BNW VACAB Flashcards

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abjectly

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adj- in an extremem or bad way

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burgeoned

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v - to begin to grow or increase rapidly

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predestined

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v - to destine for a particular fate or purpose
adj - determined in advance by divine will or fate

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posthumos

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adj - occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator

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sililoquized

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v - to speak one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers

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inscrutable

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adj - impossible to understand or interpret

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runinating

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v - to think deeply abt something

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caste

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n - the system of dividing society into hereditary classes

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galvanic

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adj - relating to or involving electric currents produced by a chemical action
adj - affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling

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deplorable

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adj - deserving strong condemnation

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preciptous

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adj - dangerously high or steep

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inaudible

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adj - unable to be heard

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equilibrium

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n - a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced

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innocuous

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adj - not harmful or offensive

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blithe

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adj - showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or inproper

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prostrating

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v - to lay oneself flat on the ground face downward, especially in reverence or submission

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discord

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n - disagreement between people or things

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memento

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n - an object kept as a reminder or souvenir of a person or event

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estangement

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n - the fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group

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harbinger

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n - aperson or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

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pallor

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n - an unhealthy pale appearance

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exasperated

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adj - intensly ittitated and frustrated
v - to irritate and frustrate intensly

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interminable

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adj- endless

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crescendo

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n - bitch ur taking music thoery

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sacriledge

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n - violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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gesticulating

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v - to use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphazise words

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paroxysm

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n - a sudden attack or vielent expression of a particular emotion or activity

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postulate

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n - a thing suggested or assumed as a true basis for reasoning, discussion or belief
v - to suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief

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tangible

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n - a thing that is perceptible by touch
adj - perceptible by touch

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turpitude

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n - depracity; wickedness