Ben Pepper Flashcards

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athletics

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physical activities that require skill, strength, and stamina

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acclamation

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shouts or salutes of enthusiastic approval

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conjecture

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inference or judgment based on incomplete evidence; guesswork

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deficient

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showing lack of something necessary; insufficient

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deliverance

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rescue from bondage or danger

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disposition

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the complex of especially mental and emotional qualities that distinguish individuals

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dissension

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difference of opinion

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eclipse - v.

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outshine; surpass

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fortify

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to reinforce; to make more secure

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labyrinth

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a complicate network of passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way

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monotony

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lack of variation; tedious sameness or repetitiousness

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obviate

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to anticipate and dispose of effectively; to render unnecessary

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palatable

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acceptable to the taste

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prodigious

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impressively great in size; enormous

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sentinel

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one that keeps quard; sentry

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suffocate

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asphyxiate; cause choking or breathlessness

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terrestrial

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of the Earth or its inhabitants