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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

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corporation that controls a number of smaller companies with wildly dissimilar services

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obscured

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not widely recognized

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aspirations

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anything someone wishes to accomplish

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furnishing

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to furnish or supply anything required

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dissuading

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to sway someone’s decision not to do something

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formidable

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leading to feel fear or respect for someone because it’s challenging

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prevalent

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existing frequently or frequently occurring

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obnoxious

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extremely rude or nasty

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ingenuity

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a person’s capacity to accomplishing something creatively

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voyage

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a protracted trip (usually by a ship)

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paranoid

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feeling very uneasy because one thinks others are attempting to hurt oneself

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amicably

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in a friendly and peaceable manner

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eccentricity

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the quality of being unconditional and slightly strange

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extravagant

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expending excessive amounts of money or resources

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polarization

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the process of splitting people or their beliefs into two totally different groups

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usurp

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to take control of a powerful position, without the proper authority

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affinity

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fondness for someone or something, especially due to similarities

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mischief

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playful misbehavior or trouble making

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ward

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one of the sections a room is split into

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unintelligible

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not being able to understand

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intricate

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containing several little components that are jumbled up in a complicated way

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testament

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anything that can be used as proof

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congregation

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group of people gathered for prayer and worship

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eccentric

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unusual in a lighthearted manner

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erroneous

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in error, wrong

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prosperity

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the state of being prosperous or successful

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