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Chapter 21 and 22 Flashcards

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Sip, Sap

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To taste

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Gusto

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N. Enthusiastic, enjoyment

Syn: Relish Ant: Dislike

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Gustatory

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Adj. Having to do with the sense of taste

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Insipid

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Insipid
Adj. Dull; uninteresting
Syn: Colorless Ant: Intriguing

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Sapient

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Adj. Having Knowledge; Wise

Syn: Conscious Ant: Unthinking

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Av

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To crave, to desire

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Avid

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Adj. Enthusiastic; eager

Syn: Devoted Ant: Uninterested

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Avarice

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Avarice

N. Desire for wealth; greed

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Bib

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To drink

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Imibibe

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V. Drink; soak up

Syn: Absorb

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Bibulous

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Adj. Drunken

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Glut

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To devour

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Glut

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N. Too much of something, oversuply

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Glutton

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Glutton

N. One who wants or takes too much especially food or drink

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Palat

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Palate

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Palate

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N. Taste or liking

Syn: Apetite

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Palatable

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Palatable
Adj. Acceptable, satisfactory
Syn: Tolerable Ant: Unbearable

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Ranc

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To stink

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Rancid

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Rancid
Adj. Rotten; spoiled
Syn: Soured Ant: Fresh

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Rancor

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N. Bitterness; hostility

Syn: Enmity Ant: Friendliness

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Putr

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Rotten

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Putrefy

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V. To rot; To decompose

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Putrid

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Adj. Rotten; suggesting decomposition

Syn: Rancid

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Stagn

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To stagnate, form a pool of standing water

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Stagnant

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Adj. Unhealthy because of lack of movement

Syn: Sluggish ant: Invigorating

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Stagnate

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Stagnate
v. To stop moving or growing to become unhealthy because of lack of movement
Syn: Vegetate

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Odor

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Smell

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Malodorous

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Adj. Foul-smelling

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Odoriferous

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Odoriferous

Adj. Giving off an odor

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Ol

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To smell

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Olfactory

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Olfactory

Adj. Having to do with the sense of smell

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Redolent

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Adj. Suggesting; carrying the hint of

Syn: Reminiscent

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Fet

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To stink

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Fetid

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Adj. Having an unpleasant smell

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Gust

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Taste

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