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Boot Camp Set 8 Flashcards

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gargantuan

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adj. of huge size or capacity

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underscore

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v. to emphasize

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portend

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v. to serve as a warning of

n. portent; adj. portentous

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definitive

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adj. complete

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n. savanna

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n. a flat, treeless plain in a tropical or subtropical region

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bibliophile

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n. one who loves books

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beneficient

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adj. performing deeds of kindness or charity; producing a good result
n. benificence

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despise

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v. to look down on with contempt and scorn

adj. despicable

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placid

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adj. calm, undisturbed

n. placidity

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absurd

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adj. nonsensical; foolish; ridiculous

n. absurdity

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patronize

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v. to sponsor or support; to be kind or helpful in a snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior
adj. patronizing

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intuition

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n. instinctive knowledge, acquired without conscious reason

adj. intuitive

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arid

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adj. dry and barren; not interesting

n. aridity

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fraudulent

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adj. deceitful; deliberately cheating or deceptive

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keen

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adj. having a sharp edge; perceptive

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faculty

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n. a natural ability to do something

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toil

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b. to work strenuously; n. hard work

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menial

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adj. lowly or servant-like

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idealist

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n. a visionary or dreamer

adj. idealistic

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tenure

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n. holding or possession of an office or property; guaranteed permanent employment, esp. as a teacher

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rote

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n. mechanical memorization, often without full understanding

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critique

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n. a critical review or commentary, esp. on an artistic work

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embryonic

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adj. not yet developed; at an early stage

n. embryo

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velocity

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oblique

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adj. not straight to the point; indirect

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leery

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adj. suspicious; distrustful

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arrogant

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adj. having more pride and self-importance than is proper

n. arrogance

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venomous

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adj. malignant; spiteful; secreting poison

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penchant

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n. a strong liking

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subjective

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adj. based on personal experience or feeling, not on external evidence
n. subjectivity

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hapless

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adj. unfortunate; unlucky

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docile

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adj. easy to teach; submissive

n. docility

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abscond

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v. to go away hastily and secretly; to hide

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flag

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v. to slow down in pace

adj. flagging

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subdue

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v. to conquer; to make less intense

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girth

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n. the distance around something; circumference

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euphemism

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n. the substitution of an agreeable word or phrase to replace one that might offend
adj. euphemistic

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verdant

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exert

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v. to put forth or bring to bear

n. exertion

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pertinacious

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adj. stubbornly maintaining a belief

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farfetched

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adj. improbable

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opportune

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adj. suitable for a particular purpose; occurring at a favorable moment

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blatant

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adj. offensively obvious; unpleasantly noisy

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trivial

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adj. of little worth or importance

n. triviality

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scrutiny

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n. close examination; minute inspection; a careful watch

v. scrutinize

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inject

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v. to force (a fluid) into something; to introduce into conversation, etc.

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convey

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v. to carry or transmit; to communicate

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barb

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n. a cutting or biting remark

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sparse

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adj. thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded

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venial

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adj. easily excused or forgiven

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