Book2 Flashcards

1
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goad

A

a prod for driving cattle

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2
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noncommittal

A

not committing to any position

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3
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coherent

A

logically connected

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4
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fulminate

A

to talk or argue violently

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5
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proboscis

A

the long snout of an animal

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6
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inexplicable

A

impossible to explain

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7
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surmise

A

to guess or suppose

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8
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climatic

A

of the highest

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9
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fidelity

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loyalty faithfulness

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10
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anecdotes

A

a brief entertaining story

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11
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prodigies

A

a person with extraordinary talents

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12
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epilogue

A

a small story after the main story

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13
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forte

A

something that someone does very well

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14
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stigma

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a mark of shame

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15
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hypochondriac

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a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health

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16
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extemporaneous

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done with little or no preparation

17
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quixotic

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impractical idealistic marked by a romantic notion of Nobel

18
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assertion

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act of declaring something

19
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staunch

A

to stop the flow

20
Q

anagram

A

a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of letters