9th Day Flashcards

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Precarious

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Adj. unstable or insecure

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Caveat

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N. a warning, caution, or protest

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Preponderance

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N. Superiority in weight, power, or importance

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Querulous

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Adj. Continually whining or complaining

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Redoubtable

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Adj. Deserving of respect; causing a scare

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Rue

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N. A regret about something

V. To regret, to grieve for

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Sedulous

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Adj. Steadily industrious; assiduous

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Sidereal

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Adj. Of or related to constellations or stars

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Torrid

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Adj. Intensely hot or scorching

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Abet

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V. To support

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Acerbic

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Adj. Acidic in taste

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Charlatan

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N. One who deceivingly claims to know

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Crest

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N. High Point

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Crestfallen

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Adj. Depressed, fallen from high, dejected

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Dilapidate

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V. Destroy

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Enervate

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Adj. Lack energy

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Inert

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Adj. Unable to move or resist motion

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Precipitate

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V. To cause to occur suddenly or abruptly

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Prevaricate

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V. To cover up the truth

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Redolent

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Adj. Giving off scent, fragrance

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Specious

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Adj. Appearing true although it is false

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Stentorian

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Very loud

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Trepidation

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N. Anxiety, fear