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AP English:Vocab unit 15-16 Flashcards

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circumspect

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careful; cautious; prudent

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demure

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modest; shy

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dispassionate

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fair; impartial; calm

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dolorous

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painful; mournful

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edacious

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devouring; consuming

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effete

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worn out; spent and sterile

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feisty

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touchy; excitable; quarrelsome

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flaccid

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weak; feeble; flabby

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flippant

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disrespectful; saucy; impertinent

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florid

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ruddy; rosy; ornate

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glabrous

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bald; smooth

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imperious

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overbearing; arrogant; domineering

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intractable

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hard to manage; unruly; stubborn

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intransigent

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uncompromising; refusing to come to an aggreement

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ingenious

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clever, original; inventive; resourceful

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alchemy

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a method of miraculous change of one thing into another

17
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arcane

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beyond comprehension; mysterious; secret

18
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conundrum

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a riddle; any puzzling question of problem

19
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demonology

A

the study of demons or of beliefs about them

20
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exorcise

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to drive away an evil spirit by charms or incantations

21
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illusion

A

a mistaken perception of reality

22
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inscutable

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mysterious; completely obscure; unfathomable

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pallor

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lack of color; unnatural paleness

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polygraph

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an instrument that records changes in blood pressure, respiration, pulse, rate, etc

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purfoin

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to steal

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ritual

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a system of rites, religious or otherwise; a prescribed form or procedure; ceremony

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shamus

A

private detective

28
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soothsayer

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one who predicts the future

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thaumaturgy

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magic; the supposed working of miracles

30
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warlock

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sorcerer; conjurer; male witch

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