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Day 38 Flashcards

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trance

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hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one’s physical surrounding

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roam

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to wander aimlessly

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grandiloquent

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having an arrogant way of speaking

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cuisine

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style of cooking

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per diem

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daily

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monastic

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related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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gourmand

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epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

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purgatory

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place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the sounds must expiate

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canto

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division of a long poem

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exculpate

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absolve, prove innocent

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correlate

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to relate to, to connect to

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lurk

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stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived

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collusion

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conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others

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screech

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unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek

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foment

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stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)

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imperative

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absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command

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quail

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cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart

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cremate

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incinerate (a corpse)

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attenuate

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make thin; weaken

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empathy

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ability to identify with another’s feelings, ideas, etc.

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opacity

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hard to understand

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stigmatize

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to label as socially undesirable, to mark with a stigma

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redical

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extreme, fanatic

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acuity

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sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)

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unceremonious

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not done politely without due formalities

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lottery

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contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots

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incentive

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spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity

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deign

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condescend; stoop

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expropriate

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take possession of (often for public use and without payment)

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beleaguer

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besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset

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factitious

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sham, fake

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odious *

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disgusting, repellant

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unprepossessing

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unattractive

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highbrow

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high degree of learning or culture

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grovel

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to beg, to debase yourself

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petrify

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turn to stone; cause to become stone like; stun or paralyze

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maculated

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spotted; stained

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filth

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dirty matter

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propensity

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tendency; leaning; predilection

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tiller

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handle used to move boat’s rudder (to steer)

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luxuriant *

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abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate

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diminutive

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very small

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mutilate

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maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part

27
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rationalism

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reliance on reason as the basis for establishment of religious truth

28
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salvageable

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can be saved

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asunder

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into parts; apart

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sumptuous

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opulent, lavish, richly decorated

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pinnacle

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apex, peak

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unrelenting

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never giving up; non-stop

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exonerated

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proved not guilty

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leeway

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room to move; margin; latitude

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motivate

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inspire, encourage

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itinerary

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plan of a trip; record of a trip

36
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savor

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to enjoy flavor or smell

37
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fluted

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having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)
v. flute = make long parallel inward curve

38
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pusillanimous

39
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arbitrate

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act as judge (at the request of both sides)

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fluster

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confuse; make nervous and confused

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spawn

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to give birth, to generate

42
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array

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marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn

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anti

44
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ultimatum

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last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met

45
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offensive

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attacking; insulting; distasteful

46
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guileless

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without deceit

47
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circuitous

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indirect or lengthy

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hapless

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hindrance

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something which blocks or prevents

48
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facsimile

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prehensile

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capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around)

50
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blush

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become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy

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secular

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worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal

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bargain

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agreement between two groups or people

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vendor

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salutary

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beneficial

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geriatrics

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medical treatment and care of old age

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hide

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skin of an animal

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incremental

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increasing in steps

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callow

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desegregate

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to bring about an end to segregation

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remiss

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negligent; careless

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emetic

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substance causing vomiting

61
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boorishness

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rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

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defile

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pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate

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immunize

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protect against disease

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scanty *

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meager; insufficient

64
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circumstance

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a condition that affects the situation around it, event

65
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protuberance

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protrusion; swelling; bulde

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devoid of

66
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pastry

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paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)

67
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unabashed

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unashamed, not shy

68
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metabolism

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chemical activity of a living organism to make energy

69
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implement (v)

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to employ, to bring into effect

69
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proponent

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supporter, advocate

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blatantly

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behemoth

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clavicle

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collarbone

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reprisal

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revenge, military action in revenge

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violate

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break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually

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fort

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flourish

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grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish

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