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Day 48 Flashcards

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trivialize

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made to seem unimportant

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grave

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serious

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recalcitrant

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disobedient

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nocturnal

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active at night

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riveting

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holding one’s attention; absorbing; engrossing

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supplant *

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to replace

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ingrained

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deeply established; firmly rooted

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lookout

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keeps watching

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profess

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to confess

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self-effacing

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humble

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repertory

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story

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patriarch

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male head of the family

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amphitheater

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auditorium (usually outside)

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pedantic

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bookish; showing off learning

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smear

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spread or cover with a sticky substance

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tonsure

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shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders

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fitful *

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intermittent, infrequent

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ruddy

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reddish

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dotage

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senility

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cherubic

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like an angel

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simplisitc

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oversimplified

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handsome

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large in quantity; generous

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spec/spect

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watch, observe

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default

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failure to act

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18
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chip

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lose a small pice from the surface or edge

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balmy

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soft and mild of air; fragrant

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sidetrack

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switch to a siding

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brimming

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filled to the top; overflowing

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ameliorate

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to make better

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paternal

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fatherly

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flimmer

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shine erratically, twinkle

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list

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to lean over, to tilt to the side

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sextant

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navigation tool used to determine a ship’s latitude and longitude

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parley

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conference

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24
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miscreants

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wrong-doers

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lagoon

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shallow body of water or lake near a sea

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institution

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instituting; building for the organization

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surmount

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to overcome, to triumph over

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somber

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serious

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foundered

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sank

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chassis

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the framework of a care

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assumption

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something taken for granted

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profundity

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depth of ideas

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auditory

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pertaining to the sense of hearing

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materialism *

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love of material things

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mettle

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bravery

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hummock

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small hill

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impetuous

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active without thinking; reckless

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knell

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tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral

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makeshift

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temporary expedient or substitute in the case of urgent need

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tantamount *

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equal to

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pied

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piebald, variegated; multicolored

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daunt

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frighten

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daunting

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frightening, discouraging

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decompose

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to rot

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condolence

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expression of sorrow or sympathy

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naïve

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ignorant, inexperienced

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extend

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to lengthen

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litigant

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claimant in a law case

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proliferated

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increased, flourished

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euphony

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sweet sound

42
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militate

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work against

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roseate

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rosy; optimistic

44
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caste

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one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige

45
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bouillon

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clear beef soup

46
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expertise

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specialized knowledge in a particular field; expert skill

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sluggish *

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slow moving, lazy

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luminous

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shiny

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drudgery

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menial or hard work

48
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oatmeal

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crushed oats used for making porridge

48
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meditation

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careful thinking over an idea

49
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address

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direct a speech to, speak to

49
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scribe

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a clerk or copier of documents

49
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commission

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to hire or order

50
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thesis

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opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments

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inept

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clumsy

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jovial

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jolly, cheerful

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blueprints

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plans to a building

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impropreity

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improperness, unsuitableness

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imbibe

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to drink

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chapel

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small church

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pinion

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restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs

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orientation

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act of finding one self in society

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worldly

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engrossed in matters of this earth, not spiritual

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downcast

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disheartened; dejected; sad

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contradict

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to oppose

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prominence

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fame, eminence

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debauch

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corrupt morally

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elocution

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the delivery of a speech

53
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oracular

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of an oracle

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converse

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opposite

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reaffirm

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to assert again

53
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increment

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increase

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ancillary

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supplementary, secondary

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barb

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sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark

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manifest

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obvious, highly notiveable

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sphinx-like

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enigmatic, mysterious

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oracle

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a person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions

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dissension

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disagreement, conflict

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equivocate

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hesitate, to be unsure

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