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A1-25 Flashcards

1
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Bide

A

(V) in a condition or state; to wait

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Consent

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(V) to approve; to agree; to yield

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Volition

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(N) a conscious choice or decision

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Nascent

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(Adj) coming into being; being born

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5
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Amplify

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(V) to make larger

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Lurid

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(Adj) causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze

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Own

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(V) to admit, esp. Taking personal responsibility for ones own action or thoughts

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Collude

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(V) to plot secretly for a deceitful or illegal purpose

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Tally

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(V) to count; to add

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Disarray

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(N) confusion, disorder

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Tepid

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(Adj) moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm

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Conjecture

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(N) an inference or conclusion based on incomplete evidence

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Pious

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(N) exhibiting reverence and religious observation

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Abet

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(V) to encourage, assist, or support, usually in a wrongdoing

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Interloper

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(N) one who interferes with the affairs of others; a meddler

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Subsequent

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(Adj) happening afterword; following in order

17
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Surmise

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(V) to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence

(N) such an inference

18
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Jot

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(V) to write briefly and hastily

(N) a very small amount

19
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Discern

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(V) to perceive and understand so as to make distinctions

20
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Blight

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(N) a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress or prosperity

21
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Voluble

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(Adj) talkative

22
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Divine

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(Adj) related to god; supremely good or beautiful

23
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Premonition

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(N) a sense of a future event; a warning in advance

24
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Proverbial

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(Adj) well known because widely repeated

25
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Grave

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(Adj) serious; dignified; formal

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