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Chap1. List 11-12 Flashcards

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1
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abstruse

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complicated

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accountable

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answerable

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adumbrate

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outline; forshadow

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aerate

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supply/add air to something

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aggrieve

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abuse

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ambidextrous

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skillful in many areas

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anthology

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literary collection

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artifice

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faint; deceive with skill

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balmy (2 meaning)

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warm climate; foolish

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blazon (2 meaning)

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announce; decorate

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calibrate

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assess

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capillary

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thin tube

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chaff

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anything unwanted or worthless

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chicanery

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dishonesty

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concord

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friendship

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consecrate

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bless

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conundrum (2 meaning)

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joke question; complex, difficult question

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covenant

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contract

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cryptic

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confusing

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defunct

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no longer living or existing

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din (2 meaning)

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loud noise; 주입식 교육

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discerning

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wise

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disingenuous

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not honest

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disposition (5 meaning)

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inclination; placement; authority; final decision; delegation of responsibility

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elocution

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art of public speaking

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emanate

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come or spread out from a source

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evanescent

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tending to vanish

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extrajudicial

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beyond the boundary of the court; 사적재재

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fecund

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highly productive

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fetter

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anything that restricts action or progress ;족쇄

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fiasco (2 meaning)

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sudden failure; flask

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finesse

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details

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foolhardy

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overly bold

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fretful

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tending to worry or be distressed

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gargantuan

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massive

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gradient

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slope of given shape

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insipid

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boring

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inure (2 meaning)

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adapt to something unpleasant; come in to use

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Lilliputian

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very small

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maudlin

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overly emotional

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moratorium

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temporary suspension

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mordant

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sarcastic; acidic

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neologism

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new word

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perennial

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long-lived

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preordained

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fated

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profusion

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great quantity

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sedulous

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persistent

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tenous

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weak

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torpid

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inactive

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vehement

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powerful

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airborne

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carried by the air

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anagram

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word created by moving around the letters of another word

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anemia

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lifelessness, weakness

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appellate

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having the power to reverse a decision made by a lower court

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approbation

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acceptance

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astute

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cunning

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avian

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relating to birds

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baleful

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hostile

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boisterous

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wild; lively

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calumny

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attack on reputation

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conscription

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mandatory service required by the government

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consolation

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act that comforts others

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curtail

A

reduce

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debacle (2 meaning)

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total failure or defeat; flooding

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den (2 meanings)

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home for wild animals; secret room

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destitute

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lacking

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disheveled

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unorganized

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dispensation

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arrangement

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exacting (2 meaning)

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very strict; exhausting

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excrement

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dung

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exorbitant

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excessive

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extemporaneous

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improvised

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fatuous

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stupid

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gnash

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grind teeth to show anger

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heterogeneous

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diverse

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homage

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show respect

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impalpable

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intangible

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improvident

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not caring for the future

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inalienable

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cannot be given

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inexorable

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unstoppable

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innocuous

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innocent

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inquisitive

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curious in annoying ways

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isolationism

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noninvolvement

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jarring

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clashing

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mete

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distribute

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minutia

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minor detail

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misappropriate

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steal something for own use

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monogamy

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one partner at a time

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nefarious

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evil

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officious

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unneccessary; informal

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onslaught

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violent attack

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paleontology

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study of fossil

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pendulum

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펜듈럼

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physiology

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study of function of living things

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pivotal

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critical; turning point

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plumage

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feathers

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sedition

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revolt

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soliloquy

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monologue

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status quo

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current situation; normality

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usury

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SAT CORE VOCAB (8 decks)

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