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Boot Camp Set 1 Flashcards

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negligent

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adj. careless; inattentive

n. negligence

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pretense

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n. a false misleading show of something

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alacrity

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n. cheerful willingness; swiftness

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dilemma

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n. a situation in which one must choose between two equally bad alternatives

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archaeology

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n. the recovery and study of material evidence from the past

adj. archaeological; n. archaeologist

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incredulous

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adj. disbelieving; skeptical

n. incredulity

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reign

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v. to rule, as by a monarch; to be prevalent; n. the period of rule

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strident

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adj. loud, shrill, or harshly grating; forcefully assertive or harshly critical

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advocate

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v. to speak in support of something

n. advocacy

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habitat

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n. the place where a person or thing is ordinarily found; a particular type of natural environment

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noisome

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adj. disgustingly offensive; foul (esp. in reference to an odor)

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dogmatic

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adj. arrogantly asserting unproved principles

n. dogmatism

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disperse

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v. to scatter in different directions

n. dispersion

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modest

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adj. limited in amount, extent, etc.

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provincial

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adj. limited in perspective; unsophisticated

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amnesty

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n. governmental pardon

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assail

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v. to attack; to assault

n. assailant

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exquisite

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adj. of extreme beauty or excellence

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paleontology

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n. the study of fossils of life forms from the past

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haughty

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adj. stuck-up; arrogant; snobbish

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contract

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v. to reduce in size by drawing together

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ethics

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n. the standards or rules governing proper conduct

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insular

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adj. narrow in outlook; provincial

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superficial

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adj. on the surface only; shallow; not thorough

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veracious

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adj. honest; truthful

n. veracious

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surmise

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v. to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence; n. such an inference

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inspire

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v. to have an animating effect upon; influence of impel

n. inspiration

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corrupt

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adj. marked by immorality; dishonest; containing errors (as in a text)
n. corruption

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rustic

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adj. of or living in the country

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emblematic

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adj. symbolic, representative of more

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harrowing

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adj. very distressing; painful

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allocate

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v. to set apart for a special purpose; designate

n. allocation

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quest

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n. a pursuit or search

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futile

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adj. having no useful result

n. futility

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harmonious

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adj. in agreement

n. harmony

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prophecy

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n. a prediction

adj. prophetic; v. prophesy

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listless

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adj. having no interest in what is going on about one; languid; spiritless

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dupe

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v. to deceive; to teick; n. a person easily tricked

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inclined

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adj. disposed; willing

n. inclination; v. incline

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omen

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n. an indication of the future

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inherent

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adj. included as an essential part; intrinsic

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pensive

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adj. thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things

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vitality

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n. the force that distinguishes life from death; exuberance

adj. vital

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nonchalant

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adj. seemingly unconcerned or indifferent

n. nonchalance

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affirmation

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n. a confident declaration of truth

v. affirm

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quarry

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n. a hunted bird or animal; prey

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chaste

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adj. pure; not engaging in sexual activity

n. chastity

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flighty

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adj. unstable or easily excited

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fervid

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adj. extremely emotional; passionate

n. fervor

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biennial

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adj. happening every two years

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