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BLOCK 13-14 Flashcards

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  1. entice (in TICE)
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  • (v) to lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion
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  1. philanthropy (fi LAN thruh pee)
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  • (n) love of mankind, especially through charitable gifts and deeds
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  1. misanthropy (MIS an thruh pee)
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  • (n) dislike or hatred of other people, or of humanity in general
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  1. mirage (muh RAJGE)
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  • (n) unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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  1. noisome (NOY sum)
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  • (adj) stinking; offensive; disgusting
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  1. coup (koo)
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  • (n) the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment
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  1. hoard (hoard)
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  • (v) to accumulate for future use; stockpile
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  1. languish (LANG gwish)
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  • (v) to become weak or feeble; sag with loss of strength
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  1. cloister (KLOY stur)
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  • (n) a tranquil, secluded place
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  1. oust (owst)
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  • (v) to eject; to force out; to banish
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  1. creditor (KRED uh tor)
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  • (n) a person to whom money is owed
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  1. pillage (PIL luhge)
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  • (v) to rob of goods by violent seizure, plunder; to take as spoils
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  1. antecedent (an tuh SEED unt)
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  • (n) going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding another
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  1. embody (em BAH dee)
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  • (v) to give bodily form to; to personify; to make part of a system
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  1. verbatim (VER bay tym)
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  • (adv) using exactly the same words, word for word
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  1. truncate (TRUNK kate)
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  • (v) to shorten by cutting off
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  1. remorse (re MORSE)
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  • (n) a strong feeling or sadness or guilt for having done something wrong
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  1. forsake (for SAYK)
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  • (v) to abandon, to give up, to renounce
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  1. deft (deft)
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  • dexterous, skillful
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  1. ubiquitous (yoo BIK woh tus)
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  • (adj) the quality of being everywhere (or seeming to) at the same time
21
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  • (v) to lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion
A
  1. entice (in TICE)
22
Q
  • (n) love of mankind, especially through charitable gifts and deeds
A
  1. philanthropy (fi LAN thruh pee)
23
Q
  • (n) dislike or hatred of other people, or of humanity in general
A
  1. misanthropy (MIS an thruh pee)
24
Q
  • (n) unreal reflection; an optical illusion
A
  1. mirage (muh RAJGE)
25
Q
  • (adj) stinking; offensive; disgusting
A
  1. noisome (NOY sum)
26
Q
  • (n) the violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment
A
  1. coup (koo)
27
Q
  • (v) to accumulate for future use; stockpile
A
  1. hoard (hoard)
28
Q
  • (v) to become weak or feeble; sag with loss of strength
A
  1. languish (LANG gwish)
29
Q
  • (n) a tranquil, secluded place
A
  1. cloister (KLOY stur)
30
Q
  • (v) to eject; to force out; to banish
A
  1. oust (owst)
31
Q
  • (n) a person to whom money is owed
A
  1. creditor (KRED uh tor)
32
Q
  • (v) to rob of goods by violent seizure, plunder; to take as spoils
A
  1. pillage (PIL luhge)
33
Q
  • (n) going before; preceding; an occurrence or event preceding another
A
  1. antecedent (an tuh SEED unt)
34
Q
  • (v) to give bodily form to; to personify; to make part of a system
A
  1. embody (em BAH dee)
35
Q
  • (adv) using exactly the same words, word for word
A
  1. verbatim (VER bay tym)
36
Q
  • (v) to shorten by cutting off
A
  1. truncate (TRUNK kate)
37
Q
  • (n) a strong feeling or sadness or guilt for having done something wrong
A
  1. remorse (re MORSE)
38
Q
  • (v) to abandon, to give up, to renounce
A
  1. forsake (for SAYK)
39
Q
  • dexterous, skillful
A
  1. deft (deft)
40
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  • (adj) the quality of being everywhere (or seeming to) at the same time
A
  1. ubiquitous (yoo BIK woh tus)

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