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Day 31 Flashcards

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fussy

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finicky, easily upset

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finish

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surface texture, completeness of execution

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waiver

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to relinquish or give up a right

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servile *

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slavish, cringing (움츠러드는)

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hireling

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one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously)

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adjoin

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be next to

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implant

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to establish ideas or habits

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abode

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dwelling place, home

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warble

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sing, babble

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parsimony *

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stinginess, excessive frugality

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pastiche

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imitation of another’s style in musical composition or in writing

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tenuous

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thin, weak

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solemnity

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seriousness, gravity

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epistle

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letter

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immersion

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concentration, fascination, interest

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ruffian

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violent scoundrel, bully

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arrhythmic

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lacking rhythm or regularity

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wanderlust

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strong longing to travel

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libretto

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text of an opera or oratorio

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stellar

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relating to the stars, ecvellent

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sherbet

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flavered dessert ice

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venom

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poison of an animal, hatred`

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circumscribe

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to restrict (by drawing borders or limits around)

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claustrophobia

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fear of enclosed spaces

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equstrain

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relating to horses

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deferential

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showing respect

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allure

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entice, attract, tempt

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scorching

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burning, severe

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bereaucracy

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administrative system
organization of officials

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plumage

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feathers of a bird

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posit

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to conjecture, to suppose

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meteoric

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like a meteor, swift, momentarily brilliant

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isthmus

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narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land

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envelop

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to engulf, to encompass

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visage

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face, appearance

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contempt

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disgust

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perspicuous

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plainly expressed, easy to understand

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raffle

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lottery
v. award as a prize in a raffle

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quicksilver

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mercury

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foraging

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searching for food

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wreak

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inflict

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suppress

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put an end to forcibly, subdue, overwhelm

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omni

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all

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inquisitive

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curious, asking a lot of questions

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tanner

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person who turns animal hides into leather

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shrivel

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make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying)

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coerce

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to force to act to think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or torture

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mar

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spoil the appearance of

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auroral

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pertaining to the aurora borealis

36
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occlusion

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shutting out

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renovate

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restore to good condition, renew

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amazonian

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very strong or tough

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ludicrous

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absurd

40
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spectacle

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show, something interesting to watch

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supposition

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assumption, hypothesis

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aver

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to state as a fact, to announce

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lucrative

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profitable, producing wealth

43
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apex

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highest point

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conservatory

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school of the fine arts (especially music or drama), glass-enclosed area

45
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sap

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diminish, weaken, undermine the foundations of a fortification

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ardor

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passion, zeal

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cull

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to select from a group

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decimate

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to destroy

47
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toll

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sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals
n. sound of a bell

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phoenix

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symbol of immortality or rebirth

49
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elitist

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factoring top group

50
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culvert

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artificial channel for water, drain crossing under a road

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neutral

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impartial, not supporting one side over another

51
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semiconscious

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partly awake or awake

52
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dilate

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expand, dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)

53
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brindled

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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)

54
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defection

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desertion

54
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emboss

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produce a design in raised relief, decorate with a raised design

54
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endanger

A

to jeopardize

55
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valorous

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brave

56
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insuperable *

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invincible, super

57
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dignitary

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person of high rank or position

58
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blurt

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utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement

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mason

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one who builds or works with stone or brick
n. masonry = work of a manson

59
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peremptory

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bossy, commanding

60
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narcissistic

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over-concerned about one’s own appearance

60
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tenure

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holding of an office or real estate, time during which such an office is held

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crossbreed

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hybridize

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throb

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beat rapidly or violently

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belie *

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to prove false

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barbaric

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primitive, crude

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whine

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complain (in sad voice), make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)

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enigmatically

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in a puzzling manner

66
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symmetry

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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained, congruity

67
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shed

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small roofed structure for storage and shelter

68
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intuition

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knowledge through emotion not readon

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anima

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spirit

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traumatic

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deeply shocking, pertaining to an injury caused by violence

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confidence

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self-assurance, calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one’s abilities

71
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timorous

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fearful, timid, demonstrating fear

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reverent *

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respectful, worshipful

73
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succulent

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juicy, full of juice or sap, full of richness

74
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inhibited

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unable to express what one really feels

75
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dossier

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file of documents on a subject or person, file

76
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resurgent

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to rise again

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