American English Week #3 Flashcards
1
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Coalesce
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- To merge together to form one whole; unite; combine
2
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Decadence
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- A condition of moral deterioration, decay
3
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Exemplary
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- Worthy of imitation; praiseworthy
4
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Exuberance
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- High-spirited enthusiasm
5
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Incidental
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- Occurring as a minor consequence of something more important
6
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Insolvent
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- Unable to pay debts
7
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Parsimonious
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- Too thrifty;stingy; miserly
8
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Prodigal
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- Wasteful and reckless with money.
9
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Surreptitious
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-Done in a secret or sly way
10
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Writhe
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- To twist and turn, as in pain or discomfort; to move with a twisting motion.
