

A

Abundant; Current

20
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Retinue

A

Following ; Attendance

21
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Grimace

A

A facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc

22
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Wince

A

Shrink back; Flinch

23
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Lionize

A

Treat as a celebrity

24
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Leniency

A

Permissiveness; Showing mercy or tolerance

25
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Ascent

A

Upward Climb

26
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Lithe

A

Flexiblr; Supple

27
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Ventriloquist

A

Someone who can make his vpice seem to be coming from another place.or thing

28
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Engender

A

Cause; Produce, Create

29
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Skittish

A

Lively, Frisky

30
Q

Theocracy

A

Government of a community by religious Leaders