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704: Day 7 Flashcards

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Temporize

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v. avoid committing oneself; gain time; also to effect a compromise metween

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Fortitude

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n. bravery; courage

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Fetter

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v. shackle

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Malaise

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n. uneasiness; distress

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Aplomb

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v. poise

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Dissoulte

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adj. loose in morals

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Inure

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v. accustom; harden

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Provincial

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adj. limited; local; belonging or particular to some particular province; having manners or viewpoints considered characteristic of rustics of a province, narrow or illiberal

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Shrew

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n. Scolding woman; a woman of violent speech

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Acquit

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v. To free from blame

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Lateral

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adj. Coming from the side

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Mutilate

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v. Maim

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Leonine

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adj. like a lion

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Excision

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n. the act of cutting out

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Whimsical

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adj. Capricious; fanciful; quaint

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Latent

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adj. dormant; hidden

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Hubris

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n. arrogance; excessive self-conceit; pride

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Nostalgia

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n. homesickness; longing for the past

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Sinewy

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adj. tough; strong and firm

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Hone

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v. sharpen

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Macerate

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v. to soften or separate into parts by soaking or steeping; to become thin or emaciated; waste away

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Juggernaut

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n. irresistible crushing force; any large, destructive force or object

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Pariah

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Social Outcast

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Saturate

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Soak Completely

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Raze

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Destroy completely

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Beatific

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Giving bliss; blissful

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Satiety

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Condition of being crammed full

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Partake

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to take part in an activity

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Materialistic

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Preoccupied with goods rather than spiritual or intellectual concerns

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Replrenish

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