7.22 vocab Flashcards

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wilt

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starting to become weak

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partake

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to participate

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hobbyist

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someone who enjoys their hobby

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personage

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influential or well known individual

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reclaim

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to take back what was rightfully yours

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docile

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quiet, easy to influence

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predispose

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to influence to act in a certain way

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resemble

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posses the qualities of

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forager

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someone or something that makes extensive searches for food

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untimely

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unpleasant event that occurs unexpectedly early or at an inappropriate time

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multitude

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crowd

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figuratively

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using expressions that have a more creative meaning than usual

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underarmed

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less or not armed

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autonomy

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right of a group or nation to independence and self-government

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ensnare

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to take hold of something or someone and control it

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diminutive

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small/trivial

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hardboiled

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determined/showing little emotion

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ornithology

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research/study of birds

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strife

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disagreement

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conspiracist

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someone who believes that others are preparing something unlawful

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dichromatic

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having 2 colorings

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interlock

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to tightly fit together

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retroactively

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in a method that takes effect from a time before it was authorized

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piqued

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enraged because someone has diminished your sense of self worth

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conglomerate
corporation that controls a number of smaller companies with wildly dissimilar services
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obscured
not widely recognized
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aspirations
anything someone wishes to accomplish
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furnishing
to furnish or supply anything required
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dissuading
to sway someone's decision not to do something
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formidable
leading to feel fear or respect for someone because it's challenging
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prevalent
existing frequently or frequently occurring
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obnoxious
extremely rude or nasty
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ingenuity
a person's capacity to accomplishing something creatively
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voyage
a protracted trip (usually by a ship)
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paranoid
feeling very uneasy because one thinks others are attempting to hurt oneself
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amicably
in a friendly and peaceable manner
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eccentricity
the quality of being unconditional and slightly strange
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extravagant
expending excessive amounts of money or resources
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polarization
the process of splitting people or their beliefs into two totally different groups
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usurp
to take control of a powerful position, without the proper authority
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affinity
fondness for someone or something, especially due to similarities
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mischief
playful misbehavior or trouble making
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ward
one of the sections a room is split into
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unintelligible
not being able to understand
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intricate
containing several little components that are jumbled up in a complicated way
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testament
anything that can be used as proof
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congregation
group of people gathered for prayer and worship
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eccentric
unusual in a lighthearted manner
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erroneous
in error, wrong
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prosperity
the state of being prosperous or successful