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chapter 1 Flashcards

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Achilles’ heel

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weak point

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mnemonic

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assisting memory

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3
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stentorian

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very good

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fathom

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understand or figure out

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5
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serendipity

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ability to make lucky discoveries by chance or accident

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desultory

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random or aimless

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7
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pariah

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social outcast

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tawdry

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showy and cheap

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pecuniary

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relating to money

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impecunious

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having little or no money

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