CDQ's Week 4 Flashcards

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1
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stunt

A

retard the growth or development

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2
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culprit

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a person responsible for a crime / the cause of a problem

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3
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sheen

A

a soft luster on a surface

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4
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reconcile

A

restore friendly relations between

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5
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corridor

A

a long passage between rooms / a belt of land between two areas

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6
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survelliance

A

close observation

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7
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bog down

A

get stuck while doing something

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8
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roam

A

an aimless walk

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9
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emanate

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issue or spread out from

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10
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metropolis

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a large city

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11
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wiggle

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move or cause to move up and down or from side to side

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12
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clunky

A

awkward

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13
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futile

A

useless / incapable of producing useful result

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14
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perish

A

die

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15
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ruminative

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deeply thoughtful

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16
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scrap

A

a fight or quarrel

17
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dint

A

a hollow in a surface

18
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metaphorical

A

express one thing in terms denoting another

19
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tyranny

A

cruel government or rule

20
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crank

A

an eccentric person

21
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discursive

A

digressing from subject

22
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immerse

A

involve oneself deeply in

23
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behold

A

see or observe

24
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reclaim

A

retrieve or recover

25
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frenzy

A

uncontrolled excitement

26
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lapse

A

mistake, error

27
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thelogy

A

the study of nature of god and belief

28
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prosper

A

grow strong

29
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archaic

A

very old

30
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stagger

A

walk or move unsteadily

31
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devastate

A

destroy or ruin (something)

32
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seminal

A

of strongly influencing later developments

33
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rendition

A

performance

34
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rote

A

mechanical repetition of something to be learned

35
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chore

A

routine task (ex. a household one)