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Day 39 Flashcards

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depreciation

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any decrease or loss in value caused by age, wear or market conditions

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base

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contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality

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saturnine

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morose; gloomy

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status quo

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the condition of staying the same

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secrete

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conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism

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enthrall

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to fascinate, to hypnotize

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prodigy

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highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder

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reconnaissance

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survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

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legato

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played smoothly

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acrimony

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bitterness, harsh words

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serpentine

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winding; twisting; of or like a serpent

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headfirst

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moving with the head leading; headlong

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effeminate

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having womanly traits

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propinquity

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nearness

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insensible

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unconscious, unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible

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pique

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to excite or irritate

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aphorism

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adage, common saying

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bilked

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cheated

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brawn

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human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness

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vanquish

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to defeat

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vilify

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slander, malign

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contingent

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dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance

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galvanize

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to kindle, to spark

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attrition

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rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength

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splice

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join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite

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rotundity

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roundness; sonorousness of speech

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tardy

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slow; sluggish; not on time; late

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verbalize

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put into words

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repress

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hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress

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reprove *

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to mildly criticize

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ruminant

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animal that ruminated

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penetrate

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enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand

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sprightly

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energetic, perky

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knotty

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intricate; difficult; tangled

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aourier

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messenger

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arch-

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chief; first

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acoustics

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science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

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channel

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to direct or guide along a desired course

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fid

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trust, faith

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apprehension *

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worry, doubt

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exacerbate *

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to worsen or aggravate

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nettle

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irritate; annoy; vex

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founder

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to sink

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hulking

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massive; bulky; great in size

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clientele

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body of customers

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equity

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fairness; injustice

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simile

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comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as

33
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manifest (n)

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a statement of intent

33
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reverence

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respect, veneration

34
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portly

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stout; corpulent

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bog

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soft wet land
v. hinder or be hindered

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detractor

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a person who give negative criticism

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resort

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turn to for help

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subterfuge

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scheme, guile, trick

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ashy

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pale

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indispensable

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necessary, required

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odorous

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having an odor

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ruffle

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to agitate, to irritate

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kleptomaniac

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person who has a compulsive desire to steal

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check

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stop motion; curb or restrain

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tightwad

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miser; excessively frugal person

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amiss

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wrong; faulty

35
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watershed

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area between two river basins
turning point

35
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flotsam

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discarded or thrown away items

36
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baleful

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malignant, cruel

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menial

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suitable for servants; lowly; mean

36
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parched

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extremely thirsty or dry

37
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aptitude

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fitness; talent

37
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crystallize

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to bring together, to give shape to

38
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moodiness

A

fits of depression or gloom

39
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versatility

A

ability to do many things

39
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contentious *

A

quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments

40
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zenith

A

peak, highest point

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respite *

A

break (from work etc.)

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pyromaniac

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one who loves setting fires

42
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institutionalize

A

make into an institution; put or confine in an institution

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sleight

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dexterity

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niggle

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spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault

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clot

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half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)

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discourse *

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serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion

45
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ire

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anger

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repine

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fret; complain; be annoyed

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inkling

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hint; slight indication

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gloat

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express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction

47
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libertarian

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tolerant, open-minded, believer in liberty

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fetish

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object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence

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homburg

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small village

49
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profiteer

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someone who seeks to make unjustified profits

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recline

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lie down

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relapse

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return to former state (esp. after improvement)

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disposition

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tendency; personality

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exsanguinate

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to remove all the blood, to bleed out

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morass

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mess; tangled mass

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postmortem

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autopsy
adj. occurring after death

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queue

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a line of waiting people

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inopportune

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untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen

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casualty

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serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle

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perfunctory *

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cursory, hastily done

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feckless

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useless, ineffective

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acrid *

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bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent

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