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Day 25 Flashcards

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yen

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longing, yearning

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chronometer

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something which measures time

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regal

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king or queen like, noble, majestic

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magistrate

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official with power to administer the law

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loath

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unwilling

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grimace

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facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.

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buffoon

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clown or a fool

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flabbergasted

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shocked, stunned

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outskirts

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fringes, outer borders as of a city

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unfeigned

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genuine, real

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voracious

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greedy, rapacious

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compilation

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listing of information in tabular or book form

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billowing

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swelling out in waves, surging

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lode

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metal-bearing vein

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casual

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expressing a cause

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dictate

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to order around

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coincidence

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the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events

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ligneous

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wood like

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hoax

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trick which makes someone take action, practical joke

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dispassionate

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indifferent, uncaring

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alienate

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make unfriendly or hostile, estrange, separate, change the ownership of

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shrew

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scolding woman, very small mouselike animal

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kudos

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honor, glory, acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement

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complicity

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participation, involvement

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ambidextrous

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capable of using either hand with equal ease

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infusion

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influx 유입

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ratiocination

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reasoning, act of drawing conclusions from premises

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prostrate

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stretch out full on ground, make prostrate

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obnoxious

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offensive, disagreeable

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super

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above, beyond

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suborn

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persuade to act unlawfully, bribe

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rebuff

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to reject

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24
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hydrophobia

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fear of water

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25
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impudence *

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impertinence, insolence; 뻔뻔스러움

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rivulet

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small stream

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composure *

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emotional control, equilibrium

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stout

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strong looking, heavy

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restitutions

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the act of making good or compensating for a loss, damage or injury

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divert

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to amuse or entertain

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epigram

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a brief and usually witty saying

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exultation

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joy, bliss, delight

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anachronism

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an error involving time in a story, something or someone misplaced in time

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rotund

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round

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intention

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resolve, determination

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aural

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through the sense of hearing

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merger

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combination, act of merging

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mite

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very small object or insect-like creature, small coin

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provident

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providing for future needs, displaying foresight, preparing for emergencies

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glaze

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cover with a thin and shiny surface

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tensile

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stretchable, elastic

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subside *

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sink to a lower level, settle down, sink to the bottom, descend

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tenaciously

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holding on tight to an idea or purpose

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circumnavigate

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to go around or travel

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gentle

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kindly, soft, mild

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lope

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gallop slowly

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debark

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to get off a ship

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frivolous *

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silly, unimportant

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decorously

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done in a way consistent with good, correct behavior

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inauspicious

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not favorable

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physiological

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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

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nonchalantly

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in an unconcerned manner

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chastise

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to scold, to lecture

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regimen

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diet, exercise and fitness

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synoptic

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providing a general overview, summary

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concord

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agreement

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virtual

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in essence, existing in essence thought not in actual form, for practical purposes

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commemorative

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remembering, honoring the memory of

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scuttled

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sunk

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conversion

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change from one state to another

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negligence

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neglect, failure to take reasonable care

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harbored

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held, hide

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archaic *

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outdated, old, ancient

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quibble

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minor objection or complaint
(v.) raise minor objections

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buoy

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to float

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potpourri

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miscellaneous collection, mixed bag

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infirm

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bedridden, ill

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ambush

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act of lying in wait to attack by surprise, sudden attack made from a concealed position

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obfuscate

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to make obscure or deliberately unclear

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insurgency

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rebellion, revolt, riot

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vivid

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very descriptive, almost life like

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vertex

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summit, highest point

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reparation

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repayment

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feed (n)

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food given to farm animals

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bound

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leap or spring, limit or confine, constitute the limit of

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cavalcade

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procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages, parage

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anarchist *

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person who seeks to overturn the established government

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dyspeptic

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suffering from indigestion

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blandishment

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flattery

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quench

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assuage or satisfy (thrust)

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problematic

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causing a problem, open to doubt

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optional

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not compulsory

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debar

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bar, forbid, exclude

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archaeology

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study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

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sullied

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made dirty

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reiterate

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repeat

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swarthy

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having a dark or tanned complexion

86
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enumerate

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count out, list

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endue

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provide with some quality

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consanguineous

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having a common ancestor

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fallow *

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infertile, sterile, incapable of bearing fruit or growing anything

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