706: Day 12 Flashcards

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Leeway

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Freedom to do something the way you want to do it

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2
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Ruthless

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Having no pity

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3
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Heinous

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Very bad or evil

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4
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Craven

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Having or showing a complete lack of courage

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5
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Mercurial

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Changing moods quickly and often- happy to upset

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6
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Scanty

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Very small in size or amount

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7
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Protrude

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To stick out

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8
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Sodden

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Very Heavy and wet

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9
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Gregarious

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Enjoying the company of other people; living in groups

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10
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Peregrination

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Travel; on foot

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11
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Cajole

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To persuade someone by making promises

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12
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Rout

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A game or contest in which the winners easily defeats the loser by a large amount

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13
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Ominous

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Suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future

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14
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Opprobrium

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Very strong disapproval or criticism

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15
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Infernal

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Relating to hell

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16
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Erratic

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Acting in ways that are not expected or usual

17
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Humane

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Kind or gentle to people

18
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Novice

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A person who has just started learning or doing something

19
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Baleful

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Threatening harm or evil

20
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Awe

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A strong feeling of fear or respect and also wonder

21
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Wax

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To appear to become larger or more full

22
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Rebate

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An amount of money that is paid back to you because you have paid too much

23
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Affinity

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A feeling of closeness and understanding that someone has for another person because of their similar qualities, ideas, or interests

24
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Bevy

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A large group of people or things

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Megalomania
A condition or mental illness that causes people to think that they have great or unlimited or importance
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Loathe
To hate very much
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Emaciated
Very thin because of hunger or disease
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Jingoism
The feelings and beliefs or people who think that their country is always right
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Junta
A military group controlling a government after taking control it by force
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Decrepit
Old and in bad condition or poor health