Day 1 Flashcards

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1
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Satiety

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Being fully satisfied, sated

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Purgatory

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Having the quality of cleansing or purifying

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3
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Extol

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Praise highly

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4
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Stagger

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Astonish, deeply shock

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5
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Rogue

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A dishonest or unprincipled man

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Glint

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A brightness in someone’s eyes seen as a sign of enthusiasm or a particular emotion

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Excursion

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A short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity

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8
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Placid

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(of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited.

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9
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Pavement

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The hard surface of a road or street / a sidewalk.

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10
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Inebriate

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Make someone drunk, intoxicate

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11
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Reprobate

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An unprincipled person

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12
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Misconstrue

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Interpret wrongly

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13
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Hackneyed

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(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

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Stammer

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Speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words

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Flagrant

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(of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive

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16
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Bravado

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A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidated

17
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Vague

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of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning

18
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Vogue

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The prevailing fashion or style at a particular time

19
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Albeit

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Although