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7xiaxia ec vocab Flashcards

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1
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joining together for some purpose

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alliance

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to confuse, to puzzle

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bewilder

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a clown, a stupid person

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buffoon

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arousing argument or disagreement

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controversial

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to discourage

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dishearten

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unsuccessful

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fruitless

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unfriendly, unfavorable, aggressive

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hostile

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easily set on fire; easily angered

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inflammable

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deadly, harmful, evil

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malignant

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to hurt someone’s feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment

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mortify

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11
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in agreement with generally accepted beliefs

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orthodox

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12
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to obtain through special effort

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procure

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to run quickly

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scurry

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soaked with liquid; dull

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sodden

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15
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having a certain effect but not in name

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virtual

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completely empty; having no legal force
empty space
to cancel

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void

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disobedient, unpredictable

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wayward

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to draw back suddenly, as in pain or fear
the act of drawing back as in pain or

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wince

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full of life and vigor; courageous

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spirited

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to give or cause something unpleasant, impose

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inflict

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21
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a short account of an incident in someone’s life

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anecdote

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to combine, to make firm

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consolidate

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an imitation to deceive
fake
to make an illegal copy

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counterfeit

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easily taught, obedient

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docile

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to rule over, to control, to tower over

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dominate

26
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to beg

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entreat

27
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capable of being wrong or inaccurate

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fallible

28
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inconsistent, could change rapidly

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fickle

29
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one who flees
lasting a short time, difficult to grasp

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fugitive

30
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dirty

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grimy

31
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a very small quantity

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iota

32
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to beat or knock, to handle roughly
a heavy hammer

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maul

33
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possible
something that can develop or become real

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potential

34
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shining, bright

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radiant

35
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relating to farm areas and life in the country

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rural

36
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large, important, major, significant, material

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substantial

37
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skilled in handling difficult situations, polite

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tactful

38
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to interfere, to handle in a secret way

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tamper

39
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last, final, most important, basic

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ultimate

40
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doubt

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uncertainty

41
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unnamed

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anonymous

42
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to nibble, to read casually to window-shop

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browse

43
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a person easily tricked
to deceive

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dupe

44
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active, energetic, forceful

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dynamic

45
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to get rid of completely

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eradicate

46
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to prevent from fulfilling a purpose, to cause discouragement

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frustrate

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stern, merciless, fierce, cruel

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grim

48
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not capable of being copied or imitated

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inimitable

49
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a temporary substitute
temporary, crude

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makeshift

50
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in, at, or near the edge, only barely good enough for the purpose

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marginal

51
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waiting to be settled
until

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pending

52
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to order as a rule to be followed, to order for medical purposes

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prescribe

53
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something seen in advance
to view beforehand

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preview

54
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standing out to be easily seen, important, famous

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prominent

55
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odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way, clever, skillfully made

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quaint

56
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unwilling, holding back

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reluctant

57
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to handle stingily, to supply in a small and scanty way

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scrimp

58
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to trap, catch
a trap or entanglement

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snare

59
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greatest, highest, farthest
the extreme limit

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utmost

60
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punishment in return, unusual force or violence

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vengeance

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